Class information
GEO110 The Natural Environment
- CRN: 21268
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Online, Available 24/7
From April 1 through June 15, 2024, Masoud Kheirabadi
- Online, Available 24/7
Details about this class
Course Description
This course examines the Earth's dynamic systems -- its energy, air, water, weather, climate, soils, plants, ecosystems, and biomes. It analyzes the worldwide impact of environmental events, bringing together many physical factors to create a complete picture of Earth's system operations. By creating a holistic view of the planet and its dynamics, this course will help you to grasp a better understanding of Human-Earth relations.
This will be a fully online course. No face-to-face or zoom meeting is required. To satisfy the course requirements, you need to complete 10 weekly quizzes and 5 bi-weekly critical thinking discussion essays including our course signature assignment.
If you have questions concerning prerequisites or want them to be waved, please send me an email at masoud.kheirabadi@pcc.edu
Required Book:
Robert Christopherson and Ginger Birkeland, Elemental Geosystems (9th Edition) Pearson, 2019
(ISBN: 9780134817446, 0134817443)
The PDF e-book version is available for lower price. Click on the following link.
Elemental Geosystems 9th Edition
Recommended (optional) Books: Optional
Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit, Bantam, 1995
(ISBN: 0553375407)
Mark Lefko, Global Sustainability: 21 Leading CEOs Show How to Do Well by Doing Good, Kindle Edition (Morgan James Publishing, 2016)
Note: our optional recommended books are helpful, but not required for completing the course.
Technology
For this online course, daily access to the Internet is required.
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.
Online & Remote Teaching Technical Requirements
Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.
Online Prerequisite | Start Guide for Online Learning
Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide for online learning. The start guide will help you decide if online classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be eligible to register for online classes.
The Start Guide is not required for Remote classes but strongly recommended.