NDSU GEOLOGY 496/695 - Field Experience to Iceland, 2004

NDSU GEOLOGY 496/695 - Field Experience to Iceland, summer 2004

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/pubweb/~sainieid/iceland/Iceland_project_assignment.html
Updated: May 22, 2004

Project Assignment:
For the project, you will volunteer for (or be assigned) a topic related to a stop for the field trip, itself, or a general topic related to the trip. You will then thoroughly research the topic, preparing a contribution as a chapter to the field text. In addition, each student will present his/her topic in the field. Research topics must be approved by the instructor.

Field Text Chapter:
A 6 to 8 page contribution to the guidebook will be prepared by each student. The chapter should include an adequate, professional, and even rigorous overview of the chosen topic. It should be supported by graphics, by citations in the text to reference sources, and well-presented list of reference sources. References should give author name(s), date, title, journal or book title, and volume/page numbers. Pages should be numbered by your chapter number assignment at the bottom-center of each page (for example, project 12 will have pages numbered "12-1, 12-2, etc., at the bottom-center of each page).

You need only prepare one, master copy. I will copy all chapter contributions and present copies to all participants. The field book will be printed such that page **-1 of your chapter will be an obverse page, as will every odd-numbered page. Please therefore leave a binding margin of 1.25" along the left of every odd-numbered page. Likewise, a binding margin of 1.25" should be placed on the right margin of every reverse (even-numbered) page. You may submit chapters in hard copy, or electronically.

Field Presentation:
Each participant will give a 15 to 20-minute oral talk on her/his topic at the appropriate field site. The talk may be supported by graphics within the chapter. The talk should be well-rehearsed and professional. Time will be allowed at the end of each presentation for questions.

Grading:
For this course, grades will be based on the following considerations:

For undergraduates (Geol 496), the primary criterion will be attendance (70%). 25% of the grade will be based on research on some facet of Icelandic natural (or human) history. The final 5% of the grade will be based on the student's cooperation with the instructor and fellow course participants, and his/her willingness to learn course content presented by fellow participants.

Those students registering for graduate credit (Geol 695) will be assessed as follows: attendance (60%), pre-trip research on some facet of Icelandic natural (or human) history (20%). Post-trip summary, not to exceed 10 typed pages, summarizing total course content learned by the student (15%). The final 5% of the grade will be based on the student's cooperation with the instructor and fellow course participants, and his/her willingness to learn course content presented by fellow participants.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF PRE-COURSE CHAPTERS:
4:30 p.m. CST, Monday, July 19th, 2004.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF POST-COURSE SUMMARY PAPERS: (graduate students only): 4:30 p.m. CST, Friday, September 3, 2004.

List of Topics: See Geology 496 web site at: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~sainieid/iceland/projects.html

For help in selecting a topic, see me or e-mail me (bernhardt.saini-eidukat@ndsu.edu).