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Lecture Instructor: Mark Lassiter, PhD Phone:669-8012 x3303 (Office) 669-1833 (Home) |
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EV 430 Environmental Issues Seminar Fall 2001
Instructor: Mark Lassiter
Office Hours: T 10-11, 4-5; W 9-10, 2-4; Th 10-11, F 9-11
Class Meetings: Morgan Science Building: Room 209 / 300 (evenings)
1st meeting: Thursday, August 23rd, 8 - 9 p.m.
2nd meeting Friday, August 24th, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
3rd Meeting - Friday, August 31st, 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
4th Meeting -Friday, September 28th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
5th Meeting - Thursday, October 25th, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. & Monday, November 5th, Mon. 7-9 pm.
6th Meeting - Friday, November 9th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
Course Description:
430. Environmental Issues Seminar. (1/2): The class will meet once a week to deal with various topics of interest and current modern applications. Speakers will present topics with opportunities for class interaction. Campus-wide involvement will be encouraged. Students will be involved in class debate and group case studies. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 206 or permission of professor.
Class Structure:
The class will establish components of a student's background matched wtih the skills and training identified as important for the specific academic year that the student enrolls. Independent projects and skill development will be pursued outside the class and a check-list of accomplishments will establish the grade for the course. The student is responsible for presenting for approval the accomplishments that will be evaluated.
Course Goals:
1. To pursue educational, career, life, and faith development components of a student training that are linked to the academic year of enrollment in the seminar, involving communication skills, computer skills, and portfolio / resume development.
Educational Objectives: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7*
2. To investigate how scientific and environmental conclusions are communicated.
Educational Objectives: 3,5,7*
3. To investigate how to establish selection credibility from an overwhelming access to information.
Educational Objectives: 3,5,7*
4. To explore how our faith development influences our presentation of materials and what role our faith plays in how we communicate.
Educational Objectives: 1,3,5,7*
5. To be exposed to professional presentation.
Educational Objectives: 5,7*
6. To process presentations as a student group and make application of the information through debate and case study exploration.
Educational Objectives: 1,2,3,5,6,7*
7. To provide some communication to the campus that expresses the significance of interchange with professionals in scientific / environmental fields.
Educational Objectives: 1,2,4,7*
*Educational Objectives from the Academics section of Montreat College's web site: http://www.montreat.edu
Class Policies:
Attendance:
Attendance to the sessions of the course is required. Evaluations will determine if any grade reductions should be addressed with individual students.
Participation:
Each individual is responsible for participation in the discussions and any associated projects. Student participation comes through discussion, reflective attendance and sharing, compilation of projects, and attendance at planned sessions of the class.
Respect for each other:
If a student shows a lack of respect for fellow classmates or faculty, the student will be approached. If the behavior continues, the student may be removed from the course or receive a drastic reduction in their final grade for the course.
Academic Honor:
You will be working on a project individually, but you can pursue assistance. Your work must be yours and the assistance can refine or sharpen your skills, but you are to be the one developing your work. You must be extremely careful to document and credit components of your project. If copying or plagiarism is found, the work on that assignment is given a zero, but the next event results in a failure in the class. An exception would be the application of this concern to the final document, which would result in failure in the class even if this is the first event for an individual.
Resources:
Internet searches will be utilized for some components of the course. See especially the Center for Christian Environmental Studies @ Montreat College http://cesc.montreat.edu
HTML development of a communication medium will be developed on campus computers.
Writing Assistance:
All students are encouraged to take advantage of the resources available in the Writing Center, located adjacent to the Bell Library computer lab. See http://www.montreat.edu/writing
Grades:
The components of each meeting make up portions of the student's grade. The below sheet details what is to be brought to each class (some are to be completed during the session).
All components of the meeting date must be completed in order to get any portion of the meeting precentage grade given in () next to the listed meeting.
Attendance is part of the grade and if for some reason the student must miss the class, it is the student's responsibility to make arrangements to make-up the meeting.
There is no exam, the last projects are due on the last meeting date.
