MAST 667 Coastal Oceanography: From Physics to Fish
last updated 1/31/2001

• Exams will be closed-book, however, I will allow you to prepare a 1-page sheet of notes. This page must be turned in with the exam.
• Homeworks shall be prepared and solved individually, however, I encourage you to discuss the physics and applications of problems with your peers outside class.
• Participation through questions and comments in group discussions, workshops, and lectures constitutes an important contribution to the learning process of everyone in the group. Science is a social activity and I thus weight this category heavily even though I recognize that it is a subjective category. It includes both quality and quantity of in class contributions to discussions.
  It does NOT include attendance, that is, mere attendance does not contribute to this category.
• Projects will be conducted in groups of two and more. The grading here will include a component of peer evaluation of fellow group members.
• Quizzes and minute papers will relate to the assigned readings that prepare for the lectures and should be read PRIOR to them.
• Weights add to 110% and the lowest category will be dropped, that is, a student can still get a 100% score with a poor Mid-term exam but only a 90% with a poor Final exam, and an 85% with poor participation.

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