Exposure to a wide range of contemporary topics in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate sciences throught the weekly seminar course on atmospheric, oceanic, and climate sciences and the Meet-the-Speaker sessions for | ||
development of research interests | ||
promption of critical thiking | ||
fostering of effective interaction and collaboration with leading scientists and fellow students. | ||
Formerly AOSC811. |
Preferred, but not strictly required, prerequisite: Atmospheric, oceanic, and/or climate sciences background. |
Students are responsible for checking the UMD Honor code. | ||
1 credit based on | ||
Weekly activities (seminar, Meet-the-Speaker sessions, and report) | ||
Special assignments, if any | ||
Term presentation & final report |
Speaker, title, and abstracts are available from AOSC Seminar Series |
Th 3:00-3:30pm | [CSS 2400 (Atrium)] | Pre-seminar refreshment | |
Th 3:30-4:30pm | [CSS 2400 (Auditorium)] | Seminar | |
Th 4:45-5:15pm | [CSS 3425 (Conf room)] | Meet the Speaker |
Th 3:20pm, February 3, 2011 | [CSS 2400 (Atrium)] | Organizational meeting | |
Th 3:00pm, February 17, 2011 | [CSS 2400 (Atrium)] | Spontaneous meeting | |
Th 3:20pm, March 17, 2011 | [CSS 2400 (Atrium)] | Mid-term meeting |
Preparation by reading | ||
abstract whenever available; | ||
speaker information (usually distributed by the Student Seminar Committee) | ||
Attendance and participation (seminar & Meet-the-Speaker session) | ||
Report due by 5pm, Fr. of the week, containing | ||
Self-report on attendance (seminar & Meet-the-Speaker session); | ||
Concise discussion of the seminar and the meeting (min: 1 paragraph; max: 2pages) | ||
Whenever possible, the presentation will be posted after the seminar. |
For some seminars, speaker may request an assignment. |
Logistics: | |||
W. 11:00am, May 11, 2011 [CSS 3425] - Group 1. | |||
M. 10:00am, May 16, 2011 [CSS 3425] - Group 2. | |||
Presentation style: | |||
Topic must be related to AOSC 818, otherwise open. | |||
Proposed topic should be consulted. | |||
Each presentation is 10min. | |||
Suggested time split: 8min talk + 2min Q & A. | |||
Questions to the speaker is highly encouraged; two people will be pre-assigned for questions on each talk. | |||
Presentation should contain at least | |||
Title slide; | |||
Motivation/introduction/background slide - why you chose the topic; | |||
Summary/conclusion slide; | |||
Citations, whenever possible & appropriate. | |||
By 10min prior to your own session, presentation file must be sent via email or hand-delivered on a USB stick. |
Due: Tu 5:00pm, May 17, 2011 | ||
An essay on what you have learned in AOSC 818 Spring 2011; | ||
Term presentation file, if update has been made. |
Kayo Ide at UMD | AOSC 818 | Spring 2011 |