SP19: INTRO TO ENVIR SCIENCES: 7214

E272_Syllabus_Spring_2019.pdf

Instructor: Sarah Powers

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

Office Hours:  Monday 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: Jordin Schubert, Office Hours will be posted in Canvas           

Class Meeting: Monday and Wednesday 1:00-2:15 PM,; PV(SPEA) 274

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

ISBN 9781118427323

Course Description: Introduction to Environmental Sciences: Application of principles from life and physical sciences to the understanding and management of the environment. Emphasis will be placed on (1) the physical and biological restraints on resource availability and use, and (2) the technological and scientific options to solving environmental problems  

Learning Outcomes: 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.