SP18: INTRO TO ENVIR SCIENCES: 4870

E272_Syllabus_Spring_2018.docx

2018_Spring_Schedule_Dates.pdf

E272/S272 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences – Spring 2018

Meeting times and location:     ***You are required to attend the section you registered for, assignments and participation are due during your assigned course section 

Monday Wednesday 11:15-12:30 PV276 section 8913, 2:30-3:45 JH 065 Section 4870

Tuesday Thursday 4:00-5:15 PM, SPEA 277

Instructor: Sarah Powers             

Office: SPEA 371B, 371 is a lab, come in, my office is in the back left corner!   

Phone: 812-855-7980 – administrative assistant.  Only call if it’s an emergency

                        Office Hours:  Tuesday 2:30 – 3:30 pm or by appointment

E-mail:  sarellis@indiana.edu  Please use Canvas for all class correspondence. (allow 48 hours for response)   

Teaching Assistant: John Watkins, Katie Halpin, and Jordin Schubert Office Hours will be posted in Canvas       

Office Hours -- All TA office hours are in SPEA 371. 

Jordin Schubert: Monday & Wednesday from 1pm-2pm
Katie Halpin: Tuesday from 11am-1pm
John Watkins: Thursday from 1-3pm

Required Text: Botkin and Keller.  Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, 9^th Edition. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course will integrate the physical and biological aspects of environmental studies.  We will look at different environmental issues and integrate the subject matter to evaluate earths systems. This course will give you the opportunity to look at real life issues and evaluate them both qualitatively and quantitatively. At the end of the semester students will be able to assess complex environmental problems we face now and in the future.

Learning objectives for Introduction to Environmental Science include but are not limited to the following:

• Evaluate the credibility of written/oral/media information related to environmental science.
• Use scientific methods/scientific reasoning to evaluate complex environmental problems.
• Use quantitative skills to analyze complex environmental problems.
• Understand how fundamental scientific principals inform environmental policy.

CLASS MANAGEMENT

The course management will be through Canvas and your IU email please give 48 hours for response.  I suggest you make a habit of checking your email regularly, as I will send out announcements and information for the course through this system. Most materials will be posted in Canvas so you should check this often.  It is your responsibility to keep up with this and read announcements and emails.