SYLLABUSSOILECOLOGY AGRY34900Fall2009 COURSEOBJECTIVE:Thiscoursewillallowyoutodevelopafundamentalunderstandingofsoilbiology. INSTRUCTOR:RonaldF.TurcoOffice:LillyG120,Phone:4948077 Email:rturco@purdue.edu Email:jlindell@purdue.

edu LABORATORYINSTRUCTOR:JudyLindellOffice:Lilly2335,Phone:4947189

OpenOFFICEHOURS:MondayorWednesday,4to5PMothertimesbyappointment(sendemail) CLASSMEETINGTIME/PLACE: Lecture:MondayandWednesday1:302:20PMinroom217ofStoneHall Lab:LILY3427,Sec1:T12:302:30andSec2:T3:305:30PM TEXT:FundamentalsofSoilEcology2ndeditionbyDavidColemanetal.ISBN:0121797260 QUIZZES,PROBLEMSETSandEXAMS:Inordertoencourageyouruseofthetextbook,wewillhaveweeklyin classquizzesbasedonthecurrentlyassignedchapter.Wewillalsohaveproblemsetsbasedaround thecurrentchapteraswellasthecurrentlecturematerials.Combinedtheseofferawayforstudents toexplorecomplexissues,toidentifyandanalyzeoptionsfromvariedviewpoints,andtoconsiderthe ecological/managementconsequences.Examsareconstructedaroundacombinationofessayand shortanswerquestions.Oldexamsareavailableonthewebsite. GRADINGSYSTEM:Total600pt HourExaminationI(September30;covers8/24to9/28) 100pt HourExaminationII(November11;covers10/05to11/09) 100pt FinalExamination(TBA:Covers11/16to12/9and20%cumulative) 120pt LaboratoryReports 150pt ReadingQuizzes 65pt Homework 65pt Finalgradeforthecoursewillbecalculatedasfollows:A+,A=93100%A=90.092.9B+=87.089.9B= 83.086.9B=80.082.9C+=77.079.9C=73.076.9C=70.072.9D+=67.069.9D=63.066.9D=60.0 62.9F=<60 WEBSITE:http://www.agry.purdue.edu/courses/agry349/agry349.htm ATTENDANCE:Attendanceisassumed. GRADINGANDOTHERCOURSECHANGESDUETOACAMPUSEMERGENCY:Intheeventofamajorcampus emergency,courserequirements,deadlines,andgradingpercentagesaresubjecttochangesthatmaybe necessitatedbyarevisedsemestercalendarorothercoursechanges. http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness/ MISSINGEXAMS,QUIZZESandLABORATORYREPORTS:Nomakeupswillnormallybegivenfortheonehour exams.QuizzesaregiveninclassonMonday,only.Laboratoryreportsaredueonthedesignateddateslisted onyourlaboratoryscheduleoutlineby5p.m.thatday.Latelaboratoryreportswillnotbeaccepted. STUDENTSWITHDISABILITIES:Ifyouhaveadisabilitythatrequiressomespecialaccommodation,please makeanappointmentwithinthefirstweekofthesemestertovisitwiththecourseorganizerstodiscussthe appropriatenessoftheinstructionalmethodsinthisclass,oranyacademicadjustmentsthatyoumayneed. Wehavefounditpossibletomakeaccommodationsinthepast,butitisimportantthatwetalkaboutthisat thebeginningofthesemester. POLICIESONACADEMICDISHONESTYANDPLAGIARISM:Readthefollowingpolicieson;Academic dishonestyhttp://www.purdue.edu/ODOS/osrr/integrity.htmandplagiarism http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01