OCEA 1001

Conversat w/ Ocean Scientst I

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Students engage with working ocean scientists about their research, its relevance, and how to communicate science to different audiences. In addition to regular writing exercises that include journaling, blogging, and lab reporting, students compose a research paper and follow it through the process of submission and peer-review for an in-class journal.

Sections

Lecture
Tutorial, pick one

From the syllabus

From the Fall 2025 syllabus by Laura deGelleke, Sadie Foster, William Nesbitt, and Ella Vivian. Open the PDF

Grading

2%Library Skills Worksheets (2)1% each
4%Science Blog Posts (2)2% each
8%News Briefs (4)2% each
2%Opinion Piece
2.5%Review Paper: Topic Proposal
2.5%Review Paper: Reading List
5%Review Paper: Outline
5%Review Paper: Oral Presentation
10%Review Paper: Draft
2%Review Paper: Self-evaluation
2%Review Paper: Response to Reviewers
15%Review Paper: Final Submission
10%Peer Reviews (2)5% each
10%Lab Report
5%Ocean Reading QuizzesWeekly; lowest 2 each term dropped
5%Science Communication Reading QuizzesWeekly; lowest 2 each term dropped
5%Lecture ParticipationWeekly
5%Tutorial ParticipationWeekly

Textbooks

  • OCEANS: A Very Short Introduction, Dorrik Stow
  • Writing in the Life Sciences, Laurence Greene

Course rules

Extensions
Request extensions by email before the due date, give a reason, and suggest a revised date.
Late work
The penalty is 5% for the first 24 hours and doubles each day afterward, including weekends.
Absences
Students may submit up to two absence declarations per term for absences of three days or less.
Absence deadlines
Submit absence declarations on Brightspace before the missed class or deadline; they allow up to three extra days.
Missed quizzes
There are no make-up quizzes, even with an absence declaration.
Academic integrity
Work must be individual and original, and must not be generated by AI.

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