DepartmentofEarthSciences(Geology):UniversityofToronto.Autumn2016.

ESS104ControversiesinEarthScience
Ispresentdayglobalwarminganomalous?Doesevolutionfollowagradualorsporadicpace?
Aremassextinctionsduetoextraterrestrialorterrestrialcauses?Aretheyrandomordothey
occurincycles?Theseareafewofthecontroversialissuesinhistoricalgeologytoday.Students
oftenbelievethatthereisonecorrect,testablesolutionforeveryproblem,adepersonalized
formulaforscientifictruth.

Butcontroversyisthelifebloodofscienceandscientistsvigorouslydisputethe"facts"as
presentedbycolleaguesontheoppositesideofanissue.Polarizationofsomeissuesrendersit
difficulttoseetheproponentsastrained,dispassionatescientists.Howissciencereallydone
andhowisscientificprogressmade?Whyarecertainissuesinvogueandothersnot?Arethere
differentshadingstoscientifictruth?

Thiscoursebeginswithanexaminationoftheprinciplesofscienceandtheidealmodelof
multipleworkinghypotheses.Thereafter,aseriesofcasestudieswillbereviewedusing
contradictoryjournalarticlesselectedfromawidespectrumoftopicsinhistoricalgeology.
Topicscoveredwillincludethoselistedabove,aswellasothers,like"continentaldrift,"which
arenowjudgedbymajorityopiniontobesettledissues.Historicalgeologyoffersagood
vantagepointforgeneralinsightonscientificmethod,bothintheoryandinpractice,because
thedisciplinedrawsonthemethodologyofallothersciences.Eachweekwewilltrytolookat
allsidesofanissue,notnecessarilytoteaseoutthetruth,butinordertoseewhatscientists
areallabout.

CalendarentryTheevolutionofideasabouttheoriginanddevelopmentoftheearthfromthe
Athenianstothe20thCentury.Withattentionontheageoftheearth;ontheevolutionand
disappearanceofspecies;ontheoriginofoceans,continentsandmountains;onclimate
change;andonthecourageofscientistsinconfrontingthereligiousandpoliticalviewsoftheir
time.ESS104H1isprimarilyintendedasascienceDistributionRequirementcoursefor
HumanitiesandSocialSciencestudents.DR=SCI;BR=ThePhysicalandMathematicalUniverses
(5);Exclusion:GLG105

Courseobjectives:Toincreasestudentusageandcomprehensionofjournalarticles;To
improvestudentcitationskills;Tobetterstudentcriticalthinkingskills

Instructor:Ms.LisaTutty(rhymeswithputty,notwithfruity)BSc(hon)MSc

TeachingAssistants:Fortheposterassignment,pleaseseeCONTACTtabonBlackboard(BB).

Officehours:W10:00amnooninES4141,asharedoffice(Se14Dec72016)

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Email?PleaseusetheBBDiscussionBoardinsteadunlessitisprivate;http://portal.utoronto.ca
loginwithyourUTORidandpassword.SeeCONTACTtabonBBformoreinfoandmyemail
address.

Lectures:MandW12pminLM159

Textbook:None,variousreadings.

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AcademicPosterOutline5%SatOc8,2016

Poster/PosterConferenceAssignment30%WedDe7,2016

[PairsorIndividualwork]

MidtermTest25%WedOc12,2016

[one8.5by11inch'cheatsheet',anycontent,noattachmentsthatincreasethesurfaceareaof
thepage;bothsides;typedand/orhandwritten;mayincludefigures]

FinalExam40%[one'cheatsheet'asperabove]

MissedthemidtermandgotconsiderationfromScottMoore(seebelow)?Wedon'tdore
writes,insteadwewillredistributethemidterm25%andadd10%toposterand5%tothe
posteroutlineand10%toexamtomakeupthat25%worth.

Thecourselatepenaltyis10%perday,includingweekends.Assignmentsaretobesubmitted
onlineontheBlackboarddropboxorinpersonatthemainEarthSciencesoffice(95weekdays)
ES1066.Noassignmentswillbeacceptedafterthemarkedassignmentshavebeenreturnedto
yourclassmates.Toreceivemedicalconsiderationforlateassignments,usetheUofTMedical
FormavailableonBlackboardandsendittoLisaatlisa.tutty@utoronto.ca.

Thecourseremarkingpolicyis:youmaysubmityourORIGINALworkforremarking,within
five(5)businessdaysofthedaytheassignment/testisreturnedtotheclass,alongwithanote
ofexplanationastowhyyouthinkaparticularquestiondeservesahighergrade,inthemain
EarthSciencesoffice(95pmweekdays).Note:yourmarkmayincrease,decreaseorremainthe
sameuponremarking.YoumustputtheTAandinstructornameaswellasthecoursecodeon
yourletterofexplanation,andstaplethistothetopoftheassignment.

Studentsareresponsibleforregularlycheckingtheirutorontoemailaccountsandthecourse
Blackboardsite(http://portal.utoronto.ca).

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AccessibilityServices:Studentswithdiverselearningstylesandneedsarewelcomeinthis
course.Inparticular,ifyouhaveadisability/healthconsiderationthatmayrequire
accommodations,pleasefeelfreetoapproachmeand/orAccessibilityServicesat(416)978
8060;accessibility.utoronto.ca

Controversialideas:

Inthiscoursewewilldiscusscontroversialissues,sobeprepared.Theatmosphereoftheclass
shouldbeasconduciveaspossibletopositiveinquiryandthefreeexchangeofideasan
Indigenousharmonyethicthatgivesallmembersofthecommunitytheopportunitytoshare
theirknowledgewithothers.Pleasebeconsiderateofotheropinionsandbeliefs,evenifyou
donotagreewiththem,butalsofeelfreetoexpressyourownopinionsifyoucandoso
respectfully.Respectalsoincludesbeingprompttoclass,finishingcourseworkbyduedates,
refrainingfrommockingorinterruptingothers,andgivingfullattentiontoyourfellowstudents
andtheprofessor.Idonottoleraterudeness,slurs,orpersonalattacks.SeetheCodeof
StudentConductformoreinformation.

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

InformationabouttheposterprojectcanbefoundinaseparatehandoutonthePostertabon
BB.Pleasenote:ifyougototheproperprintshop,andearlyenoughinadvanceofthe
conference,thecosttoprintyourposterwillbeapproximately$25.00(becauseitis$3.99per
squarefootatselectlocations,perhapsevencheaperifyouareamemberatCostco.Bevery
careful,someplaceschargeMUCHmoreevenmorethan$100!!Walmartisalsoprettygood
forprintingprices,traditionally).Ifyouworkinpairsthiscostcanbeshared.PostersMUSTbe
createddigitallyandprintedprofessionallyonlargeformatpaper.Samplepostersfrom
previousstudentswillbeavailableforviewingduringatleastonelectureandduringall
instructorofficehours.Posterswillbe2feetby3feetinsizeandwillbeattachedwith
instructorprovidedvelcrotoalargeposterboardfordisplay.You(andyourpartnerif
applicable)willstandalongsideyourposteranddiscussitwiththeinstructororaTA.Youwill
NOTbepresentingyourpostertoagroupofpeoplesopleasedon'tworryaboutthat.Correct
APAstyleparaphrasingandcitationisabsolutelykeytogettingagoodgrade.

Boththemidtermtestandthefinalexaminationwillhavemultiplechoicesectionstobe
completedonascantronformandshortanswerquestionstobeansweredinthetestbooklet.
Theseshortanswerquestionsareworth510markseach.Thefinalexaminationisnot
cumulativeittestspostmidtermmaterial.

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PolicyformissedmidtermtestsIMPORTANT

MissedfinalexamsMUSTbedealtwithyourregistrar.Missedmidtermtestsandwillonlybe
excusedforcasesinwhichtheabsencewasentirelybeyondthestudentscontrol(e.g.,medical
reasons,personalaffliction).Pleasedoyourbesttosubmityoudocumentswithinoneweekof
themissedtestduringregularofficehours(MonFri,9to5).

Formedicalreasons;

1)PleaserecordyourabsenceusingtheROSIAbsenceDeclaration,butnotethatweinsiston
furtherdocumentationthatmustbeanofficialUofTMedicalCertificate:availableonline(BB
CourseMaterials),

AND2)Adetailedletterfromyourequestingconsiderationforthemissedwork.Theletter
mustincludethefollowinginformation:Yourname,studentnumber,emailaddress,course
nameandnumber,thedateofthetest/deadline,whenyoustartedtofeelsick,andhowit
preventedyoufromstudyingandwritingthetestormeetingthedeadline,whenyoureturned
toschool.Pleasenote,youdonothavetodisclosespecificmentalhealthafflictionsto
professors,TAs,Departments,etc.speakwithAccessibilityServicesformoreinformation.

BothdocumentsmustbesubmittedtoScottMoore,StudentAffairsOfficer,Geology
Department,22RussellStreet,ESCRoom1066duringregularofficehours.TheDepartmentIS
openduringReadingWeek.

Fornonmedicalreasons;

1)Adetailedletterfromyourequestingconsiderationforthemissedtest.Thelettermust
includethefollowinginformation:Yourname,studentnumber,emailaddress,coursename
andnumber,thedateofthetest,andthereasonwhyyouwereunabletoattend.Reasons
involvingpersonalcommitmentssuchasvacationtravelarrangementsarenotconsidered
legitimategroundsformissingtests.ThelettermustbesubmittedtoScottMoore,Student
AffairsOfficer,GeologyDepartment,22RussellStreet,ESCRoom1066duringregularoffice
hours.

2)Example:Deathintheimmediatefamily.Adetailedletteroutliningthecircumstances.The
lettermustinclude:yourname,studentnumber,emailaddress,coursenameandnumber,the
dateofthetest.AndacopyoftheDeathCertificateoraNewspaperDeathnotice.Thesemust
besubmittedto,Administrator,Graduate/UndergradutePrograms,DepartmentScottMooreof
EarthSciences,22RussellStreet,ESC,Room1066,duringofficehours.TheDepartmentisopen
duringReadingWeek.

ScottMooresphonenumberis(416)9781240,andhisemailiss.moore@utoronto.ca.

Ifyourpetitionissuccessful,youwillbeinformedbyemail.Foramissedmidtermtesttherest
ofthecourseandthefinalexaminationwillbereweightedaslistedonpage2.Therewillbeno

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makeuptests.Forothermissed(assignment)deadlinesLisaTuttywillgiveyouan
appropriatelyextendedduedate.

AcademicIntegrity

AcademicintegrityisfundamentaltolearningandscholarshipattheUniversityofToronto.
Participatinghonestly,respectfully,responsibly,andfairlyinthisacademiccommunityensures
thattheUofTdegreethatyouearnwillbevaluedasatrueindicationofyourindividual
academicachievement,andwillcontinuetoreceivetherespectandrecognitionitdeserves.As
aresult,theUniversitytreatscasesofcheatingandplagiarismveryseriously.Familiarize
yourselfwiththeUniversityofTorontosCodeofBehaviouronAcademicMatters
(http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/behaveac.htm)outlinesthebehaviours
thatconstituteacademicdishonestyandtheprocessesforaddressingacademicoffences.Itis
therulebookforacademicbehaviourattheUofT,andyouareexpectedtoknowtherules.

Academicmisconducttakesanumberofforms,forexamplecheatingontests,plagiarism,and
submissionofidenticalhomeworkbymultiplestudentswhentheassignmentwasintendedto
beindividualwork.Whenwedetectacademicmisconduct,itwillbedealtwithaccordingto
FacultyofArtsandScienceprocedures.Notethatallcasesmustbeinvestigated,andpenalties
canbesevere(zerofortheassignment,reductionofthecoursegrade,aremarkonyour
transcript,expulsion).

Plagiarism(presentingsomeoneelsesworkasonesown)isaseriousacademicoffence,yet
sometimeshappenswithoutintent,andoftenisaconsequenceofleavingtheworkuntilthe
lastday.Beawarethat:

Anydirect(orverbatim)quotemustbeclearlyidentifiedassuchbyplacingitwithinquotation
marks.Itisnotsufficient(thoughstillnecessary)toreferencecorrectly.

Images,figures,andtablesnotproducedbyyourselfmustbe referenced.

Anyinformationtakenfromawebsite(includingdataandimages)mustbereferenced.

Paraphrasedinformationalsorequiresareference.

ReferencesformostpapersinEarthscienceadheretotheParentheticalAuthorDatestyle
guidelines(e.g..,APA)orfollowaNumberedNotesystem.[FORTHISCOURSEWEUSEAPA]

Althoughwedoencourageyoutocollaborateanddiscussyourworkwithothers,we
discourageyoufromsharinganycopies(electronicorhardcopies)ofyourworkwithfellow
students.

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YoucanaccessthefollowingresourcesinadditiontoinstructorsandTAsofgeologycourses:

YoumaybookanappointmentatyourcollegesWritingCentre;wesuggestyoudonotleave
thistothelastminute.Writinginstructorscanalsohelpyouwithorganizingyourthoughtsor
gettingyougoingyouneednothaveacompletedraft.

TheAcademicSuccessCentre(http://www.asc.utoronto.ca/)helpsyoudeveloplearningskills,
offersworkshops,andhousesadropincenter.

Librariansareexcellentresourcestofindanyarticle,hardcopyorelectronic,onagiventopic.
MostearthsciencerelatedmateriallivesintheNorandaEarthSciencesLibraryandthe
GersteinScienceLibrary.

TheUofTWritingWebsite(http://www.writing.utoronto.ca)containsexcellentadvice,
includingexplanationsplusexamplesofvariousreferencestyles(gotoAdviceandthen
Sources)andapageonHownottoPlagiarize(see
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/usingsources/hownottoplagiarize).

Youcanfindanumberofusefulbooksinthelibrary(forexampleWritersChoice:aportable
guideforCanadianWritersbyNortheyandProcter,callnumberLB2369.N6771998).

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TheAcademicIntegrityChecklistbelowmustbefilledoutandsubmittedforeachpieceof
workinthecourseoryourworkwillnotbegraded.Youcanprintthechecklistanddropthem
intheES1066dropboxoryoucanbringthemtoofficehours(TAorinstructor)ortoclass.

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AcademicIntegrityChecklist

ESS104ControversiesinEarthScience

Instructor:LisaTutty.ASSIGNMENT:________________________________

I,_______________________,affirmthatthisassignmentrepresentsentirelymyownefforts.
(pluspartnerandgroupwhereapplicable)Iconfirmthat:

IhaveacknowledgedtheuseofanothersideaswithaccuratecitationsintheAPA

format,bothintextandintheendreferencessection.

IfIusedthewordsofanother(e.g.,author,instructor,informationsource),Ihave
acknowledgedthiswithquotationmarks(orappropriateindentation)andproper
citationintheAPAformat.ThisincludesBOTHintextcitationandendreferences.

Whenparaphrasingtheworkofothers,Iputtheideaintomyownwordsanddidnot
justchangeafewwordsorrearrangethesentencestructure
IhavecheckedmyworkagainstmynotestobesureIhavecorrectlyreferencedall
directquotesorborrowedideas.WEDONTQUOTEINSCIENCEWEPARAPHRASE(Lisa)
Myreferencesectionincludesonlythesourcesusedtocompletethisassignment.

Myreferencesectionincludesallofthesourcesusedtocompletethisassignment.

ThisisthefirsttimeIhavesubmittedthisassignment(inwholeorinpart)forcredit.

AnyproofreadingbyanotherwaslimitedtoindicatingareasofconcernwhichIthen
correctedmyself.

Thisisthefinalversionofmyassignmentandnotadraft.

Ihavekeptmyworktomyselfanddidnotshareanswers/contentwithothers,unless
otherwisedirectedbymyinstructor.

Iunderstandtheconsequencesofviola ngtheUniversitysacademicintegritypolicies
asoutlinedintheCodeofBehaviouronAcademicMatters.

BysigningthisformIagreethatthestatementsabovearetrue.

IfIdonotagreewiththestatementsabove,Iwillnotsubmitmyassignmentandwillconsult
thecourseinstructorimmediately.

Studentname:_________________________Signature:_____________________

Studentnumber:_______________________Date:_______________

YOUMUSTACTUALLYSIGNTHIS,YOUCANTJUSTTYPEOUTYOURNAMEINAFONT

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Schedulesubjecttochange.
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LM159GUESTLECTURELec9 LM159Lec10RADIOMETRIC
RADIOMETRICAGEDATING AGEDATING

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LM159Lec13PLATETECTONICS LM159Lec14PLATETECTONICS

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Finaldatetodropcourses

November 12ESS104Controversies
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(UofT) FOSSILS/EVOLUTION

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