A Field-Based, Writing Intensive Undergraduate Course on Pacific Northwest Geology

Journal of Geoscience Education | November 1, 2006| | Copyright

ABSTRACT

At Spokane Community College, a course in Pacific Northwest Geology provides students with a field-based approach to learning about the geology of the Pacific Northwest. This sophomore-level undergraduate course is a writing intensive course and meets the "W" (writing) requirements at Spokane Community College. The students participate in six laboratory field exercises where they document basic outcrop observations then submit three field reports that follow a specific field report format. Students are encouraged to view the reports as professional documents that will be provided to ...

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