Geology, Earth Science, and Oceanography Course Descriptions (GLY 1010, 1010L; ESC1000, 1000L; OCE1001) and the Open College** Oceanography and Physical GeologyCourse Description.

Geology, Earth Science, and Oceanography traditional and hybrid (blended) courses that I teach are described below.  Scroll through the course descriptions until you find the course description that you want. 




 

Earth Science Lecture (ESC1000) Blended Course

What does the course cover?  
  • Earth Science is all about the "workings" of the Earth's surface and interior, Earth’s atmosphere, and Earth’s Oceans. In this course, you will learn about volcanoes and earthquakes, the forces that create and destroy the ocean floor, and the formation of the highest mountains on Earth. These are all powered by the internal heat of the Earth's core and mantle. You will also learn about those processes that are powered by the external heating of the Earth by the Sun, such as weathering and erosion, soil formation, the hydrologic cycle (rivers, glaciers, ground water) and the modification of coastlines by waves. Furthermore, you will learn about the Earth's structure, the rocks and minerals that make up the Earth, as well as the history of the Earth, fossils, and geologic time. In the Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere part of this course, you will learn why the ocean is salty, what controls the salinity, how the heating of the planet creates patterns of global wind and ocean circulation, and  why we have seasons and climate variability. You will also learn about the weather, severe storms, different types of precipitation and clouds.

    Course Outcomes:
    Upon finishing this course with a passing grade, a student. should recognize the impact of geologic processes on the solid, liquid, and gaseous portions of the planet Earth. Students will have positioned themselves with the knowledge to make informed decisions as responsible citizens concerning issues where geology and geologic processes impact or are influenced by human endeavors. The same holds true regarding atmospheric and oceanic processes, which are driven by the unequal heating of the Earth by the Sun and modified by geology. At the completion of the course, the student should be able to advance to the next level of geology and/or Earth science coursework
     
Are there any course pre-requisites or corequisites?
  • There are no prerequisites for this course. ESC1000 is a general education course that satisfies the 3 credit hour physical science requirement for the A.A. degree.  You do not need to take ESC1000L, the Earth Science Lab, with this course.  You can take the Lab portion before or after you take this course, or never take it.
Are there any face to face meetings during the semester?
  • 50% of the course is conducted face to face in a classroom and 50% is done online.  Class meets for 1.25 hours one day a week.
Are you prepared to take an online course?  Read the following list of skills and knowledge that you should already have before taking an online course.
  • Computer Knowledge and Skills:
    • Students in this course should be familiar with the following computer skills.
      • File Management - You should be familiar with finding and saving files on your computer.
      • The Internet - You should be familiar with connecting to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider or Network Connection.
      • Web Browser Software - You should be familiar with using web browser software to navigate the Internet and locate information.
      • Email - You should be familiar with sending and receiving email messages.
      • Discussions - You should be familiar with posting and reading discussion messages in a threaded format.
      • Attachments - You should be familiar with sending email messages with attached files.
      • Word Processing - You should be familiar with creating, editing, saving, and printing documents using Microsoft Word.
Other Requirements:
  • You'll need a BC email address to access the online portion of this course.
  • Online courses are best suited for the self-motivated student willing invest a considerable amount of time and effort on the course.  How much time?  Consider that in a face to face classroom course you have 48 hours of "face time", and are expected to put in about 2 hours of studying for every hour the course meets.  That totals 144 hours of study time per course, or about 10 hours per week.
How is your grade determined? 
  • Your grade is determined by the average of 14 weekly Exams and 3 Tests.  Exam questions are multiple choice and true/false. Exams are taken online at home.  Tests are taken in class. There will be limited extra credit in the form of participating in discussion/written activities.
What textbook and other items do you need for the course?
  • Required Text:    Foundations of Earth Science , 8/e , Lutgens and Tarbuck, 2017, ISBN: 0321811143  Publisher: Prentice Hall. 
How to access course once you are enrolled:  Normally, the login date is the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled.  The only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course.There may be a delay of several hours from when a student registers and pays before BConline login is activated.

  • Your BConline User Name is the same as your BC email ID.
  • Your BConline password is the same as your BC email PIN code.
  • If you need login information, obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to BConline.
  • The BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 4 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your BConline User Name.

Links to help students get connected to BConline course(s)

Any more questions?

Email: jmuza@broward.edu
Phone: 954-201-6771

Geology Laboratory course (GLY 1010L)

Course Description:
Physical Geology Laboratory gives you the opportunity to experience "hands on" laboratory methods used by geologists to make discoveries about the Earth's surface and interior. In this lab, you will learn how to locate earthquakes and measure magnitude, interpret topographic and geologic maps, and calculate the discharge and gradients of rivers. You will use basic tools to analyze the physical properties of minerals as you develop you skills of observation. You will learn to identify common igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, and identify the minerals in each rock. You will build upon the concepts learned in lecture regarding the physical geology and structure of the Earth.

Tests and Assignments:  
There are NO tests.  Grades are calculated from the average of  11 laboratory assignments only.  All lab materials and lab manual are purchased together, in one box, in the Central Campus bookstore.  You complete each laboratory assignment at your own pace within a given week.

Course Pre-requisite:  
There are no prerequisites for this course. GLY 1010L is a general education course that satisfies the 1 credit hour physical science requirement for the A.A. degree. Students taking this course should be concurrently taking GLY 1010 Phyical Geology Lecture, or have taken the lecture earlier.

Course Materials:  Note that the Lab Manual is sold with the Lab Kit and is in the Lab Kit box.  If you have purchased an unopened box, then that is all you need.  The Central Campus Bookstore is the ONLY place you can purchase the Geology Lab Kit.
  • Geology Lab Kit: Rock and mineral samples, maps, as well as simple testing equipment necessary to identify the rocks and minerals are sold with the textbook as a complete kit, in one box. The textbook and kit is available from the Central Campus Bookstore.
  • You are also advised to use your GLY1010 lecture textbook (see the GLY1010 entry for more info) as a reference for you GLY1010L lab class. If you are not taking the lecture, then ANY Physical Geology textbook published within the last 10 years will suffice as a reference.
Meetings:
This is a traditional course that meets for 2 hours one day per week.

Contact:
If you have any questions, please contact me at jmuza@broward.edu

Geology Lecture courses (GLY 1010)

What does the course cover?  
  • Physical Geology is all about the "workings" of the Earth's surface and interior. In this course, you will learn about volcanoes and earthquakes, the forces that create and destroy ocean floor, and the formation of the highest mountains on Earth. These are all powered by the internal heat of the Earth's core and mantle. You will also learn about those processes that are powered by the external heating of the Earth by the Sun, such as weathering and erosion, soil formation, the hydrologic cycle (rivers, glaciers, ground water) and the modification of coastlines by waves. Furthermore, you will learn about the Earth's structure, the rocks and minerals that make up the Earth, as well as the history of the Earth, fossils, and geologic time.
Are there any course pre-requisites or corequisites?
  • There are no prerequisites for this course. GLY 1010 is a general education course that satisfies the 3 credit hour physical science requirement for the A.A. degree.  You do not need to take GLY1010L, the Geology Lab, with this course.  You can take the Lab portion before or after you take this course, or never take it.
Are there any face to face meetings during the semester?

  • This is a blended course that meets one day per week for 1.25 hours with online assignments that fulfill the other 2 hours of the week.

    Are you prepared to take an online course?  Read the following list of skills and knowledge that you should already have before taking an online course.
    • Computer Knowledge and Skills:
      • Students in this course should be familiar with the following computer skills.
        • File Management - You should be familiar with finding and saving files on your computer.
        • The Internet - You should be familiar with connecting to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider or Network Connection.
        • Web Browser Software - You should be familiar with using web browser software to navigate the Internet and locate information.
        • Email - You should be familiar with sending and receiving email messages.
        • Discussions - You should be familiar with posting and reading discussion messages in a threaded format.
        • Attachments - You should be familiar with sending email messages with attached files.
        • Word Processing - You should be familiar with creating, editing, saving, and printing documents using Microsoft Word.
    Other Requirements:
    • You'll need a BC email address to access the online portion of this course.
    • Online courses are best suited for the self-motivated student willing invest a considerable amount of time and effort on the course.  How much time?  Consider that in a face to face classroom course you have 48 hours of "face time", and are expected to put in about 2 hours of studying for every hour the course meets.  That totals 144 hours of study time per course, or about 10 hours per week.
    How is your grade determined? 
    • Series of quizzes and chapter tests.
    What textbook and other items do you need for the course?
    • Required Text:    Physical Geology Across the American Landscape  3rd Ed. Author: John J. Renton,  Publisher: Kendall Hunt  ISBN: 978-0-7575-5598-5 
    Links to help students get connected to BConline course(s)
    Any more questions?
    Contact me at jmuza@broward.edu

    Oceanography Lecture courses (OCE 1001)



    What does the course cover?

    Introductory Oceanography gives you the opportunity explore the geological, chemical, physical, and biological aspects of our World Ocean. Oceans cover 71% of the surface of Earth, and are, by far, the largest living space on the planet. You will learn about the creation and destruction of the sea-floor and the forces that split and move continents and build oceans. You will discover what makes ocean water salty, and how that salt gets into the sea, and the processes that remove salt from the ocean. You will learn about the heat driven hydrologic cycle, and how the sun's heat energy is distributed around the globe by tremendous ocean currents and huge convective atmospheric cells. This knowledge will further your understanding of marine weather and climate systems. The periodic rise and fall of sea-level caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon, as well as the conditions that generate ocean waves will be explored. An understanding of the ecology of the oceans, from the coastal regions to the middle of the oceans to the bottoms of the deepest regions will help you to integrate the biology of the world's oceans to the physical, chemical, and geological aspects that affect all life on Earth. Oceanography is perhaps the quintessential interdisciplanary science, and it is that interdisciplinary nature of the science that will become the overall theme of this course.

    Are there any course pre-requisites or corequisites?
    • There are no prerequisites for this course. OCE1001 is a general education course that satisfies the 3 credit hour physical science requirement for the A.A. degree.  You do not need to take OCE1001L, the Oceanography Lab, with this course.  You can take the Lab portion before or after you take this course, or never take it.
    Are there any face to face meetings during the semester?
    • This is a blended course that meets 1.25 hours one day per week.  The remaining class hours are spent by the student online.
    Are you prepared to take a blended course with an online component?  Read the following list of skills and knowledge that you should already have before taking an online course.
    • Computer Knowledge and Skills:
      • Students in this course should be familiar with the following computer skills.
        • File Management - You should be familiar with finding and saving files on your computer.
        • The Internet - You should be familiar with connecting to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider or Network Connection.
        • Web Browser Software - You should be familiar with using web browser software to navigate the Internet and locate information.
        • Email - You should be familiar with sending and receiving email messages.
        • Discussions - You should be familiar with posting and reading discussion messages in a threaded format.
        • Attachments - You should be familiar with sending email messages with attached files.
        • Word Processing - You should be familiar with creating, editing, saving, and printing documents using Microsoft Word.
    Other Requirements:
    • You'll need a BC email address to access the online portion of this course.
    • Online courses are best suited for the self-motivated student willing invest a considerable amount of time and effort on the course.  How much time?  Consider that in a face to face classroom course you have 48 hours of "face time", and are expected to put in about 2 hours of studying for every hour the course meets.  That totals 144 hours of study time per course, or about 10 hours per week.
    How is your grade determined? 
    • 50 % of your grade is determined by the average of 15 weekly quizzes.  Quiz questions are multiple choice and true/false. The other half of your grade comes from 3 tests taken in class.  Your active participation in the course will be considered in grading.

    What textbook and other items do you need for the course?
    • Required Text:  Essentials of Oceanography  11th Ed, 2014.  Authors: Trujillo and Thurman.  Publisher: Prentice Hall.  ISBN-10: 0321814053






  • SBN-10: 0321813944 |  ISBN-13: 9780321813947

    • or the most recent edition.

    Links to help students get connected to BConline course(s)
    Any more questions?
    Contact me at jmuza@broward.edu
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