GEL 1005: Natural Disasters

►Instructor: Mike Phillips►Contact

815-224-0394 Mike_phillips@ivcc.edu

►put “GEL 1005” in subject line http://www.ivcc.edu/phillips

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Course Goals

►Explore a variety of natural disasters

►Analyze the role and impact of science on identifying and planning for natural disasters

What is Graded?

►Weekly discussions 7 @ 10 pts. ea.

►Weekly homework 7 @ 20 pts. ea.

►Projects: 2 @ 100 pts. ea.

Projects►Discuss a natural hazard and how it

impacts the area where you live (or an area where you might like to live).

►Content written paper with figures & references 4-8 Powerpoint slides

►1st project due mid-term (may be revised and resubmitted)

►2nd project due end of term

Weekly Format

►Sunday: New topic live in BlackBoard Questions for homework & discussion Resources: text & web links

►Monday: Topic Introduced in Elluminate►Sunday-Saturday:

Explore topic: use text and web resources Group discussion in BlackBoard

►Friday: Wrap-up in Elluminate discussion

►Sunday: Homework due

Exploring a topic

►Textbook reading assignment►Web

recommended links find your own: search for web sites

and news►Elluminate

PowerPoint (also in weekly resources)

Ask questions real-time►Group discussion

Discussing a topic

►BlackBoard link from IVCC front page or class

web site discuss topic within your group requirement: at least three postings

on different three days (more preferred)

all must participate or group suffers

►Group list on website and in BlackBoard

BlackBoard set-up

►Announcements►Course Information ►Course Documents►Assignments (digital drop box)►Discussion Board

Ask Mr. Phillips Group #: group discussion Coffee House

►Grade Book

e-mail

►mike_phillips@ivcc.edu homework submission private discussion w/ me

►BlackBoard communications for me to communicate with the entire

class do not send anything to this e-mail or

respond to e-mails from this address unless you want everyone to see the message!

Wrap-up

►Friday discussions in Elluminate►Homework submission via e-mail

or BlackBoard (assignment dropbox) by 11:00 pm Sunday

First Topics

►How will you succeed in this class? due Friday

►How are disasters studied? What are the implications of the five fundamental concepts outlined in Chapter 1? due Sunday

See you on the BlackBoard and in

Elluminate!

I will check in almost every day.

Mike Phillips