Spring 2015

OCN 201L

Michelle Smith

Email: miliefsk@hawaii.edu

Instructor:

Contact Information:

• Syllabus• Schedule • Assignments• Handouts

Class Web Sites:www.wcc.hawaii.edu/facstaff/miliefsky-m/

Lab: Section 24393Friday 8:30-11:20

Bldg 5, R108

Lab Time & Location

Bld 5, R108F 11:20-11:50

or by apt

General Objectives

• Make you excellent observers• Develop life-long habits which will

help you understanding how you fit into and impact society

• Learn how to apply the “scientific method” to common oceanographic problems

• Discover key community resources

Strategy• Active learning

–Collect your own data

–Analyze data & compare with other data

–Interpret through synthesis

• Considerable work outside lab

Lab Topics

• Deep Sea Features

• Ocean & Atmosphere Circulation

• Ocean Conveyor Belt

• Sediment

• Plankton

Ocean Critter ID

Lab Topics

• MPA’s, Fisheries & Fish Ponds

• Ocean Acidification

• Marine Debris

• Tsunamis

Field Excursions

• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center• Waikiki Aquarium• Fish Auction• Waihe’e Tunnel

• Speak with scientist who monitor Hawaii

• Learn about the causes of tsunamis

• Sign waver• Be on time• Free to students during assigned

time• If you can’t make it on assigned day

then you can attend another time, but must pay admission fee ($6)

• Plan on being there for 2 hours

• Sign waver• Be on time 5:45 am sharp• Pier 38, 1131 N. Nimitz, 536-2148• Wear warm cloths and shoes

Learn about the Hydrologic Cycle

Lab Requirements

• Field Notebook

• Safety Check

• Assumption of Risk & Release

• Permission for field trip

What We Do For You

• Stimulate your interest• Guide you in asking critical

questions• Demonstrate data collection and

documentation• Show you basic analysis

techniques

What We Expect of You

• Come on time and prepared to fully participate

• Join us in the spirit of adventure and learning

• Take the time and apply the effort

Please turn it off before arriving to class!

Cell Phones

• Mandatory• Be on Time!• 10% of grade• Don’t expect labs to end

early.• Let instructor know if you

anticipate an absence.

Attendance

Participation

• All students participate in activities• Group collaboration• Proper care for equipment• All help to clean up• 10% of grade

HW Assignments

• 80% of grade• 14 lab write-ups • Late summaries deduct 3 pts• More than 1 week late not accepted

Lab Assignment

Waikiki Aquarium

Homework Assignments

• Your work matches the assignment

• It is accurate and complete

• It is on-time

• It shows thoughtful insight

No plus or minus final grades

Grading

Grade cutoffs: A = above 90% B = 80%-89% C = 70%-79% D = 60%-69% F = below 59%

Attendance 10%Participation 10%Assignments 80%

100%

Assumptions• You are here to participate

• You are honest

• You can show initiative

General Structure of the Labs

• Review and discuss homework

• Learn about the new tasks

• Work on the tasks in the lab and outside

• Review new homework assignment to be done between labs

• Cheating

• Plagiarism

See student handbook on conduct code orhttp://www.hawaii.edu/student/conduct/imper.html

Web Support

http://www.wcc.hawaii.edu/facstaff/miliefsky-m/OceanLab.html