The Making of the Irish Landscape - IRST398A / GEOG342A

The Making of the Irish Landscape IRST398A / GEOG342A D R. K AT I E YO U N G  Welcome to the course Syllabus Moodle Today’s Weekly readings / resources class Important Dates overview: Assignments Office hours / contact inf...

The Making of the Irish Landscape IRST398A / GEOG342A D R. K AT I E YO U N G  Welcome to the course Syllabus Moodle Today’s Weekly readings / resources class Important Dates overview: Assignments Office hours / contact info Questions? The Making of the Irish Landscape Physica Human Cultura l l The Making of the Irish Landscape Counties Cooking Lakes Islands Borders Storytelling Physica Human Cultura l Rivers Mountains Provinces l Events Fashion Settlements Art Interactive Question: Link: join.nearpod.com Code: J4YSU What info can you find in the syllabus? Assignment details Week-by-week outline Exam and assignment dates Weekly reading information Instructor name and contact info Resources on campus Office hours info Grade breakdown Aims for the course About Moodle: About Moodle: Course Reserves: Note: there are mandatory and recommended readings for each week  Course Textbook : OER Open Access OPENTEXTBOOKS. CONCORDIA.CA/ IRISHLANDSCAPE Note: Textbook will be available online next Monday! Click the + to see sections of each chapter Course Textbook : OER Open Access OPENTEXTBOOKS. CONCORDIA.CA/ IRISHLANDSCAPE Course Textbook : OER Open Access OPENTEXTBOOKS. CONCORDIA.CA/ IRISHLANDSCAPE  How to find the textbook? Via Moodle (tagged box at top of page): Via this link: On Course reserves: OPENTEXTBOOKS. CONCORDIA.CA/ IRISHLANDSCAPE Important Dates 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Weekly October 9: October October October November November Nov 25 Nov 28: Quizzes: In Class 14-18: 25: 28: 18: 20: and Nov Presentatio Weeks 3, Mid-Term Mid-Term Deadline to Deadline to Presentatio In-class 27: n reflection 4, 5, 6, 8, Exam Break register sign up for n reflection End-of-Term In-class due 9, 10, and with the your submission Exam Presentatio 11 Access presentatio open on n (submit Centre for n on Moodle group files Students Moodle 24 hours with before on Disabilities Moodle)  Weekly Quizzes 20% Assignment s Pre s - clas atioent I n id - m refl n m ter m on ecti s and 5% exa % 25 Exams Pr al s at ese n Fi clas 20 ion nt - m % in xa % e 0 3 Weekly Quizzes Weekly quiz every Monday on weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 Quiz at the end of class Quizzes your knowledge of previous 2 classes and their readings Your grade is based on the best 4 of the 8 quizzes you take If you miss a quiz, there is no makeup Mid-Term exam Covers material from weeks 1-5 of the course Format is multiple choice, identification on maps/diagrams, fill in the blank, short answers More detail about what you will need to demonstrate in this mid-term on the syllabus Group presentation (15 min, 5 people) Group Topic: Individual role: Garnish Island Infographic Bog of Allen Creative element Skellig Michael The Burren Human geography Achill Island Physical geography Three Sister Rivers Cultural geography Croagh Patrick Dingle Peninsula Group presentation – sign up AVA I L A B L E F R O M W E E K 3 , SIGN UP BEFORE OCT 28 Group reflection paragraph  Available on Moodle by week 11  Complete individually  Short answer questions  Questions will ask about your experience of the group presentation  The reflection will be approx. 400 words End of term in- class exam Multiple choice questions Identify places/systems on maps Short answer questions Covers the entirety of the course (thus far) More information on the exam on syllabus We will have an exam review class! How to reach me: BY EMAIL (LEAVE AMPLE OFFICE HOURS: 1130- BY APPOINTMENT (EMAIL TO TIME FOR ASSIGNMENT 1230AM MONDAYS IN THE SCHEDULE EITHER IN OFFICE QUESTIONS) SCHOOL OF IRISH STUDIES OR VIRTUAL BY ZOOM) Questions? Monday’s Lecture Overview: Part 2: Glacial diversity in Part 3: Closing remarks, Part 1: Glacial Ireland: Gap of Understanding key points and Ireland Dunloe & The Irish Bogs take aways Curragh The Making of the Irish Landscape IRST398A / GEOG342A D R. K AT I E YO U N G