Class Contacts

• Instructor:
• Simon Brassell, Professor of Geological Sciences 
• email: simon@indiana.edu (use this address for class questions)
• phone:  855-3786 
• office:  GY313 (Geology Building) 
• office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 12:30 to 1:20pm, or by appointment.
• Associate Instructor:
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• email:
• office hours: by arrangement
  

• My main goal is to develop your understanding of the history of the Earth.
• I want you to succeed in this class, please let me help you in this endeavor.
• Make use of the resources available:
• Text, visuals from lectures, revision guides, and instructors.
• If you are unsure about any class material, please ask for clarification. 
• If you have problems with access to oncourse contact UITS. 
• I always try to provide prompt responses to email messages.
• Please follow simple guidelines for email etiquette:
• Always include a title in the subject line (include G302).
• Send messages to simon@indiana.edu.
• Always first check for information on the web pages and oncourse . 
• You are less likely to receive a prompt reply if the answer to your enquiry is readily accessible on the web.
• Always begin your message with the name(s) of the intended recipient(s).
• Email messages sometimes get sent to the wrong person or an incorrect address. This is a simple courtesy.
  
• Always author your message with your name.
• This helps us to identify the author of the message - not all email addresses are self-explanatory.
• It also helps inform instructors of your preferred form of address. 
  
• Office hours operate on a first-come, first-served basis, no appointment is necessary. 
• If office hours aren't convenient for you, please send an email message to arrange a separate, mutually convenient time for an appointment.
• Communication is vital. 
• Please keep me informed about illnesses and absences.
• Please notify me immediately if you're unable to fulfill any of the class requirements. 
• My willingness to accept late assignments and facilitate alternate arrangements is directly proportional to the timeliness of the request!

• You are encouraged to explore and consider the topics for the discussion sessions with classmates, as a prelude to the formal group interactions intended to faciltiate that process.
• Note, however, that your answers should represent your individual effort. All your answers must be written in your own choice of words.
• I reserve the right to award zero points to students who submit identical answers to the written questions.
• Consultation with other students for the timed on-line quizzes is not permitted. These assignments are designd to test what you learnt from the class.
• Again, I reserve the right to award zero points to students who submit identical answers to the quizzes.
• All of the written examinations are closed book, but you are welcome to consult the information on the maps on the classroom walls.
  

Department of Geological Sciences, 
1001 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1403
Phone: (812) 855-5582  Last updated: 6 January 2006
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