2010 Spring ENV 110 Internet Course Syllabus

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environmental science

ENV-110-IN1 SPRING 2010

Haywood Community College
Online - Course Management System

http://env110hcc.blogspot.com/

Assignment Management: Google Docs

Buddy Tignor, Ph.D.

Instructor Phone: 828-565-4275 Office

e-mail: buddy.tignor@gmail.com
Office: - 303

Office Hours: Wednesday afternoons from 1 - 3:30 pm; or by appointment. I will be available for phone, face-to-face, or online chat during these hours weekly. However, if this does not work for your schedule just send me a 3 times that do and I will choose one and get back to you.

(image above provided by Earth Hour Global)

Natural Resources Management Departmental Administrative Assistant:

Jenny Carver (828) 627-4570

Course Meeting Times:

Online.

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COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Description

This course covers the environmental problems facing society today. Topics include population, natural resources, air and water pollution, and waste disposal problems. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate insight into the role the individual plays in shaping the environment. Credit: 3 semester hours.

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Instructional Materials

Required Text: Environment. 7th^ed. Author(s): Raven, Berg, Hassenzahl. 2010. ISBN 9780470118573

Helpful, but not required: basic digital camera (for sharing images on the Blog).

Concerns with Course

If you have any concerns about this course, first consult with your instructor. If after meeting with your instructor, you feel that your concern has not been satisfactorily addressed, or if you feel that you cannot effectively communicate with your instructor about the issue, you may contact the following people in the following order:

1° Contact

Buddy Tignor, 565-4275 buddy.tignor@gmail.com

Instructor, Chairperson, Natural Resources Managment

2° Contact

Dr. Chad Bledsoe, 627-4576 cbledsoe@haywood.edu

Vice President of Academic Services and Workforce Development:

Course Competencies:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: minimum competencies listed (competencies developed by JCCC)

List the major environmental problems.
Explain basic science principles which relate to environmental problem solving.
Describe past and present human population growth in terms of growth curves and demography.
Identify factors which influence population growth.
Describe the resources available on the surface of the earth and the alternative ways of using them.
Describe the types and causes of pollution.
List the components of a sustainable future.
List solutions to pollution problems under the headings of legal, technological and individual behavioral changes.
Describe the impacts of differing ethical economic and political viewpoints on environmental problem solving.

HCC Mission Statement: Entrepreneurial Skills

Haywood Community College seeks to take learning beyond the classroom by encouraging individuals to develop their abilities in problem solving, leadership, critical thinking, and entrepreneurship. As a community college, Haywood endeavors to reflect state, national, and global trends in its educational programs and to serve the surrounding community by fostering economic growth in the county and region. This course will focus on the following General Competencies. (Image courtesy of A.L. Rai)

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

1. Teamwork – Work with others to:

analyze a situation;

establish priorities;

apply resources for solving a problem; and

accomplish established mission, goals, and objectives.

2. Responsibility - Employ individual behaviors to

work within established guidelines

support mission, goals, objectives

accomplish designated tasks within identified deadlines

3. Communication – Appropriately exchange ideas and information in:

oral formats

written formats

visual formats

4. Problem Solving - Identify problems & potential causes to

develop solutions

implement action plans

5. Information Processing - Use current technologies to

develop solutions

communicate information

6. Adaptability - Employ flexible behaviors to

adapt to changing work environments

foster workable interpersonal relationships

profit from cultural diversity

Task Completion Policy:

No late work is accepted for this course. All assignments are due at the start of class on the date assigned. If you have a valid excuse for missing a graded assignment a future assignment will be weighted more heavily to adjust for the missing grade.

Grading Practices:

Points Points

Item each total %

Weekly Assignments 100 1300 65

Midterm Exam 200 200 10

Participation/Professionalism 100 100 5

Final Exam (comprehensive) 400 400 20

TOTAL POINTS 2000 100

Weekly Assignments: Weekly Assignments must be turned in on the Wednesday due by Midnight. The assignments will be posted on http://env110hcc.blogspot.com/ at least 1 full week in advance. You will turn in your assignment by sharing the Google document with me. This will be explained in detail later.

Exams will be in Essay format and require citations. Directions for citation will be included in the exam instructions.

Dates that assignments are due:

Assignment 1 January 20th

Assignment 2 January 27th

Assignment 3 February 3rd

Assignment 4 February 10th

Assignment 5 February 17th

Assignment 6 February 24th

MIDTERM EXAM March 3rd

SPRING BREAK (March 8th -12th no assignment)

Assignment 7 March 17th

Assignment 8 March 24th

Assignment 9 March 31st

Assignment 10 April 7th

Assignment 11 April 14th

Assignment 12 April 21st

Assignment 13 April 28th

FINAL EXAM DUE May 5th

A NOTE about working ahead. In most courses this is not a problem, but this course is being developed and taught for the first time at HCC this year, so assignments will only be available approximately 1 week ahead of the due date.

***Extra Credit Opportunities

There will be many opportunities for extra credit. You can earn additional points for focused class participation, outstanding assignments, original photos of environmental issues we cover in class and additional independent work (often evaluated in weekly assignments) that has facilitated mastery of the material.

Please note that grades are not mailed. You may access grades, unofficial transcripts, and schedules online by going to www.haywood.edu. Click on "Academic Information" and follow the "Check Grades" instructions.

ADA Notification: Alternate Learning Styles/Additional Support:

Haywood Community College is committed to providing equal educational opportunities for students with documented disabilities. The college complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 which stipulate that no student shall be denied the benefits of an education “solely by reason of a handicap.” Disabilities covered by law include, but are not limited to, learning disabilities, psychological disabilities, and hearing, sight or mobility impairments.

Students who require disability services or reasonable accommodations must identify themselves as having a disability and provide current diagnostic documentation to Disability Services counselor. All information is confidential. Please contact Student Services for more information - 828 627-4504.

Class Rules and Regulations:

Students must abide by all college rules and regulations.
Unless we are doing a group activity only one person speaks at a time.
Cell phones should be off during class time, unless you have a special circumstance such as a sick family member.
Even if you disagree with a member of the class, you will respect their participation efforts and their right to be in the class.

Course Instructional Methods:

lecture

discussion

cooperative learning

experiential learning

inquiry-based learning

problem-based learning

project-based learning

group projects

supplemental materials will be available on a website http://env110hcc.blogspot.com/

Academic Honesty:

Students may not engage in academic dishonesty. The HCC Student Handbook defines Academic Dishonesty as “Taking or acquiring possession of any academic material test information, research papers, notes, etc. from a member of the college staff or student body without permission; receiving or giving help during tests; submitting papers or reports that are supposed to be original work that are not entirely the student’s own; not giving credit for others’ work plagiarism ” Student Handbook 05-06 . Students who violate the Academic Integrity Policy will be sent to the Executive Director of Student Services for expulsion from the College or other sanction.

Cheating: Cheating includes, but is not limited to:

copying, faxing, emailing, or in any way duplicating assignments that are turned in, wholly or in part, as original work

exchanging assignments with other students, either handwritten or computer generated, whether you believe they will be copied or not

using any form of memory aid during tests or quizzes without the expressed permission of the instructor

giving or receiving answers during tests or quizzes. It is the student’s responsibility to secure his or her papers so that other students will not have the opportunity to copy from them or the temptation to do so.

taking credit for group work when the student has not contributed an equal or appropriate share toward the final result

accessing a test or quiz for the purpose of determining the questions in advance of its administration

using summaries/commentaries Cliff Notes, Spark Notes, etc. in lieu of reading the assigned materials.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism consists of taking another’s ideas and/or words and presenting them as if they were your own. Students submitting plagiarized material, in whole or in part, will be subject to penalty at the discretion of the instructor. Plagiarism results in a zero grade on the assignment, loss of credit in that course, and/or other administrative action.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

taking someone else’s assignment or portion of an assignment and submitting it as your own

submitting material written by someone else or rephrasing the ideas of another without giving the author’s name or source

presenting the work or tutors, parents, siblings, spouses, or friends as your own

submitting papers from the Internet written by someone else as your own

supporting plagiarism by providing your work to others, whether you believe it will be copied or not

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Acknowledgement

Our thanks go to the English Department of North Hunterdon-Voorhee Regional High District of Annandale, NJ, for allowing Haywood Community College to use part of North Hunterdon’s existing academic honesty policy. The Hunderton policy is available at http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm.

Syllabus Changes

Other documents provided by the instructor are incorporated by reference into this syllabus and are binding. Changes announced or posted in class or via Blackboard take precedence over the syllabus. It is the students’ responsibility to keep abreast of such changes.

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2010 Spring ENV 110 Internet Course Syllabus