Ecology:
Theory and Applications
Guidelines
for Assignments
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Map
Assignments
(general):
Team
Assignments:
What
am I expected to do?
Attend all scheduled sessions of class
Participate in discussion of assigned readings and activities
Utilize e-mail & other electronic communication tools
Integrate concepts & case studies from multiple information sources
Conduct independent study projects (team-based)
Complete written assignments, quizzes, and exams
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How
is my work evaluated?
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Project
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25%
|
Quizzes
|
5%
|
Participation
(Discussion, Internet)
|
10%
|
|
Midterm Exam
|
30%
|
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Final Exam
|
30%
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What
Letter Grade Will I Get?
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A
|
94-98
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C
|
73-76
|
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A-
|
90-93
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C-
|
70-72
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B+
|
87-89
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D+
|
67-69
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B
|
83-86
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D
|
63-67
|
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B-
|
80-82
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D-
|
60-62
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C+
|
77-79
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F
|
Below 60
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What
resources should I use?
Textbooks:
- Raven, P. H., L.R.
Berg
and D.M. Hassenzahl. 2008. Living in the Environment,
6th edition.
Wiley & Sons, Publ.
- Allen, J.L.
1997.
Student Atlas of Environmental Issues. Dushkin/McGraw-Hill
Publishers.
Optional Books:
- Lajoda, John
C.
1994. Northeast
Regional Environmental Issues Manual. Saunders College
Publishers.
- Selected
Environmental Law
Statutes. 1989. West Publishing Co.
- World Resources
Institute.
1996. World Resources 1996-97. Oxford University
Press.
- World Resources
Institute.
1992. Information Please - Environmental Almanac.
Houghton-Mifflin
Publishing. Boston, MA.
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Recommended
Web Sites:
Table
I: Government and Public Information Sites
Contact
Addresses Updated on September 2001
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Table
II: Environmental Information Sites
Contact
Addresses Updated on September 2001
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Any
special benefits for the course?
- Overview of current
environmental
issues
- Internet
connectivity
and e-mail
roundtable discussions
- Hands-on activities
(site visits,
problem-solving, meeting policy makers, GIS demonstration, computer
models,
etc.)
- Potential for
conducting
joint
research & publishing a paper in a technical journal
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What
are the assignments?
- Team
Research Project
- Milestone Dates
must
be met.
Dates are listed on the "Course Outline.".
- A team meeting
should
be scheduled
each week, starting in Week 3.
- The team is
responsible for setting
up appointments with the professor, at regular intervals.
- All team materials
must be submitted
according the Milestone Dates for the project.
- All team members
are
equally responsible
for work to be completed and submitted; and all team members must sign
off for each Milestone.
- Milestone
materials
will be kept
by the professor in a Team Portfolio, to be graded with the final
submission
of the Project Report.
- The project will
include the following
components: Statement of Purpose; Outline; Research
Protocols; Draft Data Findings; Draft Report; Final Report; Draft Web
Site;
Final
Web Site Presentation.
- Each team will
receive
a Team
Packet with templates for the different project components.
- Additional
information
is provided
on the Team
Project Description
- Participation
Assignments
- Will be assigned
from
time to
time; contributions are optional but will be counted toward the
participation
grade.
- Discussions and
mini-presentations
are also counted toward the participation grade.
- Quizzes
- Four quizzes will
be given (see Course Outline); the three best quiz grades will be
counted..
- Missed quizzes are
assigned zero for a grade (no makeups).
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copyright
Gaytha
A. Langlois, Ph.D., 1999
Bryant
University, Smithfield, RI 02917
E-mail:
langlois@bryant.edu
Last
Updated: January 2008