GEOLOGY G130, C452
SHORT COURSE: REEFS
Instructor: Dr. Lenore P. Tedesco
Office: SL 136
Phone: 274-8383 (Office) or 274-7484 (Departmental Secretary - Nancy)
E-Mail: LTEDESCO@iupui.edu
Class Meets: MW 9:30-10:45
Text: Course Readings will be via the Internet accessed through the Reef Course Home Page
at www.geology.iupui.edu through Course Information and Reefs
| Date | Topic | Readings |
| March 31 | Reefs: A Geologic Perspective | Please See the |
| April 2 | Reef Building Organisms Through Time | Topics Page |
| 7 | The Modern Reef Ecosystem | for all readings |
| 9 | City of Coral - Video | |
| 14 | Corals: Biology and Life Requirements | |
| 16 | Corals as Environmental Indicators | |
| 21 | The Reef and Anthropogenic Affects | |
| 23 | Coral Sea Dreaming: An Evolving Balance | |
| 28 | Saving The Reefs | |
| 30 | EXAM |
Course Readings: Unfortunately there is no one comprehensive textbook concerning the biology, geology, and marine policies of coral reefs. Readings for the course will therefore come from the Internet. The course syllabus will be updated electronically throughout the course and will be posted to the home page. Readings will either be directly available by clicking on the assigned reading for the lecture or will be linked to the home page.
You must have access to the Internet to participate in this course. If you do not have a computer account - go get one! Computer accounts are free to all students enrolled in courses at IUPUI. Internet access is available across the campus in student computing clusters and in the library. The student computing cluster in SL060 - basement of the Science, Engineering and Technology Building is an excellent cluster with extended hours. If you have a home computer with a modem, you can access the web page and the readings from home.
Lectures: Lectures are designed to provide background information on the incredible beauty and diversity of coral reef ecosystems. The lectures will convey factual information, and they will develop concepts important to the interpretation of observations of natural phenomena. Both elements will be important to do well on the exam.
Throughout the course, lectures will be supplemented with slides, computer video graphics, and videotapes. These audiovisual media will be selected to help you appreciate the beauty and wonder of coral reefs and to illustrate some of the natural processes active in these environments. These media are considered an important part of the lectures, so you can expect test questions to be derived from them.
Class attendance is essential to do well in this course.
Grading: The course grade will be based on performance on the exam. The exam will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions.