Critical Steps in the Evolution of Earth and life

The concept Earth System Science is introduced. This is followed by some critical events in the evolution of Earth and life.

• Course structure

  Assessment

  is based on a written/oral assessment at the end of the course. Assessment criteria are:

  A = Excellent
  B = Very good
  C = Good
  D = Satisfactory
  E = Sufficient
  Fx = Insufficient
  F = Entirely insufficient

  The assessment criteria will be outlined at the start of the course. To pass the course, a minimum grade E is necessary.

• Course literature

  Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

  Web based lectures + Steven M Stanley: Earth System History, 4th Edition, W.H. Freeman, 2014. ISBN 1429255269, 9781429255264.

• Course reports

  Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development.

  It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality.

  The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with more course specific questions you may send them to studies@geo.su.se.

  If you haven't received the course evaluation for your finished course, or if you have other questions regarding course evaluations at IGV please contact studies@geo.su.se.

  Course evaluation = student's review of the course
  Course report = course leader's reflections about the review

  • Course report GG5123 SP 2021 Course evaluation

• Contact

  Senior lecturer, Marine micropaleontology
  Helen Coxall
  helen.coxall@geo.su.se
  +46 (0)8 674 78 58 | Room: R233

   

  Margret Steinthorsdottir
  Swedish Museum of Natural History affiliated with Department of Geological Sciences (IGV)
  margret.steinthorsdottir@nrm.se