Geography of Minnesota

GEOGRAPHY OF MINNESOTA Century College (GEOG 1041:54) FALL 2017

INSTRUCTOR: JEFF L. KNAPP

OFFICE / HOURS: W3545 WEDNESDAYS 4:30-5:30 E-MAIL: () (NO PHONE)

WEEK / READ
TORIN / READ
HART / TOPICS
(TORIN CHAPTERS) / EXERCISE / MATERIALS DUE:
TURN IN SUNDAY 11:59 P.M.
AUG
21-27 / INTRO
(pp. 0-16) / INTRO
(pp.0-3) / -INTRODUCTION
-MAPS AND MAPPING / EX: USING THE MINNESOTA ATLAS / -Atlas Exercise
-Mapping PPT
AUG
28-3 / 1&2
(pp. 4-41) / -LANDSCAPES / EX: GEOLOGY / -Geology Exercise
-Geology PPT
-QUIZ 1 DUE
SEPT
4-10 / 7 & 13
(pp. 104-119)
(pp. 238-249) / -PEOPLE AND CULTURES / EX: PEOPLE AND CULTURE / -Culture Exercise
-People Lecture PPT
SEPT
11-17 / 4
(pp. 56-75) / -HISTORY / EX: HISTORY OF THE LAND / -History Exercise
-History PPT
-QUIZ 2 DUE
SEPT
18-24 / 3 & 6
(pp. 42-55)
(pp. 88-103) / BIOMES / EX: BIOMES / -Biomes Exercise
-Biomes PPT
SEPT 25-1 / (pp. 17-46) / -BLUFF COUNTRY / EX: EXPLORING MN
MAPS / -Map Exercise
-Bluff Country PPT
-VACATION?
-QUIZ 3 DUE
OCT
2-8 / 8
(pp. 120-147) / -BARNS, BARNS AND MORE BARNS / EX: BARNS / -Barn Exercise
-Barn PPT
OCT
9-15 / (pp. 47-104) / 5 &10
(pp. 76-87)
(pp. 166-187) / -SOUTHERN PRAIRIES / EX: AGRICULTURE / -Agriculture Exercise
-Southern Prairie PPT
-VACATION?
-QUIZ 4 DUE
OCT
16-22 / (pp. 105-198) / 15
(pp. 274-291) / -HEARTLAND / EX: LAKES LAKE LOT DEVELOPMENT / -Lake Exercise
-Heartland PPT
OCT
23-29 / 11
(pp. 188-217) / -RURAL TOWNS / EX: CREATING
A SMALL TOWN / -Town Exercise
-Rural Town PPT
-VACATION?
-QUIZ 5 DUE
NOV
30-5 / (pp. 199-214) / 9
(pp. 148-165) / -RED RIVER VALLEY / EX: RIVERS AND WATERSHEDS / -River Exercise
-Red River PPT
6-12 / 14
(pp. 250-273) / -TWIN CITIES
/ EX: TWIN CITIES ON MAPS / -T.C. Exercise
-T.C. PPT
-VACATION?
-QUIZ 6 DUE
NOV
13-19 / (pp. 215-224)
(pp. 225-240) / 12
(pp. 218-237) / -BOGS
-IRON RANGE / EX: TREATY LANDS / -Treaty Exercise
-Iron Range PPT
NOV
20-26 / (pp. 241-272) / ARROWHEAD
-RECREATION / EX: RECREATION / -Recreation Exercise
-Arrowhead PPT
-VACATION?
-QUIZ 7 DUE
NOV 27-3 / 16( 292-end) / EX: Lake Lots / -Lake Lot Exercise
DEC 4-10 /

CASSEROLES

/

HOT DISHES

/ POTLUCKS / EX: Minnesota Food / -Food Paragraph
DEC11-13 / FINALS WEEK / FINAL QUIZ-ACTIVITY / TURN IN BY WEDNESDAY

ACCESS TO MATERIALS

- www.geo-site.net

- click on the Minnesota Icon

- click on your class outline on the top bar

- click on the weekly links in the outline

COURSE OBJECTIVE: Minnesota is a land rich with diversity. Students will explore the state's people, landscape, natural resources, rural issues, economic opportunities and many other aspects of Minnesota. The class will examine regional and topical issues to develop and understanding of what makes Minnesota unique. This will be accomplished through class discussions, hands-on activities, internet searches and readings.

Since this is an Online Class,I expect you to befamiliar with:

-Internet searches,

-Saving/uploading documents

-Working with Power Point/Word type files

-Working independently on your own.

Communicating with Instructor:

-Put ‘online class’ in subject bar when emailing

-I check emails several times a day, but not at night.

I will get back to you. Be patient.

-My seated office hours are Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 at Century College in W3545

(email only - do not phone)

Communications from me to you:

-Check the email listed for D2L(check class list) on a regular basis as

I may send out mass emails to clarify information.

-Weekly instructions are posted on my website as a link on the course outline

Materials Due

Each week:

-Create One Power Point Lecture

-Complete One Exercise / Activity

Throughout the Semester:

-Take and submit Seven Quizzes

-Develop Three Vacations

-Complete One Final Quiz/Activity

-Watch several videos (available on line)

IF YOU DO NOT TURN IN WORK FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS, I ASSUME YOU DROPPED FROM CLASS

D2L:

-use for taking quizzes online (check outline on website for due date)

-checking grades and scores

Course Website: geo-site.net

-accessing materials

-reading weekly assignments

-using the drop box (do not use D2L drop box)

The Course Outline and Weekly Materials are retrieved from my web site.

www.geo-site.net

click on Minnesota Geography Icon

click on Century Online Course Outline on the top bar to access course materials

You are required to use the following materials for the class.

You need and use these materials the first week of class

(any edition will be okay, but you may have to adjust page numbers compared to course outline)

1) Hart, John Fraser : Landscapes of Minnesota

2) Toren, John: The Seven States of Minnesota

3) Delorme: Minnesota Atlas and Gazetteer

The Century College Bookstore has these materials available.

Check the Century College Bookstore link on the college website for details including ISBN and editions.

This information has been available from the bookstore sinceregistration was opened for the course.

By the end of the semester, you will complete

7 - quizzes (throughout semester)

15 - Weekly Activities (some are more than 2 parts)

14 - Weekly Power Points

3 - Vacations using Atlas (6 possible locations)

5 - Videos to watch / review

1 - Final Quiz/Activity

MINNESOTA GEOGRAPHY OVERVIEW(ONLINE CLASS ONLY)

The Online Minnesota Geography class is designed to let you discover and apply a variety of online resources that will help you learn about the State of Minnesota. As an online class, you will not be listening to lectures, but researching and developing materials similar to the materials covered in the seated Minnesota Geography class sections. To accomplish this, you will need to complete weekly assignments, take quizzes, and develop power points related to readings and topical issues.

The Online course was developed with assistance from former Minnesota Geography class students with D2L experience. Their input helped to make sure the class materials are as 'all inclusive' as the seated class and that the work class expectations and work load are reasonable for a college class.

This class does not use discussion boards or group work, but lets you, independently develop weekly materials to help you understand the readings and concepts presented.

You are responsible to do you own work. Any and all materials you turn in are with the implicit understanding that it is your work. Just because this is an online class does not mean there is less work than a seated class. You need to allow time to complete weekly assignments. Most of the online materials are also used in the seated classes. As an online class, you must research the materials on your own instead of learning from seated lectures and working in the classroom in groups.

-Be sure to allow time to complete all tasks before they are due.

-Due dates are indicated on the website outline and in the weekly instructions.

-Late assignments will not be accepted.

-Technical problems on your end are not an excuse.

-There is no ‘throw out the lowest score’ policy. You don’t turn it in….you don’t get points.

-All points are equally weighted.

-There is no ‘extra credit.’

This is college so do the work on time as expected like the other students.

-Do your own work on take home work and quizzes

-Mis-marked, incomplete, tainted or otherwise suspicious materials will not be accepted

Each week:

-Go to the geo-site.net website and click on your class outline on the top.

-The outline has interactive links for each week as well as links to other information.

-Read the instructions on the geo-site.net website for your class and complete

the assigned materials. (The instruction box is in the link for the week’s topic)

-Other classes are also using the same webpage so follow only your instructions.

-Your instructions are a link labeled ‘Online Class Instructions’ in the outline.

-You may scan, take a clear photo or import materials to submit into drop box on geo-site.net.

-Do not use the D2L drop box.

-Be sure to follow submission requirements as indicated on the drop box link.

-Assignment materials and instructions will be online at least two or more weeks

before they are due.

IF YOU DO NOT TURN IN WORK FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS, I ASSUME YOU DROPPED FROM CLASS

Assignments and activities are due Sunday night (11:59 pm) the week the materialsare assigned on the website outline.

(ie: Geology materials for week of August 31stwill be due Sunday September 6th)

These are the materials for which you are responsible to complete the class

7) Quizzes @ 50 pts. ea. 350

3) Vacations @ 20 pts. ea. 60

15) Weekly Exercises @ 10 pts. ea. 150

14) Weekly Power Point Lectures @ 10 pts. ea. 140

POSSIBLE TOTAL POINTS 700

GRADING IS BASED ON: 92% = A 86% = B 78% = C 70% = D

(GRADING MAY BE ADJUSTED LOWER DEPENDING ON CLASS AVERAGE, BUTNOT

INCREASED…GRADES ARE NOT ROUNDED UP)

I do the same class this semester as a seated class. You are invited and welcome to sit in at any of the campuses. Each course outline is a link on the website. Generally, the class materials are the same for the week as the other classes, unless a holiday offsets it. Check their course outline.

Century College: Wednesday evening 6-8:50 W3520

Cambridge Campus (Anoka Ramsey College) Tuesday and Thursday 1-2:15 F107

Coon Rapids Campus (Anoka Ramsey College) Monday evening 6:3:30 B208

Academic Honesty Standards, Student’s Right to Know Policies and Access/Accommodation policies are established by the college and are adhered to in this class. If you have specific questions, please refer the appropriate office, booklet or see me for further information. This syllabus does not negate official written policies set forth by the college.

Century College Policies and Student’s Rights-to-Know information is a link on the geo-site website or available on the Century College Web Site.

Any and all materials produced by students in this class may be made available

for other students and the public to view