You can purchase your book at the IVC bookstore on campus or you can order them via the Internet through the IVC online bookstore. Just make sure you get the book listed above. Also be careful if you go to the campus bookstore that you pick up the correct edition.
(We are using the 4th Edition)
PLEASE NOTE: If you order your book online, please do so as quickly as possible (preferably in advance of the start of school). You cannot afford to wait several weeks for your book. If you are waiting for your book, you can go to the library and use the book there, just ask for Marty reserve for Geol 110 (4th Edition) at the front desk.

The course grade is based on total points accumulated during the semester. There is a tentative total of 690 points available. Grades are determined by dividing the total points you earn by the total points available (690) to get your percentage. I will use a program on my computer to track your points and post your progress (hopefully) weekly on my website (www.imperial.edu/kevin.marty): Scroll down on my website and look for geol 110 in the second box; you will see a "grade" link; click on this and type in your last name ((only the first letter capitalized; if you have two last names, both must be entered; and your "G" number is your password ((type in a lowercase "g" and your number)).
If you want to verify your point total at any time during the course, please email me. I keep a hard copy of all grades.

Final grade is based on the following percentages (notice this grading scale if more lenient that most scales, and in your favor! Also, I will curve your final grade based on the highest student's score at the end of the semester):

The grading scale is as follows:

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Cheating is defined as fraud, deceit, or dishonesty in an academic assignment or using or attempting to use materials, or assisting others in using materials, or assisting others in using materials which are prohibited or inappropriate in the context of the academic assignment in question, such as:

* copying or attempting to copy from others during an examination or on an assignment;
* communicating test information with another person during an examination;
* allowing others to do an assignment or portion of an assignment, including the use of a commercial term paper service.

Plagiarism includes the deliberate misrepresentation of someone else's works and ideas, as one's own, as well as paraphrasing without footnoting the source.

The bottom line is you cannot copy anything directly from any source including your textbooks or the Internet, unless you are using a quotation and you must note the book or article or web site, and page number from the source of your quote. If you paraphrase something, you must also cite the source of your information. If you copy and paste stuff into your answers from other sources, the assignment will be given "0" points the first time you do it and if you do it again, I will fail you in the course. BE FOREWARNED.

It is the responsibility of the student to officially withdraw from the class through the Office of Admissions and Records. If you stop actively participating in the class, it does not mean I will drop you from the class, BUT I CAN DROP YOU AT MY DISCRETION. The last day to drop the course without owing fees is September 1; the deadline to drop without the course appearing on your transcript (without a W, but you will owe fees) is September 3. The deadline to drop the course is November 9 (with a W and owed fees).

YOU MUST OFFICIALLY DROP THE COURSE YOURSELF before the deadline or you will receive an "F" for the course if you have not completed the coursework.

If you register and pay for this class and fail to complete any assignments during the first week of the course, the instructor may drop you. Imperial Valley College explicitly prohibits auditing of classes, therefore you may not register and then just review the class without turning in any assignments.

You must be an active participant in the class. This means if you do not turn in any assignments for one week without contacting me to let me know what the problem is, you may be dropped. If you do not understand this, please contact the instructor for further clarification.

Overall, please be courteous to me and to your classmates. Working within a safe, friendly learning environment will be beneficial to everyone. Obviously, nobody wants things to get out of hand, but should such a situation occur, you should be aware of the IVC Student Conduct and Complaint policy. You can also access this information by referring to page 25 of the IVC Catalog.

Below are films we will watch in class during the semester that are available to you to view at this website.