EOSC 311 · The Earth and its Resources
An introduction to the Earth with emphasis on its industrial and aesthetic resources. Rocks, minerals, gold, diamonds, sediments, fossils, oil and gas, canyons, and volcanoes and the processes that create them. No background in Science or Mathematics is required. Not for credit for students in specializations administered by the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/undergrad/degrees).
**This course can count towards the Undergraduate Certificate in EOAS**
https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/undergrads/certificates/certificate-in-earth-ocean-and-atmospheric-sciences
Syllabus
This course is a condensed summer course held in the first term of the summer semester.
Tentative Course Outline – subject to change
| Week | Topics | Online Quiz / Discussion | Assignment deliverables (Wednesdays) | Special events |
Week 1
| Course Introduction Module 1: Understanding Geology | Discussion 1 Quiz 1 | ||
Week 2
| Module 2: What’s in my cell phone? | Discussion 2 Quiz 2 | Project – Title, topic, format submit to Canvas | Recorded tutorial |
Week 3
| Module 3: What’s the fuss about fossil fuels? | Discussion 3 Quiz 3 | Geo News Article ComPAIR | Monday Tutorial on Zoom |
Week 4
| Module 4: Water, what is it good for? | Discussion 4 Quiz 4 | Geo News Peer-review ComPAIR Project –Outline and References | Monday Tutorial on Zoom |
Week 5
| Module 5: Bling bling – Who wants a diamond ring? | Discussion 5 Quiz 5 | Geo News Self Review ComPAIR | Monday Tutorial on Zoom |
Week 6
| Review of materials / complete project | Practice Exam Available | Project due | Monday Tutorial / Course review on Zoom |
Week 7 June | Final exam date TBD | Final Exam On Campus |