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About the CourseCourse Title
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Course Summary
Please provide a brief, 2-3 sentence description of your course. This summary will appear at the top of the web page for your course and and is used by readers to decide if they are interested in learning more about your course. The summary should capture the essence of both the content and pedagogy of the course and why you use MATLAB in this course.

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Course Context
Please briefly describe the context of this course, including the nature of the student body and the role of this course in the curriculum and your school.

For example:
"This is an upper-level course with prerequisite requirements of Intro Geo, Calculus II and a Computer Science course where they use MATLAB. Typically, 50% of the students take the course to fill an upper division Geology requirement and 50% are coming from other disciplines such as Civil and Environmental Engineering. The course has an optional lab. Students who decide to major in geology must take a subsequent course in physical geology."

Course Content
Please briefly describe the content covered in this course, including geoscience concepts covered, quantitative skills developed, and use of MATLAB in achieving these goals. .

For example:
"The Earth Science course focuses on Geology and also covers topics in Oceanography, Meteorology, and Planetary Geology. It includes 4 to 6 labs using MATLAB to visualize data and develop models of real-world phenomena. Students use models to test hypotheses and make interpretations of field observations. Students learn the process of linking field geologic observation and with modeling to test hypotheses."

Design of the Course

Course GoalsThe course goals are used to describe what students should be able to do after they've completed your course. Your goals may range from content knowledge they should master, to skills in which they should be proficient, or changes in attitude you wish to foster. Please state explicitly the goals of your course for teaching about risk and resilience. Course goals are most useful if they are concrete, have measurable outcomes, and provide clear direction for the course. It is helpful to phrase your goals as Students will be able to ... or I want students to be able to...

Learn more about content knowledge goals

Do:

enter the goals as a list
use the format "Students should be able to..."
focus on the main goals of the course
emphasize higher order thinking skills (analyze, predict, synthesize, interpret, evaluate, formulate), rather than lower order thinking skills (recognize, describe, define, identify, list, explain). A well-constructed goal involving higher order thinking skills has lower order skills embedded in it.

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enter a list of content items
use vague and difficult-to-assess goals involving phrases such as "appreciate", "understand", "be exposed to", "see the value in", "know about", "learn about".

Examples:

Students should be able to interpret unfamiliar geologic maps and construct cross sections.
Students should be able to analyze and assess geologic hazards in unfamiliar areas (which is different than recalling those done in class).
Students should be able to formulate new research questions in X.
Students should be able to design computer or analog models of X.
Students should be able to predict the weather given appropriate meteorological data.

Learn more about skills goals

Learn more about attitudinal goals

You may also have goals related to student attitude. These might include goals such as

building students' confidence in course- or discipline-related abilities
developing students' sense of stewardship of the Earth
improving students' sense of healthy skepticism
increasing student excitement/personal wonder about learning about the Earth
improving students' awareness of the issues of ethics in doing science
changing student attitudes toward science

Please list the goals for your course.

Course Features

What are the main features of your course that help your students achieve the learning goals? (For example, the course format or a critical assignment)

An example response:
"This course has a three-week capstone project where students apply the modeling they've learned so far to explore patterns in time series data. To do this, students use remote sensing data from three sources. The final assignment is a presentation about their findings and hypotheses about underlying drivers. Students have the opportunity to provide feedback on classmates' approaches and discuss alternatives."

Course Philosophy
Why did you choose this particular design? How is it particularly appropriate for your teaching style, your setting, or your students?

Assessment
How do you assess the degree to which students have reached the goals for this course?

References and ResourcesIf you use a textbook, please provide the book title and author(s).

Why did you select this text?

If you use a lab manual, manuscripts or other key readings, please provide the reference information.

Why did you select these specific materials?

Please describe why you use MATLAB to teach this course.

Are there other software packages that could be used to teach this material?

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