ESCI 114: COURSE SYLLABUS
Course-level objectives and learning outcomes
Students will …
- Learn about the problems and questions related to the Earth and other planets, as well as the environment that motivate research at Rice’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (EEPS).
- Learn through discussions with graduate students and faculty about the broad range of research done at EEPS.
- Meet graduate students and faculty in EEPS.
- Read and discuss with EEPS graduate students research articles, including some written by Rice students and faculty.
- Tour labs at EEPS.
- See demonstrations of computer simulations related to the environment, atmosphere and planetary interiors.
ESCI 114 – Discoveries in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
Instructor
Helge Gonnermann (helge@rice.edu; Office KWG 219; ext. 6263). For office hours make an appointment or come by my office.
Class hours
Tu 1:00-1:50 PM
Class room
KWG 227
Grade policy
The course is graded as Satisfactory (S) / Unsatisfactory (U). A ‘satisfactory’ grade will require attendance as well as the preparation of a brief report at the end of the semester.
Absence policy
Presence and participation during all classes is expected. Excused absences require that the student contact Prof. Gonnermann in order to be excused.
Statement of expectations regarding course work and the Rice Honor Code
Throughout it is expected that students adhere to the Rice Honor Code
Students with disabilities
Any student with a disability that requires accommodation should contact both the course instructor during the first week of classes and also Disability Support Services in the Allen Center.
Course structure
The course will meet on Tuesdays between 1:00 and 1:50 pm and will be subdivided into modules, each typically spanning one or two weeks. During a given module students will meet and interact with graduate students, postdocs and faculty from a specific research group at EEPS. Each module will be assigned to best represent the motivating problems and ensuing research done by the given research group. Any reading assignments will be provided during the prior week and the assigned reading will be discussed in class the following week. The following modules will be covered during the Fall 2019 semester.