Lost River Range, Idaho

Geologic Field Methods Geological Sciences 489 Spring/Summer 2012

15th year in eastern Oregon and 5th year in southeastern Idaho

Instructor: Jeff Lee
Office: Lind 218A
email: jeff@geology.cwu.edu; Telephone: 963-2801
Textbook: "Geology in the Field" by Robert R. Compton

Course Description
Geologic Field Methods is a 5-week long, 9-credit capstone course for CWU registered students. This course emphasizes learning how to create, read, and interpret geologic maps. This course has several other important goals:

Review much of the undergraduate geology curriculum.

Apply material learned in a classroom or lab to its occurrence in a natural setting. This course provides the ideal hands-on learning experience because it exposes students to the true complexity of nature.

Develop critical and creative thinking skills based on:

i. independent discovery,
ii. applying knowledge of core subject areas,
iii. developing skills on the proper acquisition of data,
iv. learning the limitations in quantity and quality of data,
v. developing sound interpretations based on limited data and time for analysis, and
vi. applying deductive reasoning using the scientific method.

Emphasize professional behavior including teamwork and collaboration in the field and in the camp, completing assignments on time, and participating in discussions. The geologic field methods experience is as close to the real geologic world without actually holding a job.

The Geologic Field Methods course will be held in two locations. During the first three weeks, students will map out of Oregon State University's field station in Mitchell, OR and during the last two weeks, students will map out of Idaho State University's field station in Big Lost River Valley, ID.

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