*+'s and –'s will be assigned in special borderline cases to be determined based on class attendance (for on campus students), participation in discussions (via email correspondence for distance learners), and demonstrated efforts to excel in the class.
Quizes: Lecture rediness quizes will be completed each week online and are due on Mondays at 8 AM.They will consist of multiple choice questions that are based on the weekly reading assignments.
**Exams will be similar in scope to the homework problems and may include some short-answer essay questions. You may be tested on materials presented on homework assignments in addition to all topics discussed in lectures and reading assignments.
- To understand basic hydrogeologic principles and their application to to problems of environmental and water resource significance.
- To understand and identify the sources and movement of groundwater, surface water, and soil environments.
- To understand the hydrochemisty of natural ground-water, surface water, and soil environments.
- To apply analytical solutions to problems of groundwater movement.
- To construct groundwater flow and transport models using semi-qualitative and spreadsheet methods
- To understand numerical methods to problems in contaminant movement and degradation in groundwater and soil water systems.
Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty, a basis for disciplinary action, includes but is not limited to activities such as cheating and plagiarism (presented as one’s own the intellectual of creative accomplishments of another without giving credit to the source or sources). The faculty member in whose course or under whose tutelage an act of academic dishonesty occurs has the option of failing the student for the academic hours in question.
Accommodations for Disabilities: Emporia State University will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students need to contact the Director of Student Accessibility and Support Services and the professor as early in the semester as possible to ensure that classroom and academic accommodations are mplemented in a timely fashion. All communication between students,Student Accessibility and Support Services, and the professor will be strictly confidential.
Inclusivity and Diversity Statement: Emporia State University supports an inclusive learning environment where diversity and individual differences are understood, respected, appreciated, and recognized as a source of strength. We expect that students and faculty at Emporia State will respect differences and demonstrate diligence in understanding how other people’s perspectives, behaviors, and worldviews may be different from their own. If there are aspects of the design, instruction, and/or your experiences within this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or accurate assessment of achievement, please notify the instructor.
