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'''Attendance:''' As with all your classes, you will take away knowledge in proportion to the energy you put in. Students are expected to attend every class. However, UCONN policy states that students involved in activities supervised by a University faculty member or official (e.g, scholarly or artistic presentations or etc.) should “inform me in writing prior to the anticipated absence and take the initiative to make up missed work in a timely fashion.”) The same applies to medical and family emergencies that are documented in writing. | '''Attendance:''' As with all your classes, you will take away knowledge in proportion to the energy you put in. Students are expected to attend every class. However, UCONN policy states that students involved in activities supervised by a University faculty member or official (e.g, scholarly or artistic presentations or etc.) should “inform me in writing prior to the anticipated absence and take the initiative to make up missed work in a timely fashion.”) The same applies to medical and family emergencies that are documented in writing. | ||
| − | '''Grades:''' Current Events- 20%, Class participation (including attendance, input to class discussion), Control of Nature | + | '''Grades:''' Current Events- 20%, Class participation (including attendance, input to class discussion)and Assignments (Unnatural Foods, Control of Nature, Alternative Futures) - 20%; Quizzes-20%; Term Project/Final Oral Presentation- 20%; Final Exam- 20%. |
'''Office Hrs:''' Any time by appointment: chris.simon@uconn.edu. E-mail is better than phone. Office: Bio-pharmacy 305D; phone: 486-4640; lab- 486-3947 | '''Office Hrs:''' Any time by appointment: chris.simon@uconn.edu. E-mail is better than phone. Office: Bio-pharmacy 305D; phone: 486-4640; lab- 486-3947 | ||
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'''Follow Instructions:''' Part of your grade will depend on how well you follow the instructions each assignment; this is an important skill! | '''Follow Instructions:''' Part of your grade will depend on how well you follow the instructions each assignment; this is an important skill! | ||
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| − | + | :[[File:Pdficon small.gif|link=https://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=NREseminarsFall2015_Final.pdf&p=W7c1DL8ByvPb0AvEn]] Possible seminars of interest in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, UCONN College of Agriculture | |
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| − | + | :[[File:Pdficon small.gif|link=https://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=nut%20oils.PDF&p=EWk8xpDdxsABHin5G8]] Interesting pages on nuts and oils from the Nutrition Action Health Letter | |
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| + | :[[File:Pdficon small.gif|link=https://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=Lecture%2016.%20Hawaiian%20Biodiversity%20shortened%2015%20Oct%2015.ppt.pdf&p=EWDlhcDRqPXYugJyH1]] Lecture 16. Hawaii: endemism, endangerment, and extinction | ||
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| + | :[[File:Pdficon small.gif|link=https://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=Lecture%2019%2C%20part%20I%20chp.%2015%20Nuclear%20fuels%20F%2015.ppt.pdf&p=EWVar7xtcv97BSh8qu]] Lecture 19. Part I. Nuclear Energy. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 2 December 2015
Evolving Syllabus: Current Issues in Environmental Science (honors) EEB 3205; Fall 2015, Tuesday-Thursday 12:30-1:45 PM, Room: TLS 301
Target Audience: students who wish to increase their understanding of alternative futures. Discussions of environmental issues and the science behind them will lay the groundwork. Although designed as an honors course, other students in good standing can enroll with permission.
Instructor: Chris Simon, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Texts: G. Tyler Miller & Scott Spoolman. Living in the Environment. 17th Edition (Used copies are available; also available as an “e-book”.)
The Control of Nature, by John McPhee. Section 1 of this book will be discussed in Class in Mid Semester; the book was written in 1989 but is still relevant today. You can get used and new copies on-line very cheaply.
Listen or read each week, Public Radio International’s “Living on Earth” program at www.loe.org
Class Website: Google EEBedia UCONN current issues environmental science, userid: EEB3205, password: environment
Quiz & Current Each Tuesday except the first, there will be a quiz consisting of five to ten Events: questions related to the readings for the previous Thursday and the current Tuesday including www.loe.org from the previous Friday (Week 1 = 4 Sept 15). Reading the text is also required. Each Thursday at the beginning of class current events assignment are due and 3-5 volunteers will present their findings. Each student is required to present at least three of their current events assignments orally.
Attendance: As with all your classes, you will take away knowledge in proportion to the energy you put in. Students are expected to attend every class. However, UCONN policy states that students involved in activities supervised by a University faculty member or official (e.g, scholarly or artistic presentations or etc.) should “inform me in writing prior to the anticipated absence and take the initiative to make up missed work in a timely fashion.”) The same applies to medical and family emergencies that are documented in writing.
Grades: Current Events- 20%, Class participation (including attendance, input to class discussion)and Assignments (Unnatural Foods, Control of Nature, Alternative Futures) - 20%; Quizzes-20%; Term Project/Final Oral Presentation- 20%; Final Exam- 20%.
Office Hrs: Any time by appointment: chris.simon@uconn.edu. E-mail is better than phone. Office: Bio-pharmacy 305D; phone: 486-4640; lab- 486-3947
Seminars: Several scientific lectures (seminars) are listed on the syllabus. Some of these are part of UCONN’s multidisciplinary long- running TEALE Lecture Series, “Nature and the Environment.” Because these generally take place at 4:00 PM on Thursdays and could conflict with your class schedule, they are not mandatory. They are, however, highly recommended. Most represent talks by well-known international experts and relate to course material. These talks can be written up in place of a current events.
Follow Instructions: Part of your grade will depend on how well you follow the instructions each assignment; this is an important skill!
Syllabus EEB 3205 17 Nov 15 w LOE shifted
- Possible seminars of interest in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, UCONN College of Agriculture
- Current Events Assignment EEB 3205 F 15
- Alternative Futures Questionnaire F 15
- Schwenk's Citation Format (shows format for citing scientific articles)
- Unnatural Foods Assignment Revised
- Control of Nature Assignment
- Term Project EEB 3205 1 Sep 15
- Sample term project outline
- Tips for Powerpoint Presentations EEB 3205 1 Sep 15
- Tips for reducing text on powerpoint slides.
- Lecture 1 notes
- Lecture 2 notes
- Five Most Serious Threats Facing the World Today
- Lecture 3 notes
- Lecture 4 notes
- Lecture 5 notes
- Lecture 6. Mark Urban lecture notes
- Lecture 7. notes (and first part of lecture 8)
- Lectures 8 & 9 Human Population Growth (second half revised).
- Lecture 10. Food and Soil Resources (including a summary of class unnatural foods results).
- Interesting pages on nuts and oils from the Nutrition Action Health Letter
- Lecture 11. Agriculture and pesticides.
- Lecture 12. Mineral and water resources.
- Lecture 13. Water pollution and air pollution
- Lecture 14 notes Biodiverstiy, Invasive Species, Endangered Species, Ecosystem Conservation.
- Lecture 15. Robin Chazdon Guest Lecture on Forest Regeneration.
- Science article focusing on the career of Robin Chazdon.
- Lecture 16. Hawaii: endemism, endangerment, and extinction
- Lecture 17. Fossil & Nuclear Fuels
- Lecture 18. Acid Rain: Past, Present, and Future; Gene Likens
- Lecture 19. Part I. Nuclear Energy.
- Lect 19 (part 2) and Lecture 20. Alternative Energy
- Lecture 21. Rich Miller. Reducing UCONN's ecological footprint.
- Handout. Alternative cleaning products & toxic waste articles
- Lecture 22. Solid and Hazardous Waste.
- Lecture 23. Sustainable Cities.
