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    This course introduces students to the concepts of environmental science, including ecology, evolution, environmental policy, biodiversity, and urbanization. The goal is to understand the interactions of the Earth systems and the creatures that inhabit it, including the impacts of a growing human population. Course materials may be accessed through the Learning Management System in the Additional Resources page.

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    This course introduces students to the concepts of environmental science, including ecology, evolution, environmental policy, biodiversity, and urbanization. The goal is to understand the interactions of the Earth systems and the creatures that inhabit it, including the impacts of a growing human population. Course materials may be accessed through the Learning Management System in the Additional Resources page.

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    This course introduces students to the concepts of environmental science, including ecology, evolution, environmental policy, biodiversity, and urbanization. The goal is to understand the interactions of the Earth systems and the creatures that inhabit it, including the impacts of a growing human population. Course materials may be accessed through the Learning Management System in the Additional Resources page.

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    EnvironmentalScience1stSemester

    Instructor:ClaireFreeman
    Email:
    cfreemanlec@gmail.co
    m
    Phone:(510)2693127

    CourseDescription:
    Thiscourseintroducesstudentstotheconceptsofenvironmentalscience,including
    ecology,evolution,environmentalpolicy,biodiversity,andurbanization.Ourgoalisto
    understandtheinteractionsoftheEarthsystemsandthecreaturesthatinhabitit,
    includingtheimpactsofagrowinghumanpopulation.

    CourseObjectives:

    Developanunderstandingofpopulationecology
    Understandtheimportanceofbiodiversity
    Evaluatetheimpactsofhumanactivityonanimalpopulationsandhabitat
    InvestigatetheEarthsnaturalresourcesandtheideaofcarryingcapacity
    Analyzeenvironmentalpolicyanditsimpacts,particularlyregardingendangered
    species
    Completeagrouppresentationregardingnaturalresources
    Completearesearchessayregardingastudentselectedenvironmentalpolicy

    CourseTopics:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7.
    8.

    AnIntroductiontoEnvironmentalScience
    EconomicsandEnvironmentalPolicy
    EarthsEnvironmentalSystems
    PopulationEcology
    EvolutionandCommunityEcology
    BiomesandAquaticEcosystems
    BiodiversityandConservation
    HumanPopulation

    9. EnvironmentalHealth
    10. Urbanization

    RequiredMaterials
    Thiscourserequiresstudentstoobtain
    EnvironmentalScience:YourWorld,YourTurn
    publishedbyPearsonEducation.Allotherreadingmaterialsmaybeaccessedthrough
    theLearningManagementSystemintheAdditionalResourcespage.

    AcademicIntegrity
    Allworkcompletedmustbeyourown.Inallassignmentspleaseciteanyinformation
    obtainedfromoutsidesourcesusingtheAPAformat.Youmayaccess
    owl.english.purdue.eduformoreinformationregardingplagiarismandappropriate
    citations.PleasecontactyourinstructorwithanyadditionalquestionsandIwillassist
    you.

    Communication

    Contact
    Youmayreachmebyemailat
    cfreemanlec@gmail.com
    .Iwillrespondtoemailcontact
    within24hours.PleaseincludeEnvironmentalScience1inthesubjectlineofyour
    emailsothatIcanprioritizeyouremail.

    ExpectationsforOnlineInteraction
    Thiscoursetakesplaceinanonlinelearningenvironment.Pleaseuseappropriate
    writingconventionsforallassignments,includingdiscussionboards.Itisessentialto

    maintainanenvironmentthatissafeandconducivetolearning,sopleaseusea
    respectfultoneatalltimes.

    NavigatingtheLearningManagementSystem
    PleaseviewthescreencastintheAnnouncementspageforinformationregarding
    navigationthroughBlackboard.Thescreencastwillshowyouhowtoaccessdiscussion
    boards,assignmentdescriptions/assignmentcalendar,supplementalreadingmaterials,
    courseresources,andcontactinformationforyourinstructor.

    Policies
    Grading
    Yourworkwillbegradedusingspecificrubrics,accordingtothefollowingstandards:
    100%90%A
    80%89%B
    70%79%C
    069%NP

    Assignments
    Midterm:20%
    Final:30%
    Quizzes:10%
    DiscussionBoardPostsandResponses:10%
    CollaborativeGroupInvestigation:15%
    EndangeredSpeciesEssay:15%

    LateAssignments
    Lateassignments

    willbemarkeddownby5%foreachdaytheyarelate.Forexample,
    a100%assignmentsubmittedadaylatewillearn95%.

    DiscussionBoards
    Discussionboardsarearequiredassignmenteveryweek.Youwillbeaskedtorespond
    toadiscussionpromptwhichpertainstothatweekscontent.Yourresponsesshould
    provideathoughtful,meaningfuladditiontotheconversationregardingthetopic.You
    willbeexpectedtorespondtotwoofyourclassmatesaswell.Responsestoclassmates
    shouldservetomovetheconversationforward,raisequestions,or(respectfully)
    presentpossibleopposingviewpoints.Pleaseseetherubricprovidedineach
    discussionboardpromptforspecificinformationregardinggrading.
    Initialposts
    aredueonWednesday11:59pmeachweek
    Followupposts
    aredueonSunday11:59pmeachweek

    TechnicalRequirements
    Inordertocompletethiscourseyouwillneedconsistent,reliableaccesstothefollowing
    resourcesforatleast2hourseachday.

    Computerwithinternetaccess
    UptodatewebbrowsersuchasGoogleChrome,MozillaFirefox,orSafari
    AdobePDFreader
    WindowsMediaPlayerorQuicktime

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