Report of the University Curriculum Committee July 11, 2008 The University Curriculum Committee recommends approval of the following: 1. New Courses

MATH 147. Calculus I for Biological Sciences. (3-2). Credit 4. Introduction to differential calculus in a context that emphasizes applications in the biological sciences. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or equivalent. MATH 148. Calculus II for Biological Sciences. (3-2). Credit 4. Introduction to integral calculus in a context that emphasizes applications in the biological sciences; ordinary differential equations and analytical geometry. Prerequisite: MATH 147 or approval of instructor. MATH 419. Applications of Actuarial Science. (2-0). Credit 2. Applications of actuarial science using mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and finance industries; emphasis on probability, statistics, finance, and economics; focus on using probabilistic models in the estimation of insurance premiums. May be taken 2 times for credit. Prerequisite: MATH 411 or STAT 414.

2. Withdrawal of Course BAEN 360. Systems Engineering in Food and Agriculture.

3. Change in Courses

AGSM 301. Systems Analysis in Agriculture. Prerequisites From: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. To: MATH 141 and MATH 142 or equivalent; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. AGSM 315. Food Process Engineering Technology. Prerequisites From: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. To: PHYS 201; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. CHEM 481. Seminar. Course Description From: Oral discussion of selected topics from selected publications. To: Preparation of oral and written reports on selected topics from recent technical publications. Lecture Hours, Credit Hours From: (1-0). Credit 1. To: (2-0). Credit 2.

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ENGL 392. Studies in Literature, Religion and Culture. Course Description From: Exploration of literature treating significant religious topics in the context of cultural setting. To: Exploration of literature treating significant religious topics in the context of cultural setting; features current faculty research on such topics as Tolkien and the making of myth, C.S. Lewis, texts and cultures of the Middle East and Victorian women writers and religion. FILM 401. National Cinema History. Course Description From: Cinema History of a given film-producing nation, such as Japanese Film, Swedish Film, South African Film. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisite: FILM 301; junior or senior classification. To: Cinema History of a given film-producing nation other than the United States, such as Japanese Film, Swedish Film, South African Film. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisites: FILM 301; junior or senior classification. FSTC 315. Food Process Engineering Technology. Prerequisites From: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. To: PHYS 201; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. MATH 220. Fundamentals of Discrete Mathematics. Course Title From: Fundamentals of Discrete Mathematics. To: Foundations of Mathematics. RELS 392. Studies in Literature, Religion and Culture. Course Description From: Exploration of literature treating significant religious topics in the context of cultural setting. To: Exploration of literature treating significant religious topics in the context of cultural setting; features current faculty research on such topics as Tolkien and the making of myth, C.S. Lewis, texts and cultures of the Middle East and Victorian women writers and religion.

Report of the University Curriculum Committee July 11, 2008 Page 3 4. Texas A&M University at Galveston New Courses MAST 265. ELISSA Sail Training I. (1-6). Credit 3. Fundamentals of seamanship on late

19th century square-rigged sailing vessel; instruction in sailing and caring for the 1877 Barque ELISSA, operated by the Texas Seaport Museum; lectures on maritime life supplement physical activity. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.

MAST 266. ELISSA Sail Training II. (0-6). Credit 2. Sailing and crewmanship on the

1877 Barque ELISSA, operated by the Texas Seaport Museum; includes sail training at sea. May be taken 7 times for credit. Prerequisite: MAST 265.

Syllabus for MATH 147

Calculus I for the Biological Sciences

Textbook: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 2nd Edition, by C. Neuhauser, Pearson (2004).

Prerequisites: Math 150 or equivalent.

Course Goal: The goal of this course is to introduce students to differential calculus in a context that emphasizes applications in the biological sciences.

Exams: There will be three evening exams during the semester as well as a comprehensive final.

Grades: Final grades will be determined in the following manner: Homework assignments: 15%; Quizzes: 15%; In-class exams: 15% each; Final exam: 25%. Grade ranges will be standard: 89.50-100, A; 79.50-89.49, B; 69.50-79.49, C, 59.50-69.49, D; below 59.50, F.

Make-up policy: Make-ups for exams will only be given if the student can provide a documented University-approved excuse (see University Regulations). According to University Student Rules students are required to notify an instructor by the end of second working day after missing an exam. Otherwise the student forfeits his or her right to a make-up.

Scholastic Dishonesty: Copying work done by others, either in-class or out of class, is an act of scholastic dishonesty and will be prosecuted to the full extent allowed by University policy. "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do." Please refer to the Honor Council Rules and Procedures, available at the Office of the Aggie Honor System.

Students with Disabilities: The following statement was provided by the Department of Student Life: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), in Room 126 of the Koldus building or call 845-1637.

Class Schedule: We will cover the following material from Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 2nd Edition, by C. Neuhauser, Pearson (2004).

Instructor: Dr. Peter Howard, Blocker 620D Phone: 862-3459 Email: phoward@math.tamu.edu

Week Material Covered Week 1 Chapter 1: Preliminaries, Elementary Functions, and Graphing

Week 2 Section 2.1: Exponential Growth and Decay Section 2.2: Sequences

Week 3 Section 2.3: More Population Models Section 3.1: Limits Section 5.6: Difference Equations: Stability (Optional)

Week 4 Section 3.2: Continuity Section 3.3: Limits at Infinity Section 3.4: The Sandwich Theorem and Some Trigonometric Limits

Week 5 Section 3.5: Properties of Continuous Functions Exam 1

Week 6 Section 4.1: Formal Definition of the Derivative Section 4.2: The Power Rule, the Basic Rules of Differentiation, and the Derivatives of Polynomials

Week 7 Section 4.3: The Product and Quotient Rules, and the Derivatives of Rational and Power Functions Section 4.4: The Chain Rule and Higher Derivatives

Week 8 Section 4.5: Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions Section 4.6: Derivatives of Exponential Functions Section 4.7: Derivatives of Inverse and Logarithmic Functions

Week 9 Section 4.8: Approximations and Local Linearity Exam 2

Week 10

Section 5.1: Extrema and the Mean Value Theorem Section 5.2: Monotonicity and Concavity

Week 11

Section 5.3: Extrema, Inflection Points, and Graphing Section 5.4: Optimization

Week 12

Section 5.5: L'Hospital's Rule Section 10.1: Functions of Two or More Independent Variables Section 10.2: Limits and Continuity

Week 13

Section 10.3: Partial Derivatives Section 10.6: Applications (Optional) Exam 3.

Week 14

Section 10.4: Tangent Planes, Differentiability, and Linearization Section 10.5: More about Derivatives (Optional)

Syllabus for MATH 148

Calculus II for the Biological Sciences

Textbook: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 2nd Edition, by C. Neuhauser, Pearson (2004).

Prerequisites: Math 147 or consent of instructor.

Course Goal: The goal of this course is to introduce students to integral calculus in a context that emphasizes applications in the biological sciences. Students will also be introduced to ordinary differential equations and analytic geometry. Exams: There will be three evening exams during the semester as well as a comprehensive final.

Grades: Final grades will be determined in the following manner: Regular homework assignments: 15%; Quizzes: 15%; In-class exams: 15% each; Final exam: 25%. Grade ranges will be standard: 89.50-100, A; 79.50-89.49, B; 69.50-79.49, C, 59.50-69.49, D; below 59.50, F.

Make-up policy: Make-ups for exams will only be given if the student can provide a documented University-approved excuse (see University Regulations). According to University Student Rules students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the second working day after missing an exam. Otherwise the student forfeits his or her right to a make-up.

Scholastic Dishonesty: Copying work done by others, either in-class or out of class, is an act of scholastic dishonesty and will be prosecuted to the full extent allowed by University policy. "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do." Please refer to the Honor Council Rules and Procedures, available at the Office of the Aggie Honor System.

Students with Disabilities: The following statement was provided by the Department of Student Life: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accomodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accomodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), in Room 126 of the Koldus building or call 845-1637.

Class Schedule: We will cover the following material from Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 2nd Edition, by C. Neuhauser, Pearson (2004).

Instructor: Dr. Peter Howard, Blocker 620D Phone: 862-3459 Email: phoward@math.tamu.edu

Week Material Covered Week 1 Section 6.1: The Definite Integral Week 2 Section 6.2: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Week 3 Section 6.3: Applications of Integration

Week 4 Section 7.1: The Substitution Rule Section 7.2: Integration by Parts

Week 5 Section 7.3: Practicing Integration and Partial Fractions Section 7.4: Improper Integrals Exam 1

Week 6 Section 7.7: The Taylor Approximation Section 8.1: Solving Differential Equations

Week 7 Section 8.2: Equilibria and Their Stability Section 8.3: Systems of Autonomous Equations (Optional)

Week 8 Section 9.1: Linear Systems Section 9.2: Matrices

Week 9 Section 9.3: Linear Maps, Eigenvectors, and EigenvaluesSection 9.4: Analytic Geometry Exam 2

Week 10 Sections 11.1: Linear Systems: Theory

Week 11 Section 11.2: Linear Systems: Applications Section 11.3: Nonlinear Autonomous Systems: Theory

Week 12 Section 11.3: Nonlinear Autonomous Systems: Theory Section 11.4: Nonlinear Systems: Applications

Week 13 Applications Exam 3

Week 14 Applications

Questions regarding this form should be directed to Sandra Williams at 845-8836. OAR/AS – 04/07

Texas A&M University Departmental Request for a New Course

Undergraduate Graduate Professional Submit original form and attach a course syllabus.

1. This request is submitted by the Department of ______________________________________________________

2. Course prefix, number and complete title of course:___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Course description (not more than 50 words):________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Prerequisite(s) _________________________________ Cross-listed with_________________________________ Cross-listed courses require the signature of both department heads.

5. Is this a variable credit course? Yes No If yes, from _______ to _______.

6. Is this a repeatable course? Yes No If yes, this course may be taken _______ times. Will the course be repeated within the same semester/term? Yes No

7. Has this course been taught as a 289/489/689? Yes No If yes, how many times? _______ Indicate the number of students enrolled for each academic period it was taught. ___________________________________

8. This course will be:

a. required for students enrolled in the following degree program(s) (e.g., B.A. in history)

__________________________________________________________________________________________

b. an elective for students enrolled in the following degree program(s) (e.g., M.S., Ph.D. in geography) __________________________________________________________________________________________

9. If other departments are teaching or are responsible for related subject matter, the course must be coordinated with these departments. Attach approval letters.

Prefix Course # Title (excluding punctuation)

Lect. Lab SCH Subject Matter Content Code Admin. Unit Acad. Year FICE Code - 0 0 3 6 3 2

Level

Approval recommended by:

Head of Department Date Chair, College Review Committee Date

Head of Department (if cross-listed course) Date Dean of College Date

Submitted to Coordinating Board by: Dean of College Date

Director of Academic Support Services Date Effective Date

10.

Supporting Statement For Math 419 as Repeatable Course

It is anticipated that the majority of the students in Math 419 will be preparing for the first actuarial exam and will enroll in the course only once. However, this exam encompasses a large body of undergraduate mathematics and students sometimes need a second attempt (and a repeat of the course) before they pass. In addition, we anticipate that some advanced students would like to use this course to help prepare for the second actuarial exam. By allowing students to repeat Math 419 for credit, we will have the flexibility to try and accommodate these students. For the foreseeable future, we don't think the number of repeat students who are studying for the second exam will be large enough to warrant a separate course.

MATH 419: Applications of Actuarial Science Instructor: Dr. May Boggess Office: Blocker 406A Phone: 845-8884 email: mboggess@stat.tamu.edu Prerequisites: MATH 411 or STAT 414. Required text: Introduction to Probability Theory (3rd edition), by Sheldon Ross. Required calculator: TI 30IIS. Topics: Applications of actuarial science using mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and finance industries. This involves a number of related subjects, including probability, statistics, finance, and economics. This class will focus on using probabilistic models for the estimation of insurance premiums. A firm understanding of introductory probability theory is assumed, including conditional probability, Bayes' theorem, discrete and continuous random variables, common distributions, expected value, variance, joint distributions and the central limit theorem. This class will go further into probability theory, including extreme value distributions such as Weibull and Pareto, moment and cumulant generating functions, and inequalities such as Chebyshev's and Markov's, and focus on the application of these to problems in insurance and finance. Homework: Homework, due every Monday, is done on the web through a internet course management system. For the first 10 weeks each homework will be a set of twelve past actuarial exam questions, multiple choice and computer graded. For the last 4 weeks each homework will have a time limit, ten past actuarial exam questions in 60 minutes, again multiple choice and computer graded. Each homework will have equal weight. The lowest homework score will be dropped at the end of the semester. Quizzes: Quizzes will be held every class period in the last four weeks, 5 questions in 30 minutes. Each quiz will have equal weight. The lowest quiz score will be dropped at the end of the semester. POLICIES: Grading: There will be no final exam. Homework assignments are worth 50% and quizzes are worth 50% of the final grade. Final grades will be allocated in accordance with the usual university scale:

A 100-90%, B 89-80%, C 79-70%, D 69-60%, F 59-0%. Absences: Make-ups for quizzes will only be given if the student can provide a documented University-approved excuse (see University Regulations.) According to University Student Rules, students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the second working day after missing a quiz. Otherwise the student forfeits his or her right to a make-up.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement

The following ADA Policy Statement (part of the Policy on Individual Disabling Conditions) was submitted to the University Curriculum Committee by the Department of Student Life. The policy statement was forwarded to the Faculty Senate for information. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, the legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), Room 118, Cain Hall, 845-1637.

Aggie Honor Code "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do."

Upon accepting admission to Texas A&M University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning, and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor System. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the Texas A&M community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor System. For additional information please visit: www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor .

On all course work, assignments, and examinations at Texas A&M University, the following Honor Pledge shall be preprinted and signed by the student: "On my honor, as an Aggie, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work."

MATH419: Applications of Actuarial Science Texas A&M University. Dr. May Boggess

Schedule Week 1 Ch 2. Review: Venn diagrams, DeMorgan's Laws, independence, counting problems Week 2 Ch 3. Review: Conditional probability, Bayes' theorem Week 3 Ch 4. Random variables: probability mass functions, cumulative distribution functions, expectation, variance . Week 4 Ch 4. Common discrete RVs: binomial, Poisson, negative binomial, geometric, hypergeometric. Week 5 Ch 5. Continuous random variables: probability density functions, cumulative distribution functions. Week 6 Ch 5. Common continuous random variables: uniform, exponential, normal, gamma, Pareto, Weibull, transformations of one variable Week 7 Ch 6. Joint distributions, order statistics, transformations of two random variables Week 8 Ch 7. Conditional expectation and variance, covariance, moment generating functions, cumulant generating functions Week 9 Ch 8. Central Limit Theorem, Markov and Chebyshev's inequalities Week 10 Continuity corrections, linear interpolation for tabled probabilities, determination of insurance premiums using expected values Week 11 Risk theory. Quizzes 1 and 2. Week 12 The effect of interest rate environments. Quizzes 3 and 4. Week 13 Claims and benefits as contingent events. Quizzes 5 and 6. Week 14 Actuarial Science: the fusion of interest theory and probability. Quizzes 7 and 8.

Williams, Sandra J

From: Steve Searcy [s-searcy@tamu.edu]Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:14 PMTo: Robert Knight; Sandra-Williams@tamu.eduCc: aschroeder@tamu.eduSubject: Justifications for prerequisite changes on courses before UCC

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Sandra I received a call from Bob Knight asking for justifications for the change in prerequisites for AGSM courses that are to be considered by UCC. He indicated you would distribute them to the members. Following are our reasons for requesting the changes. AGSM 301 (Add Math 141 & 142) - For many years, these two math courses have been prerequisites in our internal advising program. The current prerequisite of Jr or Sr standing was originally considered sufficient, as the two math courses are laid out in the freshman year. However, we have experienced problems with students who transfer into AGSM with U3 status but have not taken the math courses, and with students who take but fail one of the math courses and still want to take AGSM 301. We do not wish to have students of either situation taking 301, so we are making the change to have the explicit requirement of completing Math 141 and 142. AGSM 315 (Add PHYS 201) - In catalog 129, the AGSM curriculum was changed to include PHYS 201 as a required course. This addition was made to satisfy the requirements of the recognition body that oversees AGSM and similar degrees nationally. Subsequently, the AGSM 315 course has been modified to incorporate more advanced material based on the knowledge of physics for enrolling students. The change in the stated prerequisites is being made now because the cohort of students who need to take AGSM 315 under an earlier catalog (without the PHYS requirement) has pass through the course. We now want all who enroll to have taken physics. FSTC 315 (Add PHYS 201) - AGSM 315 is cross listed in FSTC. Both sections of the course are taught by our faculty. This change is to provide consistency between the course listings. If you need additional information regarding these requests, please let me know. Steve Stephen W. Searcy, P.E. Professor and Associate Head 2117 TAMU Biological and Agricultural Engineering Texas A&M University / Texas AgriLife Research College Station, TX 77843 Email: s-searcy@tamu.edu Office phone: 979-845-3668 Fax: 979-862-3442 Improving Life Through Science and Technology.

Williams, Sandra J

From: Steve Searcy [s-searcy@tamu.edu]Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:14 PMTo: Robert Knight; Sandra-Williams@tamu.eduCc: aschroeder@tamu.eduSubject: Justifications for prerequisite changes on courses before UCC

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Sandra I received a call from Bob Knight asking for justifications for the change in prerequisites for AGSM courses that are to be considered by UCC. He indicated you would distribute them to the members. Following are our reasons for requesting the changes. AGSM 301 (Add Math 141 & 142) - For many years, these two math courses have been prerequisites in our internal advising program. The current prerequisite of Jr or Sr standing was originally considered sufficient, as the two math courses are laid out in the freshman year. However, we have experienced problems with students who transfer into AGSM with U3 status but have not taken the math courses, and with students who take but fail one of the math courses and still want to take AGSM 301. We do not wish to have students of either situation taking 301, so we are making the change to have the explicit requirement of completing Math 141 and 142. AGSM 315 (Add PHYS 201) - In catalog 129, the AGSM curriculum was changed to include PHYS 201 as a required course. This addition was made to satisfy the requirements of the recognition body that oversees AGSM and similar degrees nationally. Subsequently, the AGSM 315 course has been modified to incorporate more advanced material based on the knowledge of physics for enrolling students. The change in the stated prerequisites is being made now because the cohort of students who need to take AGSM 315 under an earlier catalog (without the PHYS requirement) has pass through the course. We now want all who enroll to have taken physics. FSTC 315 (Add PHYS 201) - AGSM 315 is cross listed in FSTC. Both sections of the course are taught by our faculty. This change is to provide consistency between the course listings. If you need additional information regarding these requests, please let me know. Steve Stephen W. Searcy, P.E. Professor and Associate Head 2117 TAMU Biological and Agricultural Engineering Texas A&M University / Texas AgriLife Research College Station, TX 77843 Email: s-searcy@tamu.edu Office phone: 979-845-3668 Fax: 979-862-3442 Improving Life Through Science and Technology.

PROPOSED SYLLABUS

Chemistry 481 Seminar: Chemistry and Society Fall 2009 Instructor Dr. Holly C. Gaede; CHEM 104; 845-0520; hgaede@mail.chem.tamu.edu Class Meetings Section 901: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:10 – 2:00 in CHAN 2101 Office Hours TBA Neo Email I will send reminders and clarifications to you through neo, so please check your accounts often. Course Objectives In this course you will

• Strengthen oral and written communication skills • Be reminded how to access chemical information and search the chemical literature • Become adept at reading the scientific literature • Study a specific chemical topic deeply • Bring together concepts learned in other chemistry courses • Consider the role of science and technology in society

Required Text Coghill, A.M; Garson, L. R., Eds. The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information 3rd Ed. American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 2006. Lecture notes, links to readings, assignments, etc. will be available at the WebCT course web site found at http://elearning.tamu.edu/. Software EndNote bibliographic software (available for free to TAMU students) will be extremely helpful in completing your assignments. Writing Help

• Use the University Writing Center. http://uwc.tamu.edu, (979) 458-1455, second floor of Evans Library in room 214.

• Schedule a conference with me. Course Requirements This is a writing-intensive course. Accordingly, most of your grade comes drafting, reviewing, and revising scientific writing. You will have several written assignments, all of which will require library research. In addition, you will have two oral presentations. You will provide written feedback for your peers’ oral and written work. There will be additional in-class assignments that will also count toward your final grade. Attendance A major component of this course is peer review of written work and oral presentations. Therefore, class attendance is of critical importance for academic success. Attendance is required except as allowed by the University rules on excused absences. If you have an excused absence, it is your responsibility to complete the work that you have missed. (http://student-rules.tamu.edu/rule7.htm) You will not be allowed to make up work for an unexcused absence, and will receive a zero for assignments completed in class. (e.g. peer review of written or oral presentations)

Chemistry 481 1 of 5 Fall 2009

PROPOSED SYLLABUS Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, the legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, in Cain Hall or call 845-1637. Aggie Honor Code “An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.” Upon accepting admission to Texas A&M University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning, and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor System. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the TAMU community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor System. Additional information about the Aggie Honor Code can be found at: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/

The consequences for plagiarism of any kind will be, at a minimum, a zero on the assignment in question. Grading Annotated Bibliography 10% Newspaper Article 15% Scientific Review Article 25% In-Class Assignments 10% Oral Presentation 1 15% Oral Presentation 2 25% Grading Scale A ≥ 90% 80% ≤ B < 90% 70% ≤ C < 80% 60% ≤ D < 70% F < 60% These cut-offs may be lowered by a couple of percentage points, but they will not be raised. Late Policy The due dates and times for all assignments are specified clearly in the syllabus. It is important for the review process that all assignments come in on time. Students with excused absences will be allowed to make up work according to University Rules and Regulations. For unexcused absences, the assignment grade will be immediately lowered by one letter grade (10%) if it is handed in past the deadline, i.e the beginning of the class period. For each additional 24 hours the assignment is late, the grade will be lowered by an additional 5%. Assignments that are past-due by more than one week without an excused absence will not be accepted and will receive a grade of 0. Work Outside of Class It is generally agreed that one hour of class time should require 2-4 additional hours of work outside of class. Therefore, you should expect to spend on average about 6 hours per week on this course. That work is not necessarily evenly distributed throughout the semester: most of you will devote many hours in the weeks that assignments are due, and almost none when you have nothing to hand in. Because all assignments will be distributed today, you can work steadily throughout the semester if you prefer.

Chemistry 481 2 of 5 Fall 2009

PROPOSED SYLLABUS

Overview of Assignments

You will select a Research Article or Report from the journal Science or an Article or Letter to Nature in Nature published in 2002-2004. All of your assignments this semester will be based on this article, so choose carefully. The article should report exciting chemistry, be important, and peak your interest. Example: Kong, Jing; Franklin, Nathan R.; Zhou, Chongwu; Chapline, Michael G.; Peng, Shu; Cho, Kyeongjae; Dai; Hongjie. Nanotube Molecular Wires as Chemical Sensors. Science 2000, 287, 622-625. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/287/5453/622.pdf

Pre-assignment: Approval of article & topic By XXXXX, you should email me your selected article as a pdf file. In the body of the email (or as an attached Word file), you should give me your intended titles of both your newspaper and review articles, so I have an idea of what you will be writing about this semester. I do not want the same article chosen by more than one student. First come, first served. Do not begin work on your bibliography until I have approved your selection.

Assignment 1: Annotated Bibliography For assignment 1, you will prepare a list of at least 5 references that are cited in the publication of (led up to) your chosen article and at least 5 references that cite your (resulted from) your article. These references should come from the scientific literature and should be formatted according to the Accounts of Chemical Research. You will provide information on your selected article and summaries on the citing and cited articles. Example: An example is attached to the detailed assignment sheet.

Assignment 2: Newspaper Article For assignment 2 you will report on the discovery published in your Science or Nature selection in a newspaper article designed for the general public. This 2-3 paged article should be modeled after articles found in the science section of the New York Times. In this piece it will be important to explain complicated scientific concepts such that they are accessible to a readership without a specialized background in science. Example: Eisenberg, Anne. A Wisp of Carbon, a Whiff of Gases. N.Y. Times March 2, 2000. http://tech2.nytimes.com/mem/technology/techreview.html?res=9400E3D81039F931A35750C0A9669C8B63

Assignment 3: Review Article For assignment 3 you will review the chemical literature on your chosen topic since your Science/Nature article was published. Bring us up to date on the latest developments in that field. This 8-10 paged article will be modeled after publications in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research. Example: Dai, Hongjie. Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Integration, and Properties. Acc. Chem. Res. 2002, 35, 1035-1044. http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/achre4/2002/35/i12/pdf/ar0101640.pdf

Oral Presentations Both Assignments 2 and 3 will be accompanied by oral presentations. Your first talk will be brief – about 10-15 minutes long. In this talk, you will explain the importance of the reported discovery to an audience of non-scientists. In your second talk, which will be about 25 minutes, you will review the field of the discovery for an audience of chemists, focusing on recent developments.

In-Class Writing There will be various assignments completed in class, including group exercises at the beginning of the semester, peer review of a classmate’s written work, and evaluations of the oral presentations. This work will be worth 10% of your final grade.

More details on the format, objective, audience, and grading will be provided for each assignment.

Chemistry 481 3 of 5 Fall 2009

PROPOSED SYLLABUS

Schedule of Topics and Events

Week Date Topic Reading Before Class

ACS Style Guide, 3rd edition unless otherwise indicated

Turn In

1 Aug. 28

Introduction; Choosing an Article

Aug. 30

Types of scientific articles

Read: Ch. 2. Scientific Papers

2 Sept. 4

Web of Science

Meet in Evans Library

Sept. 6

Referencing, & Citing

Skim: Ch. 1,14 Topic Article

3 Sept. 11 EndNote

Meet in Evans library (204F)

Sept. 13

Paraphrasing & Plaigarism

Read: http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm/plagiarism/ (section on plagiarism and subsections on ethically questionable citation practices and ethically inappropriate writing practices only; pp. 1-15; 25-35 of hard copy)

4 Sept. 18 Style

Read: Ch. 4: Writing Style and Word Usage

Annotated Bibliography

Sept. 20

Newspaper Rubric

Skim: Ch. 2 Read: 1) Writing about Science for General Audiences. http://www.stc.org/confproceed/2001/PDFs/STC48-000077.PDF 2) Science Reporting Basics http://sciencereview.berkeley.edu/pdf/admin/reportingbasics.pdf

5 Sept. 25

Grammar Workshop

Sept. 27

Giving Oral Presentations for lay audiences

Handout: http://www.faculty.english.vt.edu/Collier/stc/index.htm

6 Oct. 2 Peer Review

Handout: Peer Review Case Studies

Oct. 4

Peer Review of Writing Assignment 1

Newspaper Article

7 Oct. 9 Presentation 1

Three 15 min talks

Oct. 11 Presentation 1

Three 15 min talk

8 Oct. 16 Presentation 1

Three 15 min talk Revised Newspaper

Article Oct. Presentation 1 Three 15 min talk

Chemistry 481 4 of 5 Fall 2009

PROPOSED SYLLABUS

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9 Oct. 23

Research & Review Articles

Handout

Oct. 25

Ethics in publishing

Handout

10 Oct. 30

Peer Review of Rev. Art.

Review Article Introduction

Nov. 1

Figures & Tables

Read: Ch. 15: Figures and Ch. 16: Tables

11 Nov. 6

Oral Presentations for scientific audiences

Handout on Oral Presentations http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/agu/scientific_talk.html http://www.casca.ca/ecass/issues/2002-js/features/dirobertis/talk.html

Nov. 8

Peer Review of Rev Art 2

Part II Review Article: Second Part

12 Nov. 13 Presentation 2

TWO 25 min talks

Nov. 15 Presentation 2

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14 Nov. 27 Presentation 2

TWO 25 min talks

Nov. 29 Presentation 2

TWO 25 min talks Final Review Article

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From: Steve Searcy [s-searcy@tamu.edu]Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:14 PMTo: Robert Knight; Sandra-Williams@tamu.eduCc: aschroeder@tamu.eduSubject: Justifications for prerequisite changes on courses before UCC

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Sandra I received a call from Bob Knight asking for justifications for the change in prerequisites for AGSM courses that are to be considered by UCC. He indicated you would distribute them to the members. Following are our reasons for requesting the changes. AGSM 301 (Add Math 141 & 142) - For many years, these two math courses have been prerequisites in our internal advising program. The current prerequisite of Jr or Sr standing was originally considered sufficient, as the two math courses are laid out in the freshman year. However, we have experienced problems with students who transfer into AGSM with U3 status but have not taken the math courses, and with students who take but fail one of the math courses and still want to take AGSM 301. We do not wish to have students of either situation taking 301, so we are making the change to have the explicit requirement of completing Math 141 and 142. AGSM 315 (Add PHYS 201) - In catalog 129, the AGSM curriculum was changed to include PHYS 201 as a required course. This addition was made to satisfy the requirements of the recognition body that oversees AGSM and similar degrees nationally. Subsequently, the AGSM 315 course has been modified to incorporate more advanced material based on the knowledge of physics for enrolling students. The change in the stated prerequisites is being made now because the cohort of students who need to take AGSM 315 under an earlier catalog (without the PHYS requirement) has pass through the course. We now want all who enroll to have taken physics. FSTC 315 (Add PHYS 201) - AGSM 315 is cross listed in FSTC. Both sections of the course are taught by our faculty. This change is to provide consistency between the course listings. If you need additional information regarding these requests, please let me know. Steve Stephen W. Searcy, P.E. Professor and Associate Head 2117 TAMU Biological and Agricultural Engineering Texas A&M University / Texas AgriLife Research College Station, TX 77843 Email: s-searcy@tamu.edu Office phone: 979-845-3668 Fax: 979-862-3442 Improving Life Through Science and Technology.

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ELISSA Sail Training I Fall 2008 – MAST 265

Mr. Tom Oertling Email: oertlint@tamug.edu Office: SAGC 402

Office Hours: TR 9:00 to noon and by appointment Tel: 409-740-4026

Prerequisites

Admission to MAST 265 is by application. All students must have written authorization from the Director of the Maritime Studies program. Enrollment is normally restricted to first year students enrolled at Texas A&M University at Galveston in the Maritime B.A. program (MAST).

MAST 265. ELISSA Sail Training I. (1-6). Credit 3.

Fundamentals of seamanship on a late 19th century square-rigged sailing vessel. Students will learn to sail and care for the 1877 barque ELISSA operated by the Texas Seaport Museum. Lectures on 19th century seafaring and maritime life supplement physical activity. Class meets on Fridays from 8:30am to 12:15pm, and about every other Saturday from 9am to 5:00pm (see schedule).

Learning Objectives

This course has been designed with specific learning objectives in mind. These are detailed at the end of this syllabus. Your grade in this class will be based on the instructor’s assessment of your mastery of those objectives, and the recommendations of the ELISSA mast captains.

Course Materials

ELISSA Seamanship (2005), Galveston Historical Foundation. Texas Seaport Museum, Galveston.

Students who work in the rigging may also be asked to provide a knife and spike; this will be explained at the orientation.

Grading Policy

I have developed learning objectives for this course. Learning objectives are ideas, concepts, skills, facts, theories, and other explanations related to ELISSA and seamanship that a student who has completed the course is expected to have mastered. This knowledge will be assessed with 3 mid-semester knowledge quizzes (10% each), a mid-semester skills test (10%), and two comprehensive team skill and knowledge exams administered by the ELISSA mast captains (together worth 50%). You will also keep a sailor’s journal, the thoroughness of which will comprise the remainder of your grade (10%).

Attendance and Make-Up Policy

Attendance is required and strictly monitored in this class. It is the student’s responsibility to attend class. Those students attending MAST 265 will be expected to follow the rules on attendance laid out in the University Student Rules. Absence will be excused only for students who have legitimate excuses as defined in these rules. They can be found at:

http://www.tamug.edu/stulife/student%20rules/Rule7.htm

These include: 1. Participation in an activity appearing in the University Authorized Activity List 2. Death or illness of a member of the student’s immediate family (see list in rules). 3. Illness of a dependent family member 4. Participation in legal proceedings that require a student’s absence. 5. A religious holy day (see Texas A&M Handbook for details) 6. Injury or illness that is too severe for the student to attend classes. (See rules) An absence for a

non-acute medical service does not constitute an excused absence. 7. Required participation in military duties. 8. Mandatory admission interviews for professional or graduate school, which cannot be

rescheduled. The Texas Seaport Museum has its own attendance policy for the Sail Training Sessions. The

student must also follow these policies in regard to attending the Sail Training Sessions (usually every other Saturday) in order to successfully complete the training and to be eligible to sail as crew on the Elissa. A student may miss up to four Sail training classes over the course of that season’s Sail Training. If more than four classes are missed, two may be made up at regularly scheduled review sessions once a month on a Saturday.

Proposed Course Outline Week Date Topic(s): Chapter(s)

1 August 29 Orientation ELISSA History Ship Geography I

ELISSA 1, 2, 3, 24

2 September 5 Knots 1 Aloft 1: Training Maintenance: paint locker, shop safety, heat stress, daily duties

ELISSA 3, 4, 6, 17, and 18

Heat stress handout

September 6 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday)

3 September 12 Aloft 2: loose and furl dock yard Line Handling 1: safety techniques, belay, and coil Ship Geography 2

ELISSA 3, 5, 8, and 19-23

September 14 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Sunday, make-up) 4 September 19 Skills Quiz I

Special Topic: shipboard hierarchy, work routines, and living quarters Drills: fire fighting I Aloft 2 and 3: loose and furl squares dock yard and aloft Knots 2

ELISSA 4, 6, 8, 11

September 20 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) 5 September 26 Special Topic: the diet and health of the

sailor Line Handling 2: pin rail Aloft 3: loose and furl squares aloft

ELISSA 5, 6, 8

6 October 3 Special Topic: archaeological clues to seafaring life Mooring Lines 1 Drills: man overboard Aloft 4: loose and furl fore and afts aloft

ELISSA 13, 20, 22

October 4 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) 7 October 10 Special Topic: piracy in the age of sail

Drills: fire fighting 2 Sail Handling: set and douse 1 squares Line handling: line chase Ship Geography: chase

ELISSA 5, 9, 10

October 12 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Sunday, make-up)

Continued… 8 October 17 Special topic: Jack Tar – Naval life in the

age of sail Drills: abandon ship

ELISSA 12 Test study guide

October 18 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday): Skills Team Test: knots, pin rail, geography, aloft check off.

9 October 24 Special Topic: Whalers Sail Handling: loose, set, douse, furl squares (rounding) and (set and douse 2) fore and afts. Maneuvers: introduction to tacking

ELISSA 8, 9, 10

October 25 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) 10 October 31 Special Topic: sea chanties 12 November 7 Sail Handling/Maneuvers: tacking

Review knots, heaving, and mooring lines Mooring Lines 2: heaving lines Knots 3 Sail Handling/Maneuvers: loose, set, douse, furl and tacking

ELISSA 8, 9, 10, 14

November 8 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) 13 November 14 Special topic: Galveston in the age of sail 14 November 28 Special topic: seafaring experience in the

first half of the 20th century

Final Exams

Dec 6 Comprehensive Final Exams

Scheduled Exams

Knowledge Quiz I 9/19 (Friday) Knowledge Quiz II 10/17 (Friday) Skills Test 10/31 (Friday) Knowledge Quiz III 11/14 (Friday) Team Test* 11/22 (Saturday) Comprehensive Final Exam* 12/6 (Saturday)

*The last two exams are administered by the ELISSA mast captains. They are both comprehensive skills and knowledge exams.

AGGIE HONOR CODE “An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.” Upon accepting admission to Texas A&M University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning, and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor System. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the TAMU community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor System. For additional information please visit: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/

Americans With Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities are guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring accommodation, please contact me as soon as possible, or contact The Office of Student Counseling is located in Mary Moody Northen Student Center Suite 108, (409) 740 – 4736.

Office Hours I will try and arrive at 8:30am on Fridays at ELISSA, and can also meet with you after class. I am also available at my office in the archaeology laboratory in Sea Aggie Center, Room 402, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to noon.

Note: The image and name of ELISSA are registered trademarks of the Galveston

Historical Foundation

MAST 265 Learning Objectives 1. Have a knowledge of ELISSA’s history. 2. Know about the Texas Seaport Museum’s Seamanship Training Program. 3. Demonstrate knowledge of hull layout and ship’s compartments. 4. Demonstrate knowledge of spatial terminology. 5. Demonstrate knowledge of parts of masts, yards, and sails. 6. Demonstrate knowledge of ship’s systems. 7. Demonstrate sounding the alarm. 8. Know the types of fire extinguishing agents. 9. Know the location of fire extinguishers. 10. Know the location of hose stations. 11. Demonstrate the use of a fire hose. 12. Be familiar with bunker gear. 13. Demonstrate the use of fire extinguishers. 14. Know the basics of fire fighting techniques used onboard and ashore. 15. Demonstrate these techniques during drills. 16. Know and understand the use of the station bill. 17. Know the emergency signal for abandon ship. 18. Demonstrate proper donning of life jacket. 19. Demonstrate knowledge of proper procedure for entering the water wearing a life jacket. 20. Demonstrate of proper procedure for manual deployment of inflatable life raft. 21. Have an understanding of basic principles and actions to take to reduce injury and loss of life

and to enhance chances of survival. 22. Know the emergency signals for man overboard. 23. Demonstrate deployment of rescue craft. 24. Know shipboard procedures to enhance recovery of man overboard. 25. Be able to identify and describe the relative bearings of objects around ELISSA. 26. Understand the relationship between knots and safe seamanship. 27. Learn to execute basic knots. 28. Learn the purpose and use of each knot. 29. Be prepared to properly tie each knot quickly on request. 30. Learn certain advanced knots. 31. Learn how to mouse shackles, cargo hooks, snatch blocks, and sister hooks. 32. Learn how to whip the end of a line. 33. Understand and demonstrate knowledge of the types of lines used on board. 34. Understand and demonstrate the parts of a line. 35. Understand and demonstrate how to properly belay and coil on ELLISA. 36. Be able to demonstrate a proper belay and coil. 37. Learn and demonstrate a working knowledge of the pinrail. 38. Understand and demonstrate flaking a line on board ELISSA. 39. Understand and demonstrate the proper way to coil a heaving line and attach it to a mooring

line. 40. Understand and demonstrate the proper way to throw a heaving line and retrieve it. 41. Understand and demonstrate belaying on bitts and bollards. 42. Understand and demonstrate sweating a line.

43. Understand the several commands used when handling a line. 44. Understand and demonstrate knowledge of safety rules for working aloft. 45. Understand and demonstrate proper preparation for climbing aloft. 46. Understand and demonstrate knowledge of how to climb aloft safely. 47. Demonstrate, as part of a crew, letting go an anchor. 48. Demonstrate, as part of a crew, weighing anchor. 49. Have a working understanding of the ground tackle. 50. Have a basic understanding of the anchor windlass and it operation. 51. Have an understanding of the anchor watch and what to watch for in checking for dragging

anchor. 52. Know and demonstrate how to loose square sails. 53. Know and understand the order of loosing topsails. 54. Know and demonstrate how to loose fore-and-aft sails. 55. Know and demonstrate how to furl square sails. 56. Know and understand the order of furling topsails. 57. Know and demonstrate how to furl fore-and-aft sails. 58. Understand the difference between a harbor furl and a sea furl. 59. Know and demonstrate how to set and douse staysails and headsails. 60. Know and demonstrate how to set and douse square sails. 61. Know and demonstrate how to set and douse the courses. 62. Know and demonstrate how to set and douse the spanker. 63. Know and demonstrate how to set and douse the gaff topsail. 64. Know and demonstrate how and understand opposing lines. 65. Know the basics of the fire triangle and classification of fires.

ELISSA Sail Training II Spring 2009 – MAST 266

Mr. Tom Oertling Email: oertlint@tamug.edu Office: SAGC 402

Office Hours: TR 9:00 to noon and by appointment Tel: 409-740-4026

Course Description

MAST 266. ELISSA Sail Training II. (0-6). Credit 2. Continuation of MAST 265. Fundamentals of seamanship on a late 19th century square-rigged sailing vessel. Includes sail training at sea. Class meets one or both weekend days from 9am to 5:00pm, from late December to March (approximately 100 hours; see schedule).

Learning Objectives

The primary objective is for you to continue building on the skills learned in MAST 265, and qualify to be an ELISSA crewmember for the Spring sails in mid-March. This includes reinforcing knowledge and skills learned in MAST 265, and achieving additional objectives (at end of syllabus). You are also expected to build character and act responsibly.

Course Materials

ELISSA Seamanship (2005), Galveston Historical Foundation. Texas Seaport Museum, Galveston.

Grading Policy

Your knowledge and skills will be assessed with a mid-semester quiz (10%). You will also keep a sailor’s journal, the thoroughness of which will comprise part of your grade (10%). The ELISSA mast captains will provide a subjective evaluation of your performance between March 15th and March 25th that will account for 80% of your final grade.

Attendance and Make-Up Policy

Attendance is required and strictly monitored in this class. It is the student’s responsibility to attend class. Those students attending MAST 266 will be expected to follow the rules on attendance laid out in the University Student Rules. Absence will be excused only for students who have legitimate excuses as defined in these rules. They can be found at:

http://www.tamug.edu/stulife/student%20rules/Rule7.htm

These include: 1. Participation in an activity appearing in the University Authorized Activity List 2. Death or illness of a member of the student’s immediate family (see list in rules). 3. Illness of a dependent family member 4. Participation in legal proceedings that require a student’s absence. 5. A religious holy day (see Texas A&M Handbook for details) 6. Injury or illness that is too severe for the student to attend classes. (See rules) An absence for a

non-acute medical service does not constitute an excused absence. 7. Required participation in military duties.

8. Mandatory admission interviews for professional or graduate school, which cannot be rescheduled.

The Texas Seaport Museum has its own attendance policy for the Sail Training Sessions. The

student must also follow these policies in regard to attending the Sail Training Sessions (usually every other Saturday) in order to successfully complete the training and to be eligible to sail as crew on the Elissa. A student may miss up to four Sail training classes over the course of that season’s Sail Training. If more than four classes are missed, two may be made up at regularly scheduled review sessions once a month on a Saturday.

Important Dates

Knowledge and skills test 1/31 (Saturday) Make ready 3/15 (Saturday) Sailing days 3/16-25 Recovery 3/25

Proposed Course Schedule Week Date Topic(s): Chapter(s)

1 December 20 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) ELISSA 5, 10-13 2 January 3 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) ELISSA 10-13 3 January 17 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) ELISSA 5, 10-13

January 18 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Sunday, make-up) ELISSA 5, 10-13 4 January 31 Skills Test

Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) Study Guide

5 February 14 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) ELISSA all chapters due!

February 15 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Sunday, make-up) 6 February 28 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) 7 March 7 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) March 8 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Sunday, make-up) 8 March 14 Sail Training 9am-5pm (Saturday) March 15 Make Ready 9am-5pm (Sunday) MANDATORY 9 March 16-25 Day Sails (all day on your assigned days) 10 March 25 Recovery (all day) MANDATORY

AGGIE HONOR CODE

“An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.”

Upon accepting admission to Texas A&M University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning, and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor System. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the TAMU community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor System. For additional information please visit: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/

Americans With Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities are guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring accommodation, please contact me as soon as possible, or contact The Office of Student Counseling is located in Mary Moody Northen Student Center Suite 108, (409) 740 – 4736.

MAST 266 Learning Objectives

1. Demonstrate mastery of objectives from MAST 265. 2. Demonstrate understanding of Tacking sequence and crew positions. 3. Demonstrate understanding of Tacking sequence and commands. 4. Demonstrate understanding of Wearing sequence and commands. 5. Demonstrate understanding of Boxhaul sequence and commands. 6. Demonstrate ability to execute and an understanding of certain maneuver intricacies such as

backing headsails, handling course lifts, course sheets and boom preventer. 7. Demonstrate a certain amount of situational awareness and forward thinking. 8. Know and understand the purpose of mooring line. 9. Know and understand the location of each line. 10. Know and understand the dangers when handling mooring lines. 11. Understand the commands given while mooring the ship. 12. Know and demonstrate the use of heaving lines. 13. Know and demonstrate catching mooring lines and attaching them to dock. 14. Know and demonstrate the proper use of fenders when mooring the ship. 15. Know and demonstrate dipping a line and rasta-hauling. 16. Understand and demonstrate safe boat handling of small boats. 17. Know and understand the commands when rowing small boats. 18. Know and demonstrate knowledge of equipment. 19. Know and understand safety and what to do in an emergency. 20. Learn and understand the four areas of a watch on board ELISSA. 21. Be able to execute a watch rotation.