Human Ecology 1130 Class Schedule

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Date

Topic

Reading & Assignments

10 Jan (Tu)

Sustainability, Stewardship and Science

Chapter 1 Wright & Nebel; excerpt, Silent Spring

12 Jan (Th)

Climate and Climate Change

Chapter 21; Tragedy of the Commons

17 Jan (Tu)

Ecosystems and Biomes; human land use

Chapter 2;

19 Jan (Th)

Ecosystems & nutrient cycles

Chapter 3

24 Jan (Tu)

Ecosystems & nutrient cycles

Chapter 3

26 Jan (Th)

Wild Species: Biodiversity

Chapter 10;

31 Jan (Tu)

More wild spp. & Populations

Chapter 4;

2 Feb (Th)

Populations

Chapter 4

7 Feb (Tu)

More populations

Chapter 4;

9 Feb (Th)

Exam 1 check grades here; Grades have been updated. Those highlighted in yellow went up due since mistake in test key was discovered

14 Feb (Tu)

Exam review; Valentine's day biodiversity

new:  when you are done with Oprha's book list, check out some

of these great reads with environmental themes  book list

16 Feb (Th)

Ecosystems as Resources

Chapter 11

21 Feb (Tu)

World Fisheries and the Great Lakes OH fish consumption advisory

23 Feb (Th)

Fisheries  

28 Feb (Tu)

Human population issues

Chapters 5 & 6

2 March (Th)

More Human population issues chapter 5 and 6

7 March (Tu)

Spring Break  

9 March (Th)

Spring Break  

14 Mar (Tu)

Finish human population

Discuss resignation of Secretary of the Interior, Gail Norton.

Read the following news stories on Norton's resignation

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/11/AR2006031100651.html

 http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0313/p02s01-uspo.html

16 Mar (Th)

Exam 2 exam two grades

21Mar (Tu)

Production and Distribution of Food

Chapter 9; excerpt from Fast Food Nation , (required reading) Consumer Reports on Fast Food (for your own information)

23 Mar (Th)

Production and Distribution of Food continued  

28 Mar (Tu)

Guest speaker, Michael Szuberla, Toledo Botanical Gardens, agriculture and the nutritional value of foods, local growing projects no notes will be posted for guest speaker presntation

30 Mar (Th)

Agriculture wrap up  

4 April (Tu)

Guest speaker, Dr. V. Sigler; Microbial pests

 

6 April (Th)

Exam 3 exam grades;   All exam grades included in this file.  Exam 1 and 2 have been adjusted for quiz extra points, no quiz points available for exam 3.   NOTE average grade does not yet reflect that your lowest exam grade will be removed! See grade scale below

11 April (Tu)

Species Introductions, Great Lakes case study

ESA publication   required reading

13 April (Th)

Water: The Hydrological Cycle and Water in a Changing World

ESA publication  required reading

Chapter 9

 

18 April (Tu)

More hydro cycle

Chapter 18 & ESA Eutrophication paper required reading

20 April (Th)

Water Pollution

Chapter 18 & ESA Eutrophication paper

25 April (Tu)

Fossil fuels

no reading assignment

27 April (Th)

Review and connections

no reading assignment

3 May (Wed) 8-10 am

Final exam

 Bring your coffee & # 2 pencil! 

Final grades will be calculated as the average of  your 2 highest midterm grades (w/ extra credit quiz points) and the final (all 3 w/ equal weight).  Final grade assignment will be determined based on the overall distribution of scores.  The following, standard grade scale will determine the minimum score for a grade.

100-92.5=A; 92.4-89.5=A-

98.4-86.5=B+; 86.4-82.5=B; 82.4-79.5=B-

79.4-76.5=C+; 76.4-72.5=C; 72.4-69.5=C-

69.4-60=D

<60=F