GO 340 Gemstones & Gemology Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas USA Susan Ward Aber

http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/syllabus.htm

In a nutshell... Gemstones and Gemology is an introduction to minerals and rocks sufficiently beautiful to be labeled as gemstones and to methods practiced by gemologists and jewelers to identify these works of nature and humankind. Students enroll for the course in one of two ways: on campus attendance for three credit hours or online participation for two credit hours. If you have enrolled for the course, email me now to introduce yourself and check the weekly announcements often throughout the semester. I look forward to hearing from you!

Dr. Susan Aber www.emporia.edu/ earthsci/abersusa.htm

620-341-5977 saber@emporia.edu

Check May 1 Announcements www.emporia.edu/earthsci/ amber/go340/wkspeak.htm

Emporia State University will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students need to contact the Director of Disability Services, http://www.emporia.edu/disability/, and the professor as early in the semester as possible to ensure that classroom and academic accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. All communication between students, the Office of Disability Services, and the professor will be strictly confidential.

GO 340 Gemstones and Gemology Course Requirements Lecture Schedule 2008

Course Requirements

	Required text: Schumann, W. (1997). Gemstones of the world. NY: Sterling Publishing Co, Inc. Obtain the newest edition where possible.
The textbook may be purchased or ordered online at the ESU campus Virtual Bookstore. Supplementary resources may be found in your local library or on reserve at William Allen White Library.

Grading Letter grades from A-F with +/- subdivisions are used to evaluate your performance in this course. An incomplete grade will be considered in extremely rare cases and must be completed within the next semester or it will be converted automatically to an F.
Tests	Three, written, open-book tests will be given for the online section, with each test worth 20% of the total grade.
Homework	Approximately ten assignments will be given, with total assignments counting 20% of the final grade.
Presentations	One webpage presentation will be expected and is worth 20% of the final grade. The presentation topic and design will be your choice and specific guidelines, examples, and topic ideas will be forthcoming.
E-mail	All students must have an e-mail account and correspond with me via e-mail on a weekly basis.
Honesty	Cheating and plagiarism are not tolerated in this class. Also, assignments for this class should be exclusive to this class and not projects completed for other courses and recycled for this course. For ESU policy see www.emporia.edu/acadaff/dishonesty.htm

Yikes my webpage project is coming up?!?

Yes, the webpage project is just around the corner. You may want to review the assignment page, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/webpage.htm and work through the html tutorial, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/htm.htm. The htm lesson creates a template that can be adapted for your final product. Also, visit these webpages for topic ideas from...

• print resources, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/books.htm
• past book reports, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/bkreport.htm
• electronic resources, GemLinks!, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/gemlinks.htm
• website reviews, Student Reflections, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/review02.htm
  and www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/reviews.htm
• indexing project for the jewelry journal JCK, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/1996.htm.

This page originates from the Earth Science department for the use and benefit of students enrolled at Emporia State University. For more information contact the course instructor, S. W. Aber, e-mail: saber@emporia.edu Thanks for visiting! Webpage created: August, 1999; last update: May 1, 2008.