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Frederick
Community College PC 103 – Elements of Physical Science SUMMER 2011
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Class begins: June 6 |
Class ends: Aug 1 |
Last Day to Withdraw:
July 13 |
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Instructor
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Name: Kelly Shockey-Ellis |
Office: N/A |
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E-mail: kellis@frederick.edu |
Phone
Number: N/A |
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Contact
Hours: email and by
appointment for in-person meeting |
Campus
Mail Box #: 918 |
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Course
Information: |
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Credits:
3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: none |
On-campus
Exams: 1 |
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Prerequisites:
EN 50A and EN 52 or ESL 95 and
ESL 99, and MA 82 or MA 91 |
Corequisites: N/A |
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Course
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Covers selected aspects of earth science, atomic structure, chemistry and the quantitative relationships involved in
the behavior of matter. Uses
simple experiments to introduce scientific topics as needed. Restricted to non-science majors.
Note – SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED
ON THE E.ARTH SCIENCES |
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Core
Learning Outcomes: |
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By the completion of the course students will: |
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Instructional
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This course
is completely online so you will need to be independent with your learning
through Blackboard presented material.
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How is this course organized: |
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You will be given work that is due at the end of every week (by Friday of that given week). This is not a self-paced course, you cannot wait until the end to complete all of your work. |
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Text(s)
and Course Materials: |
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The Physical Universe 13th. Ed. By Krauskopf and
Beiser |
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Progress
Report: |
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By
the end of the 4th week of the semester, you will have an opportunity to
evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any
adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to
assure your success in this course. |
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Evaluation
Methods: |
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Tests / Papers / Projects / Participation
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Point Value
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Final Grade Scale |
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Study guide quizzes (12) Current Event Articles (4) Discussion boards Animation summaries (10) Exams (4) Online pledge |
15
each
50
each 100
total 20
each 50
each 20
once 900
total |
810 = A 720 = B 630 = C 540 = D Below 450 = F |
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If
the graded performance for online assignments differs significantly from the
grade average for proctored assignments, the instructor reserves the right to
administer additional tests. |
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Study
guide quizzes – There is a study guide quiz available for each chapter
though you
only have to do 12 of them. When you have done the quiz, you must place
my email
address at the bottom of the page so
it gets emailed to me.
Discussion
boards- There will be 4 discussion boards throughout the semester. The first is
the introduction board and is worth
10 points. The three following that are
each worth 30.
Animation
summaries
- Each chapter has a list of animations to view. You must choose 10 of the chapters that we
cover to write a summary of all the animations.
Be thorough in you summaries. One
or two lines per animation is not enough.
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Student Services |
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A variety of
services are available to assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can
learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx. Students with
disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related
to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with
Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about
these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web
page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx. |
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Participation
Policy: |
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(Use the following
principles as a guide in formulating a participation policy for your course
and then delete this text: (1)
The course level
class participation policy is designed to support the learning process. (2)
The course level
class participation policy is designed within the framework of one of the approved
class formats such as online, hybrid or f2f classes. (3)
To maintain the
highest quality of academic work, the course level class participation policy
encourages and expects the student to participate fully in all course
activities. (4)
In case of serious
illness, emergency, religious holidays, or participation in official college
functions, students remain responsible for completing the requirements of the
course. (5)
If ‘Class
Participation’ affects the grade of the student, the course syllabus
identifies measurable units of class participation in course activities. (6)
If F2F participation
components cannot be met due to serious illness, emergency, religious
holidays, or participation in official college functions, the instructor may
explore make-up opportunities in different class participation formats as
warranted). |
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Email Policy: |
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With
the exception of MOL students, all FCC students will receive and are expected
to use their FCC email address for correspondence with faculty and staff at
the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu.
Email is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and
student-student communication. In the Blackboard environment by default, your
email address is available to all students in this course. However,
students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this
course only for the purpose and the duration of this course. The
instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries
(grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within the time frame of 24
to 48 hours. |
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Academic
Integrity: |
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Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the
FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.
As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly
Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and ideas. More
information about this and the Student Conduct Code are available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx |
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You must
send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the instructor. The form is available at http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm |
Topical Outline (ONLINE COURSES)
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SUBJECT |
CONTENT |
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Week
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The Scientific Method |
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1 |
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Week
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Chapter
2 Chapter
3 |
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Week
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Chapter
5 Chapter
6 |
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Week
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Waves |
Chapter
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Week
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Chapter
8 Chapter
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Week
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Chapter
10 Chapter
14 |
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Week
7 |
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Chapter
16 Chapter
17 |
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Week
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Chapter
18 Chapter
19 |
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NOTE: Your instructor reserves
the right to make changes to this outline as needed. |