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Course Outline for Fall 2017 Astronomy 110 Classes
**Contact Information:** Jennifer Krestow, Ph.D.(pronounced: Krestov) Office: CS 262 Email: krestow@glendale.edu Phone: 818-2400-1000 x5356 Class meeting: Mondays & Wednesdays 1:40 - 3:05 P.M. in CS257 Class website: GCCastronomy.wikispaces.com My office hours are Mondays from 10:45 - 11:45 A.M. and Tuesdays 1:45 - 2:45 P.M. At other times, I keep an open door policy: if the door is open, come on in! However, you can always see me right before or right after class, or we can arrange a meeting if your time is limited & you want to make sure I’m available.

**Course Materials:** There is no required textbook for this course, as there is ample, accurate astronomical information available online. On the class website (see above) you’ll find many links to appropriate sites, including two online, textbooks.

**Grading:** There will be three term tests given over the course of the semester. The tests are scheduled on Wednesday, September 27 th, Monday, October 30 th , and Wednesday, November 15 th, 2017. These dates, however, are subject to change. If you have extenuating circumstances that causes you to miss any of the tests, **you must call me**. You must call no later than the time your exam is scheduled to end to explain your absence. Failure to call will result in no opportunity to makeup the test material and a recorded grade of zero for that test.

There will also be quizzes, given at random, throughout the semester.

The Griffith Observatory report is a one page critique of one of the exhibits at Griffith Observatory and is due by 11:59 P.M. on Sunday, November 19 th, 2017. Details are on the class website.

The final exam is schedule during the GCC finals period, on Monday, December 11 th, 2017 from 11:50 A.M. - 2:10 P.M. **Grading scheme in summary (one emphasizing the term work, one the final. You will earn the higher grade as calculated by both schemes):**

Quizzes 15% total Tests 45% total (15% each) Griffith Report 5% Final Exam 35% **Total 100%**

**Dropping the class:**

Any student that does not routinely come to class will be in danger of being dropped. Any student that misses four or more classes will be dropped 48 hours after an email reminder has been sent to their college email address. If you are dropped, you cannot re-enroll in this class.**Student Learning Outcomes:**

At the end of this semester, as a result of taking this astronomy course, you will be able to:
 * 1) Identify, classify and compare the bodies of our solar system.
 * 2) Recognize and explain the movements of the Sun, Moon and planets, as viewed from Earth, over the course of time.
 * 3) Examine and critique both the geocentric and the heliocentric models of our solar system and explain them within a historical perspective.
 * 4) Explain the production, transmission, refraction and reflection of electromagnetic radiation and this detection of this radiation by both Earth-based and space-based instruments.

**Academic Behavior:**

Cheating = “To take an examination or a test in a dishonest way, as by improper access to answers” 1 Plagiarism = “ The unauthorized use, or close imitation, of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.” 2

I will not tolerate cheating of any kind! The work on the tests, the homework, the Griffith Report, and the exam must be your own. You may not use electronic devices of any kind during the writing of the tests or the exam. You may not copy or paraphrase from the web (even one sentence is too much) for any assignment handed in for this class. You may not help others to cheat or plagiarize. As stipulated in the GCC student handbook, cheating and/or plagiarism are serious academic offences. If you cheat, you will receive zero on that assignment/test/exam, possibly zero in the course, and you may even be expelled. The consequences are too high. Do not cheat 3

**Classroom Behavior:**

Please respect that the classroom is a place of learning. Therefore, all laptops, cell phones, iPads, iPods, etc... must be left in your bags. If these devices are used in class (e.g. to text), I reserve the right to confiscate them, for the duration of class. In addition, disruptive behavior of any kind will not be tolerated. After one warning, those disrupting the class will be asked to leave. Class will only resume after the disruptive individuals have left.

**Students with Disabilities:**

GCC is committed to providing students with documented disabilities equal access to all programs and facilities. If you think you have a disability requiring accommodations, you must register with the Center for Students with Disabilities (CDS) in San Rafael 238-1. Please provide me with that information privately so that we can review those accommodations and I will then do my very best to make this astronomy class a successful learning opportunity for you.

**Recording Devices:**

All students should feel confident that their personal privacy is not being invaded by the taking of audio or video recording of them, without their knowledge or consent. Accordingly, no device that can be used to record (video or audio) is permitted in this class, without the express consent of the instructor, and the entire class and a completed “Recording Permission” form.

1 Cheating. Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2017. (accessed: August 24 th, 2017). 2 Plagiarism. Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2017. (accessed: August 24 th, 2017). 3 I MEAN IT!