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course syllabus for course number: course title: publishing year: U416-339 Environmental Conservation 2014 Number of credits: 3 Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or consent of advisor Course materials: Required Living in the Environment, 18th ed., by Miller and Spoolman (Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, 2015), ISBN-13: 9781133940135 Optional • Various Web resources on the textbook publisher’s website and on other websites. Course description: This introductory course in environmental science explores issues arising during the interactions between the natural world (biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere) and cultural world (demographics, economics, politics, and technology). Students examine such topics as air and water pollution, global climate change, energy alternatives and energy efficiency, solid and hazardous waste, loss of biodiversity, human health, food resources, effects of urbanization, and the management of public lands. Strong emphasis is placed on evaluating potential solutions to identified environmental problems. Students must submit 16 written assignments (10 short-essay questions in each) and take two proctored exams. Note to Wisconsin teachers: Taken by itself, this course is not sufficient to meet the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction certification requirements for teacher preparation in environmental education. The combination of this course and NRES 510, Environmental Education Teaching Methods, is sufficient to meet the certification requirements. To receive information on NRES 510, call 800-898-9472 (UW-Stevens Point) or 414-425-8550 (UW-Whitewater at Wehr Nature Center). Unit topics: • Unit 1: Environmental Sustainability • Unit 2: Matter, Energy and Ecosystems • Unit 3: Biodiversity, Evolution, and Population Dynamics • Unit 4: Terrestrial Biodiversity and Protection of Species • Unit 5: Ecosystem Approach to Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity • Unit 6: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity • Unit 7: Water Resources and Water Pollution • Unit 8: Human Population Growth • Midterm Exam Review • • • • • • • • • Unit 9: Food Security and Food Production Unit 10: Mineral Resources and Nonrenewable Energy Unit 11: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Unit 12: Biological Hazards and Air Pollution Unit 13: Climate Change and Ozone Depletion Unit 14: Solid and Hazardous Waste Unit 15: Urbanization, Economics and Sustainability Unit 16: Politics, Ethics and Sustainability Final Exam Review Written assignments: The course includes 16 written assignments. Each assignment has 10 questions requiring an answer of approximately a half-page each. Examinations: There are 2 proctored, 2-hour examinations, with 50% of each exam consisting of multiple-choice and true/false questions and the remaining 50% including essay questions similar to those in the written assignments. The course includes a review for the midcourse exam and a review for the final exam to familiarize students with the format and scope of the actual exams. The format of these reviews is identical to that of the actual exams. Grading information: Each exam and each assignment is worth 100 points. The letter grades are assigned as follows: A AB B BC C D F Excellent Good Fair Poor Failure 93-100 91-92 85-90 83-84 77-82 70-76 Below 70 The final course grade is calculated as an arithmetic average of three values: the midcourse exam point score, the final exam point score, and an average point score of all written assignments. The final letter grade for the course is assigned according to the above grade scale, with one exception. To earn a passing grade for the course, you need to get a passing grade for each of the two exams required in the course. This means that even if your computed final score is above 70 points, but at least one exam score is below 70 points (letter grade F), your final course letter grade will be reported as an F. 1-22-15