EG483 Environmental Issues in a Global Society [Onsite]

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1 EG483 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety [Onsite] Curse Descriptin: Building n the eclgical principles, this curse explres the envirnmental issues in ur glbal sciety. Students apply the systematic prblem slving apprach t critically evaluate the latest envirnmental issues and review plicies and recmmendatins. Prerequisite(s) and/r Crequisite(s): Prerequisites: EG371 Research Methds r equivalent, An intrductry curse in eclgy r envirnmental science curse Credit hurs: 4 Cntact hurs: 40 (40 Thery Hurs)

2 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety SYLLABUS Instructr: Office hurs: Class hurs: MAJOR INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS 1. Glbal Cnsequences f Envirnmental Issues 2. Envirnmental Plicies 3. Science and Plitics related t Envirnmental Issues 4. Glbal Climate Change 5. Glbalizatin impact n Envirnmental Plicy 6. Creatin f a Sustainable Wrld COURSE OBJECTIVES After the successful cmpletin f this curse, the student will have the pprtunity t: 1. Differentiate between lcal and glbal envirnmental issues. 2. Analyze the frces driving current glbal envirnmental issues and the plicies that are being prpsed t address them. 3. Examine the envirnmental impacts assciated with cnsumptin. 4. Critically analyze envirnmental data. 5. Critically evaluate current news n envirnmental plicies. 6. Recgnize the glbal interdependency f envirnmental issues. ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

3 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety 7. Cmpare the views f glbalizatin and the anti-glbalizatin mvements as related t envirnmental issues. 8. Identify the scial changes that need t ccur in rder t imprve the quality f the natural envirnment. 9. Use the ITT Tech Virtual Library and Internet resurces t research current plicies f a specific glbal envirnmental tpic illustrating the difficulties in negtiating plicies between resurce-rich and resurce-pr cuntries. Related SCANS Objectives 1. Apply new knwledge and skills. 2. Understand the causes f envirnmental prblems. 3. Recgnize prblems, examine cnsequences, and devise a plan f actin. 4. Evaluate situatins and devise an apprpriate plan f actin. 5. Acquire, evaluate, and rganize infrmatin. 6. Effectively present data using written, graphic, r pictrial methds. TEACHING STRATEGIES The curriculum is designed t prmte a variety f teaching strategies that supprt the utcmes described in the curse bjectives and that fster higher cgnitive skills. Delivery makes use f varius media and delivery tls in the classrm. COURSE RESOURCES Student Textbk Package Harper, Charles L. Envirnment and Sciety: Human Perspectives n Envirnmental Issues. 3 rd ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

4 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety References and Resurces ITT Tech Virtual Library Lgin t the ITT Tech Virtual Library ( t access nline bks, jurnals, and ther reference resurces selected t supprt ITT Tech curricula. General References Bks The fllwing bks are related t this curse and are available thrugh the ITT Tech Virtual Library>Ebrary Adams, W. M. Green Develpment: Envirnment & Sustainability in the Suth. NY: Rutledge, Bcking, Stephen. Nature s Experts: Science, Plitics, and the Envirnment. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, Cahill, Michael. Envirnment and Scial Plicy. New Yrk: Rutledge, Cmmittee n Prgrammatic Review f the U. S. Department f Energy's Office f Pwer Technlgies. Renewable Pwer Pathways : A Review f the U. S. Department f Energy's Renewable Energy Prgrams. Washingtn DC: Natinal Academies Press, Kutting, Gabriela. Envirnment, Sciety and Internatinal Relatins: Twards Mre Effective Internatinal Envirnmental Agreements. New Yrk: Rutledge, ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

5 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety Leautier, Frannie. Cities in a Glbalizing Wrld : Gvernance, Perfrmance, and Sustainability. Washingtn DC: Wrld Bank, Natinal Research Cuncil Staff. Envisining the Agenda fr Water Resurces Research in the Twenty-First Century. Washingtn DC: Natinal Academies Press, Sampsn, Gary P. and Bradnee W. Charmers. Trade, Envirnment, and the Millennium. Tky: United Natins University Press, Shapir, Susan G. Envirnment and Our Glbal Cmmunity. NY: Internatinal Debate Educatin Assciatin, Peridicals Peridicals>EbscHst Cunningham, Virginia L., Mary Buzby, Thmas Hutchinsn, Frank Mastrcc, Neil Parke, and Nichlas Rden. Effects f Human Pharmaceuticals n Aquatic Life: Next Steps. Envirnmental Science & Technlgy 40, n. 11 (June 1, 2006): , 2 charts, 1 graph. Daltn, Luisa. Tw Sides T CO 2 Rise. Chemical & Engineering News 82, n. 29 (July 19, 2004): 6, 1c. Dentener, F., D. Stevensn, K. Ellingsen, Nije T. Van, M. Schultz, M. Amann, C. Athertn, N. Bell, D. Bergmann, I. Bey, L. Buwman, T. Butler, J. Cfala, B. Cllins, J. Drevet, R. Dherty, B. Eickhut, H. Eskes, A. Fire, and M. Gauss. The Glbal Atmspheric Envirnment fr the Next Generatin. Envirnmental Science & Technlgy 40, n. 11 (June 1, 2006): , 2 charts, 4 graphs. Gambini, Barbara. Cultural Assumptins against Sustainability: An Internatinal Survey. Jurnal f Gegraphy in Higher Educatin 30, n. 2 (July 2006): ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

6 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety Herring, Hrace. Green Alternatives t Glbalizatin: A Manifest. Organizatin & Envirnment 18, n. 4 (December 2005): Living With Nature. Beijing Review 48, n. 28 (August 14, 2005): 4. Lewis, Alastair C., Nicla Carslaw, Philip J. Marritt, Russel M. Kinghrn, Paul Mrrisn, Andrew L. Lee, Keith D. Bartle, and Michael J. Pilling. A Larger Pl f Ozne-Frming Carbn Cmpunds in Urban Atmspheres. Nature 405, n (June 15, 2000): 778, 4p, 4 graphs. Meeting the Challenges f Glbalizatin. Jurnal f Chemical Educatin 83, n. 1 (January 2006): 7. Purdum, Traci. Sustaining the Future. Special Leadership Reprt. Industry Week/IW 254, n. 13 (December 2005): Scheunpflug, Annette and Barbara Asbrand. Glbal Educatin and Educatin fr Sustainability. Envirnmental Educatin Research 12, n. 1 (February 2006): Shi, David. Sustainability as a Strategic Initiative. Presidency 9, n. 1 (Winter 2006): 34. Spner, Jhn. Eclgical Ftprints. Times Educatinal Supplement n. 4652, Special Sectin (September 16, 2005): 11. Reference Resurces>Envirnment Natinal Library fr the Envirnment. The NLE Web site prvides access t CRS reprts n envirnmental tpics, news, and reference resurces. OECD Envirnment Directrate. A frum prvided by the Organizatin fr Ecnmic C-peratin and Develpment fr cuntries t share their experiences and t develp plicies that can address envirnmental prblems in an effective and ecnmically efficient way. ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

7 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety US Envirnmental Prtectin Agency. A cmprehensive envirnmental site ffering news and research infrmatin. EVALUATION AND GRADING COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Attendance and Participatin Regular attendance and participatin are essential fr satisfactry prgress in this curse. 2. Cmpleted Assignments Each student is respnsible fr cmpleting all assignments n time. 3. Team Participatin (if applicable) Each student is respnsible fr participating in team assignments and fr cmpleting the delegated task. Each team member must hnestly evaluate the cntributins by all members f their respective teams. Evaluatin Criteria Table The final grade will be based n the fllwing weighted categries: CATEGORY WEIGHT Writing Assignments 35% Participatin 20% Prject 25% Quizzes 20% ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

8 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety Ttal 100% Nte: Please refer t Appendix 1 fr mre infrmatin n grading fr participatin. Grade Cnversin Table Final grades will be calculated frm the percentages earned in class as fllws: A % 4.0 B % 3.5 B 80 84% 3.0 C % 2.5 C 70 74% 2.0 D % 1.5 D 60 64% 1.0 F <60% 0.0 COURSE OUTLINE Nte: Readings: Fr all units, except unit 1: It is recmmended that students cmplete the readings befre attending the class. Unit 1: All the cncepts will be cvered in class; therefre, the specified readings are merely fr students reference. ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

9 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety Discussins: In additin t general class participatin and in-class activities, all discussin questins will be graded under the Participatin evaluatin categry. All assignments are due the fllwing week unless therwise dcumented Unit # Activities fr the unit 1 Reference Chapter 1: Intrductin Pages 1-25 Chapter 2: Human Systems, Envirnment, and Scial Sciences Pages Read Writing Assignments: 1 and 2 Chapter 3: The Resurces f the Earth: Surces and Sinks Pages 84-90, Discussin: 1 Writing Assignments: 1 and 2 Prject: Start Part 1 3 Read Chapter 3: The Resurces f the Earth: Surces and Sinks Pages and pages Discussin: 1 Writing Assignment: 1 Prject: Cntinue Part 1 4 Read Chapter 3: The Resurces f the Earth: Surces and Sinks Pages ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

10 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety Unit # Activities fr the unit Quiz # 1 Writing Assignments: 1 Prject: Submit Part 1 5 Read Chapter 4: Glbal Climate Change, Scientific Uncertainty, and Risk Pages Discussin: 1 Writing Assignments: 1 and 2 Prject: Start Part 2 6 Read Chapter 5: Ppulatin, Envirnment, and Fd Pages , Discussin: 1 7 Read Writing Assignments: 1 and 2 Prject: Cntinue Part 2 Quiz # 2 8 Read Chapter 6: Energy and Sciety Pages , Writing Assignment: 1 Prject: Submit Part 2 Chapter 7; Alternative Futures; Sustainability, Inequality, and Scial Change Pages , , Discussin: 1 ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006

11 Envirnmental Issues in a Glbal Sciety Unit # Activities fr the unit 9 Read Writing Assignment: 1 Prject: Start Part 3 Chapter 7: Alternative Futures; Sustainability, Inequality, and Scial Change; pages , , and Chapter 10: Glbalizatin: Trade, Envirnment, and the Third Revlutin; pages Read Writing Assignments: 1 Prject: Cntinue Part 3 Chapter 8: Transfrming Structures: Markets, Plitics, and Plicy Pages Chapter 10: Glbalizatin: Trade, Envirnment, and the Third Revlutin Pages , Discussin: 1 Writing Assignments: 1 Prject: Cntinue Part 3 11 Summary Activity Prject Presentatin ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 8/4/2006