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Extra Credit
You can earn up to 100
extra credit points (equivalent to 10% of your grade) by attending
lectures and other events around the campus.
During the course of the quarter, there are many seminars given around
the campus on climate-related topics. Although most of these lectures
are intended for scientists and graduate students, many of them are
quite comprehensible in terms of the concepts developed in this course.
They provide an excellent opportunity to learn about climate and
climate change from the point of view of scientists actually engaged in
the research.
To earn extra credit points (up to 10 points per lecture), you must attend the lecture and write up
a description of it. Your write-up should be 1 page, double spaced
(reasonable font size - 10 or 11 pt) and should include the following:
- Date, time, place, speaker, title
- Summary of the talk (or as much of it as you could understand)
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Your own comments on the talk (for
example, were the points made by the speaker clear and convincing? What
did you find most surprising? Did anything conflict with what you have
learned in class?)
- Questions that the talk raised in your mind
The report must be turned
in within 1 week of attendance! (Turning in a pile of these the last
week of class is definitely NOT going to be accepted.)
You should definitely take notes during the talk, but DO NOT simply
turn in your notes. To earn the full 10 points, your write-up does not
need to be long but it does need to be coherent and organized (for
example, using complete sentences and paragraphs).
By the way, do not be afraid to ask the speaker to clarify any points
you do not understand. That is one of the best ways to learn, and most
speakers will be very glad to find out that an undergraduate has taken
the time to attend their talk.
Each Monday (or maybe by Friday!), we will post a list of possible seminars
or other activities that you can attend to earn extra credit. If you
see some lecture or activity that you would like to attend and think
might qualify, feel free to consult the instructor. Prior approval,
however, is required to get credit.
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