GEOG 430
Human Use of the Environment

Geography Department Penn State

Lesson 1 Overview

Objectives:

For this week, you should carefully read through the syllabus and the orientation for the course.

By the end of this week:

students will understand the course policies, course structure, different types of assignments, and their contribution to final grades;
students will introduce themselves to the class and read introductions of classmates.

Lesson 1 Checklist

Tasks
To Read	Carefully read the Course Orientation Lesson 1 pages.	Use the links below to continue moving through the lesson material.
To Read	The Course Syllabus.	The syllabus is in Canvas-- under 'Syllabus' and under 'Modules- Important Course Information'
To Read	Chapter 1 of Moseley, W. G., Perramond, E., Hapke, H. M., & Laris, P. (2014). An introduction to human-environment geography: local dynamics and global processes. John Wiley & Sons.	Located in the Week 1 module in Canvas.
To Submit	Complete the Introduce Yourself discussion Get familiar with Perusall through this week's reading	Located in the Week 1 module in Canvas

Note: Please refer to the Calendar in Canvas for specific time frames and due dates.

In the following pages, you will find important information about the course structure, requirements, scheduling, and technical requirements and assistance.