Course Syllabus
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Mark A. Nanny Professor School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science |
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Course Materials and Technology Requirements
Textbook: A Problem-Solving Approach to Aquatic Chemistry, James N. Jensen, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Technology Requirements: You will need to be able to do the following:
- Engage in weekly Zoom events using both audio and video.
- Upload and use MINEQL+ on your laptop. If you use a Mac, you’ll need to partition a portion of your hard drive so it operates as a PC. OU IT can assist you with this task.
- Have “Genesis Scan” app (Android) or “Scannable” app (iOS) on your mobile phone so you can upload pdf files of your HW quizzes, hourly exams, lab reports and final exam on Gradescope (https://www.gradescope.com/). For information how to scan your work to Gradescope using a mobile device: https://help.gradescope.com/article/0chl25eed3-student-scan-mobile-device or How to Scan into Gradescope
Grades
Letter grades are assigned based on your point total at the end of the semester relative to the point totals of your fellow classmates and relative to my expectations. I do not have a strict 90-80-70 scale for assigning letter grades; rather, I try to find the natural breaks between students. Even though I have a sliding scale, I do have a few achievement levels. If your average is below 50%, you will receive an “F” regardless of the course average. Borderline cases are determined by your attendance record, class participation, and attitude toward learning.
Distribution of Total Grade – CEES 4114:
Homework Quizzes: (15%) Exams: (30%) Final Exam (20%)
Labs: (20%) On-line quizzes (15%)
Distribution of Total Grade – CEES 5114:
Homework Quizzes: (13%) Exams: (30%) Final Exam (20%)
Labs: (15%) On-line quizzes (10%) Literature Critical Reviews (12%)
Course Format
The course format is a modified flipped classroom consisting of a two-week period for each topic. During the first week, you will read the introductory material and the textbook assignments as well as view two video lectures related to the new material. All items have a graded quiz at the end that may be taken as many times as desired until you achieve the score you want.
In the second week, your attendance will be required at a live on-line session (9:45 – 10:35 am) on either Monday or Wednesday (students will be divided into M and W groups). You may attend both live on-line sessions, but you must be present (video and audio on) during your assigned required live on-line session. During the required live on-line session, we'll do a variety of group exercises and provide opportunities for you to ask questions regarding the readings, the lecture videos, and other materials.
On Friday (9:45 – 10:35 am), there will be an optional live on-line session where you can ask questions about the homework questions and answer keys (that will be posted the Thursday night before) and ask questions before the homework quiz held that Friday afternoon at the start of the live on-line lab session period (2:00 – 5:20 pm).
As such, there is a two-week cycle to each topic: during each week, students are 1) engaged in learning on their own about a new topic while 2) participating in live sessions on either M or W, and F if desired, and as well with the homework quiz and lab session on Friday with the current topics.
All live, on-live sessions (M & W sessions, the optional F session, and the lab sessions) will be recorded and posted on Canvas. Office hours will not be recorded.
CEES 5114 Literature Critical Reviews:
In addition to the regular requirements and activities of the CEES 4114 course, graduate students enrolled in CEES5114 will be required to conduct a biweekly literature critical review assignment.
Academic Integrity
Chegg and Other Online Tutoring Sources: There are a wide variety of tutoring resources available through paid websites. Many of these sites have students upload assignments and solutions and surreptitiously provide these documents to other students. What appears to be a session with a tutor may be, behind the scenes, the tutor doing a search of their company database of solutions to share. By using these sites you risk being charged with academic misconduct, either by supplying other students with answers they did not author or by receiving someone else’s answer that you did not author. Since these companies are not open with students about their practices, you cannot know whether a tutor is providing meaningful support (for example, identifying misunderstandings of content and explaining them) or simply feeding you someone else’s solution a bit at a time. The tutor’s actions can result in different students submitting answers that are identical, which may be flagged as academic misconduct during grading. See the table below for specific examples. There is no way to use these sites without risking being charged academic misconduct at this time. These sites cooperate with the OU Office of Academic Integrity to identify students who are using their services to commit academic misconduct.
Example Scenarios:
You use the website to receive help. During the process, the assignment and all or part of your solution are stored on a company computer. The assignment or solution are subsequently delivered by the company to another student that you do not know.
- May Be Charged With Academic Misconduct? Yes
- May be Guilty of Academic Misconduct? No, but you’re going to have to prove it since two students with identical solutions is usually considered good evidence of academic misconduct
You use the website to receive help. The assignment has already been uploaded, and your tutor provides you with a solution. You submit all or part of this solution as your work.
- May Be Charged With Academic Misconduct? Yes
- May be Guilty of Academic Misconduct? Yes, and you may not even be aware that the tutor was working from someone else’s solution.
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Academic Misconduct
In addition to the course conduct policies outlined by your professor in the Course Syllabus in the online classroom, please review the Graduate Student Handbook.
It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the definitions, policies, and procedures concerning academic misconduct. The Student Code is available from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, and is contained in the Student's Guide to Academic Integrity.
This site also defines misconduct, provides examples of prohibited conduct, and explains the sanctions available for those found guilty of misconduct.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is basically no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism.
For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.
Reasonable Accommodation for Disabilities
The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require accommodations in this course should contact their professor as early in the semester as possible.
Students with disabilities must be registered with the Disability Resource Center prior to receiving accommodations in this course.
If you have a disability and you would like to make a request for reasonable accommodation, please see the Graduate Student Handbook or get in touch with the Disability Resource Center.
Adjustments for Pregnancy/Childbirth Related Issues
Should you need modifications or adjustments to your course requirements because of documented pregnancy-related or childbirth-related issues, please contact me as soon as possible to discuss your options. Generally, modifications will be made where medically necessary and similar in scope to accommodations based on temporary disability. Learn more about the rights of pregnant and parenting students by consulting the FAQ sheets provided by the Institutional Equity Office.
Title IX Resources
For any concerns regarding gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking, or intimate partner violence, the University offers a variety of resources, including advocates on-call 24/7, counseling services, mutual no contact orders, scheduling adjustments, and disciplinary sanctions against the perpetrator. Please contact the Sexual Misconduct Office 405-325-2215 (8-5, M-F) or OU Advocates 405-615-0013 (24/7) to learn more or to report an incident.
Religious Holidays
It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required classwork that may fall on religious holidays without penalty. It is the responsibility of the student to make alternate arrangements with the instructor at least one week prior to the actual date of the religious holiday.
Copyright Policy
It is illegal to download, upload, reproduce, or distribute any copyrighted material, in any form and in any fashion, without permission from the copyright holder or his/her authorized agent. The University of Oklahoma expects all members of its community to comply fully with federal copyright laws. If such laws appear to have been violated by any user, the university reserves the right (1) to terminate that user’s access to some or all of the university’s computer systems and information resources and (2) to take additional disciplinary actions as deemed necessary or appropriate. Repeat offenders will be sanctioned and their privileges terminated.
Registration and Withdrawal
If you choose to withdraw from this course, you must complete the appropriate University form and turn the form in before the deadline. If you stop attending the course and doing the coursework without doing the required paperwork, your grade will be calculated with missed homework and examination grades entered as zero. This could result in receiving a grade of F in the course. Deadlines are shown in the Academic Calendar, which is available from the Office of the Registrar.
Student Grievances
In addition to any policies outlined related to submitting an informal or formal grievance by your professor in the Course Syllabus in the online classroom, please review the Graduate Student Handbook for more information about the process of submitting a formal grievance.