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OCEA1 - Introduction to the Marine Environment: Home

This guide is based on the content and student learning outcomes of OCEA 1.

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Introduction

This guide has been created to assist students enrolled in OCEA1 - Introduction to the Marine Environment. The place to start is your course syllabus! This can always be found in the Canvas shell for your class. If you have any questions you can always ask your instructor. 

If your section uses an OER textbook, there will either be a link to click on or a PDF will be provided to you. Otherwise, the library has many of the textbooks for 2-hour in-library checkout. You can purchase copies at the Viking Bookstore. Some textbooks are available for rent or in e-book form. 

Below are the Student Learning Outcomes for your course:

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

  • Analyze plate tectonic movements and their relationship to the formation of seafloor features.
  • Describe the dynamics involved between ocean circulation and marine sediments.
  • Evaluate interactions between the atmosphere and ocean and how this affects global climate.

The library has print books and electronic resources for you to use in any research assignments and to help you understand course material.

APA and Handouts

Libby Books!

The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths
A Blue New Deal: Why We Need a New Politics for the Ocean
The Cosmic Oasis: The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere
Song of the Earth: Understanding Geology and Why It Matters
Born of Ice and Fire: How Glaciers and Volcanoes (with a Pinch of Salt) Drove Animal Evolution