WELCOME TO THE EARTH SCIENCE ONLINE CLASSES TAUGHT BY JACQUELYN HAMS
email: hamsje@lavc.edu Phone: 818/778-5566 Office: MS 111-B
Please read the following information carefully. It provides important course content and is designed to help you succeed in the following online Earth Science courses taught by Jacquelyn Hams, Assistant Professor of Earth Science at Los Angeles Valley College:
Oceanography 1 Lecture
Oceanography 10 Laboratory
Geology 1 Lecture
What you should know about the structure of the class
The class is entirely on-line – there are no required on-campus meetings.
You are required to post a photograph of yourself on the discussion boards .
- The class will be available on the first day that classes begin (no sooner) through the ETUDES-NG website. A link to the website and information on how to figure out your username and password can be found at:
This class proceeds at the same pace as the in-person sections. You will need to log on several times every week. Content and assignments will open and close on specified dates – you can’t do it all the last week. In addition, the class content is constantly building on previous knowledge. It is very important to keep up and make sure you understand all of the current material before moving on.
An online class is not any easier nor does it take any less time than the in-person version. You need to have the time and be self-motivated and self-disciplined to succeed.
Due to the nature of the online environment, there will be a lot of reading and writing involved in this class.
You do need to have the textbook. It is important to have the current edition as the information is always changing with new discoveries.
What you need to do:
Make sure that you have easy, reliable, and fast internet access. This class requires the downloading of graphics and diagrams that take a lot of time using a dial-up connection.
Purchase or have access to a digital camera.
Check to make sure that your computer system is adequate, that you have all the needed software and that your cache settings are correct. See the ETUDES login screen system requirements below and on the left navigation menu of the ETUDES login screen.
ETUDES : Gateway : System Requirements
http://etudes-ng.fhda.edu/portal/site/!gateway/page/42437b4-9b68-45fc-0016-148ad08653aa
Have a back-up computer (such as the computer labs on campus) in case of problems. Technical difficulties will not be an acceptable excuse for late or missed work.
Check all announcements regularly. I will communicate all changes in course content and important information through the announcement menu.
Log on at least once before the end of the first week of class (if you do not do so, I will drop you from the class as a “no show”).
Log on several times a week after that.
Read all of the content materials, complete the assignments and participate in the discussions.
Learn some new interesting, fun and useful (honest!) things!
Detailed information on the classes taught and textbooks used is outlined below.
Oceanography 1 - Introduction to Oceanography Lecture
Oceanography 1 is the introductory lecture course for Physical Oceanography. This course provides an introduction to the geology, physical characteristics, and biology of the ocean. Topics covered include seafloor topography, waves, tides, and currents; the global ocean/atmosphere system, estuaries and wetlands, ocean resources, marine pollution, and the marine ecosystem. The current text book for the course is An Introduction to the World's Oceans, 9th edition, by Sverdrup and Ambrose, ISBN-13 9780073254838.
Oceanography 10 Laboratory
Oceanography 10 online is the laboratory course that accompanies Oceanography 1 and is taught using the American Meteorological Society Online Ocean Studies Curriculum. The AMS Online Studies curriculum is a nationally recognized program that examines the world ocean with an Earth system perspective by using current oceanographic data and investigations in real-time delivered via the Internet. The AMS Online Ocean Studies curriculum has been licensed by over 300 undergraduate institutions
Geology 1 - Physical Geology Lecture
