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November 24

Hi.

It’s Midterm Week.  Keep calm and study on …

This week we’re also looking at Chapter 7, water in the earth-atmosphere system, including things like clouds, fog, rain, hail, snow, and thunderstorms. This is NOT on the midterm exam but will be on the Final Exam. 

We do have to keep learning to make it through the entire course in 6 weeks.

This week, please:

  1. Lab 3 is due Tuesday, November 25.  This is a Quiz on Canvas.  You can take as much time as you like; it is open book; but you do have to do it all in one sitting.  Allow about 2 hours for it.   Lab 4 is due Tuesday, December 2
  2. Record your reading on Canvas by Tuesday midnight.
  3. Read online notes 7 and the text Chapter 7 (on the Final Exam, not the Midterm).  
  4. The midterm exam is Friday, November 28, 6-7:30 pm PT on Canvas.. A study guide is here.
    • As per College policy, the exam requires a lock-down browser. 
    • Details for the Lock-down browser are on the UBC Canvas site, and here  https://rossway.net/lockdown-browser/.  Download it NOW.
    • I have posted a one question LOCK-DOWN BROWSER TEST QUIZ so you can test your computer works with the lockdown browser.  PLEASE take it.  It will lower your stress to know your computer will work with the lockdown browser.  If you do NOT do the practice quiz, and your exam will not work with the browser, you will receive ‘0’ for the exam.
    • The exam will be monitored by Zoom. Zoom link:  https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69862707266?pwd=bDbabUYfu1mhLmWOJXUPlam0tcZw9K.1  Passcode: 2025
    • You will need a second device for Zoom (the lock-down browser will NOT allow you to use the same computer you are using for the exam).
    • Please log into the Zoom call by 5:55 pm at the latest.  Just as you would be in the exam room for an in-person exam at least 5-minutes early, please be a few minutes early for our exam.
    • We will verify your ID/identity with the photo ID you sent in. 
    • Your camera MUST show YOU AND YOUR WORKSPACE.  I will ask you to show me your surroundings periodically during the exam.
    • Any evidence of cheating will result in “0” on the exam and an “F” in the course

If you have any questions, get in touch with me right away.  Email works best: bmartin@corpuschristi.ca.

Bruce Martin, Ph.D

College Professor, Geography