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People
and the Environment Bemidji State University |
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Spring Semester 2011
-- Afternoon Session Course FormatThe interdisciplinary survey of environmental issues will be provided in large group meetings. The approach will be problem solving oriented in that environmental problems will be identified and related causes, implications, and principles will be evaluated. Some of the problems will be addressed as case studies from various disciplinary perspectives and others will be presented as panel discussions, role-playing exercises, and student interaction. In all cases, integrative thinking will be emphasized through interactions between students and members of the interdisciplinary teaching team. The small-group sections will emphasize a more disciplinary perspective. The small-group setting will be more conducive to discussion, interaction, and collaboration in accord with the goals of the liberal education experience. Critical thinking and values clarification will also be enhanced by the blend of the interdisciplinary lecture and small-group meeting. Small groups will meet for 75 minutes per week as noted in the Teaching Team box below. Grading & ExamsThere will be a midterm (15%) and a final exam (15%) based on the readings and large-group lectures. Exams will be prepared by the teaching team and will consist of both multiple choice and short essay questions. A regular feature of the large-group meetings will be a writing exercise (10%). The remainder of your large group grade (10%) will be based on a written description of an individual service learning project. The remaining 50% of your grade will be based on small-group assignments and participation in discussions and other small-group activities. Assignments of additional work and grading of student performance in small-groups will be the responsibility of the instructor of the departmental section in which students are enrolled. Regular attendance in both large-group and small-group is expected. |
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Syllabus & Reading Assignments |
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| Week | Date | Reading | Focus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 11 Jan | Class Introduction, Chapter 1 | Sustainability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 18 Jan | Chapter 2 | Science, Matter and Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 25 Jan | Chapter 14 | Worldviews, Economics, Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 Feb | Chapter 3 | Biodiversity and Evolution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 Feb | Chapter 4 | Ecology and Population |
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| 6 | 15 Feb | Chapters 5 and 6 | Sustaining Biodiversity |
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| 7 | Feb 22 | Chapter 7 | Food and Soil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 Mar | Midterm Exam |
Chapter 1-7, 14 |
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| * | 7-11 Mar | Spring Break Week -- No Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 15 Mar | Chapter 8 | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 22 Mar | Chapter 9 | Nonrenewable Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 29 Mar | Chapter 10 | Renewable Energy |
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| 12 | 5 Apr | Chapter 11 | Risk & Human Health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 12 Apr | Chapter 12 | Climate Change & Ozone Depletion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 19 Apr | Chapter 13 | Urbanization and Waste | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 26 Apr | Course Wrap-up | Chs. 8-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final Exam -- Monday May 2nd, 10:30 -12:30 -- HS 112 Study Questions Jeopardy Review
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