GG
101
:: Intro to Geology
Spring 2010
@Honolulu CC
| CRN: | 23275 |
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Instructor: |
Rick Brill
ggtv@hcc.hawaii.edu |
| Course URL: | http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/distance/gg101 |
| Instructional Mode: | Cable TV |
| Dates: | 01/11/2010 - 05/14/2010 |
| Broadcast Channels: | EDUTV channel 354 (Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii county), MCTV channel 354 (Maui county), UHTV channel 355 , UHVod channel 358 |
| Broadcast Schedule: |
Oahu County: Olelo channel 55
MW 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TR 4:30 AM - 5:30 AM (rebroadcast) F 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (rebroadcast) Hawaii County: Na Leo O Hawaii channel 55 MW 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TR 4:30 AM - 5:30 AM (rebroadcast) F 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (rebroadcast) Kauai County: Hoike channel 55 MW 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TR 4:30 AM - 5:30 AM (rebroadcast) F 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (rebroadcast) Maui County: MCCTV channel 55 MW 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TR 4:30 AM - 5:30 AM (rebroadcast) F 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (rebroadcast) |
| Schedule Notes: | This is a cable course via Oceanic Cable, with support materials using the UH System Laulima web site, the HCC server, or a combination. |
| Course Requirements: | Before the first day of instruction, email your instructor that you have registered for the course. The starting point for the class is
<https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal>. |
| Course Prerequisites: | College level reading, math, writing skills. Must be able to view cable
broadcasts. |
| Course Description: | Closed captioned.
GG 101 includes 30, one-hour video programs based on the series "Earth Revealed," a production of the Southern California Consortium. Assignments include 4 exams taken at home and a written report about a self-guided field trip. Take a tour of planet Earth through this introductory college-level geology course. Students learn about the Earth's physical environment: plate tectonics and other internal processes, earthquakes, mountain building, rocks, minerals, volcanoes, landscape development, and man's relationship with Earth's hazards and resources. Examine how interacting geological systems impact the Earth and the environment and how our everyday activities are linked to acts of nature. 4 exams taken at home. Homework project includes a self-guided tour. |
| Textbooks: | Books may be purchased at the Honolulu CC bookstore or ordered online at http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/hcc/home.aspx. If you do not have access to the Internet or unable to travel to the bookstore, you may also order by phone at 1-800-UHBOOKS
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| Technical Requirements: | Cable allows students to take a course at home. To enroll in a cable course, students must subscribe to Oceanic Time Warner Cable to view the higher education access channel:
Oahu County: Olelo channel 55 Maui County: MCCTV channel 55 Hawaii County: Na Leo O Hawaii channel 55 Kauai County: Hoike channel 55 Before registering for the course, prospective students should check with their cable provider or programming line-up to verify they can view the education cable access channel at their home. If student resides in a region of their county that is unable to receive the educational cable access channel listed above, the student should not register for this course via cable. It is recommended that students videotape the broadcast of their class sessions in case they are unable to view it during the scheduled broadcast time. Students should be familiar with setting the timer on their VCR or DVR to record. It is recommended that students review the Tips for Cable Students http://www.hawaii.edu/dlus/UHTV/tips.html Course also includes an online component. Familiarity with using a computer and basic Internet skills (browsing, sending e-mail, saving/sending files) is required. Students must have a computer with Internet access and a UH email account. For more information in regards to obtaining a UH email account please go to the following website: http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/563 |
| Additional Notes: | http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/distance
Laulima Help http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/webctfacultysupport/laulimastudentorientation/ http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/webct_studentfaq.htm https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal/site/!gateway/page/83b830e4-c4e8-4956-802c-d15534187267 |
| Updated: | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 14:41:33 |
