Syllabus Environmental Science 1301
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ENVR 1301 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Course Description: Study of natural resources, energy, pollution, and natural disasters. Core Curriculum Course. |
| Prerequisites |
| None |
| Course Goals (includes competencies, incorporation of SCANS, etc.) |
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Key Concepts of the Course: We now live on a human dominated planet. Fossil fuel burning adds 5.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere annually. Humans have cleared or drastically altered 50% of the land area. In the US 98% of rivers are dammed. The human population reached 6 billion in Fall, 1999, and continues to grow exponentially. Providing food and shelter for unchecked human population growth results in further destruction of habitat driving many of our fellow species to extinction. In Houston, unchecked urban sprawl consumes surrounding prairie and woodlands as well as inner city neighborhoods. On many days, children cannot play outdoors because the air is not safe to breathe. How does your lifestyle contribute to these problems? These are among the issues we will explore this semester. The lecture follows the book as closely as possible but includes information that may not be in the book. Tests cover material from both reading assignments and lecture as well as any films or videos that are shown. New edition of text has a CD ROM which appears to be a good learning supplement. |
| Instructor Information |
| Numerous different instructors teach this course. |
| Textbook Information |
| Environmental Science by Eldon D. Enger and Bradley F. Smith |
| Lab Requirements (if any) |
| None |
| Students with Disabilities |
| Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective college at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office. |
| Academic Honesty |
| Cheating on the written exams will result in failure in the course, and possibly in expulsion from the college. |
| Attendance and Withdrawal Policies |
| Individual instructors will provide detailed information in their syllabi provided at the beginning of the course. All applicable rules of HCCS will apply in this course. |
| Course Requirements and Grading Policy |
| Individual instructors will provide detailed information in their syllabi provided at the beginning of the course. All applicable rules of HCCS will apply in this course. |
| Testing |
| Individual instructors will provide detailed information in their syllabi provided at the beginning of the course. All applicable rules of HCCS will apply in this course. |
| Make-up policy |
| Individual instructors will provide detailed information in their syllabi provided at the beginning of the course. |
| Projects, Assignments, Portfolios, Service Learning, Internships, etc. |
| An independent student project or field trip is normally required. |
| Course Content |
| Reading assignments and lectures from an environmental science textbook supplemented by power point presentations, web resources, and current events from the local or national press. |
| Course Calendar with Reading Assignments |
| Student should expect a reading assignment each class day to be completed before class. Individual instructors will provide detailed information in their syllabi provided at the beginning of the course. |
| Other Student Information (clubs, tutoring, web resources, etc.) |
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