ENSC001-Syllabus-F18 PDF

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Introduction*to*Environmental*Science:*Natural*Resources* Course!Number:!ENSC!001! Quarter:!Fall!2018! Units:!4!(Lecture:!3!hours;!Discussion:!1!hour)! Lecture:!Tuesday!and!Thursday;!9:40!–!11:00!AM! Meeting!Location:!Material!Sciences!and!Engineering!(MSE)!116! !

David*Volz* (Assoc.!Professor)!

Nikki*Andrzejczyk* (TA)*

Stacia*Dudley* (TA)*

Gary*Harraka* (TA)*

Sara*Vliet* (TA)!

Office*

Science! Labs!314! Wednesdays! 1:00!–!3:00!PM!

Science! Labs!311! ! Tuesdays! 1:00!–!3:00!PM!

Science! Labs!311!

Office* Hours*

Science! Labs!311! Thursdays! 3:00!–!4:00!PM! Fridays! 9:00!–!10:00!AM!

Wednesdays! 9:00!–!11:00!AM!

Science! Labs!311! Tuesdays! 12:00!–!1:00!PM! Thursdays! 2:00!–!3:00!PM!

Email*

[email protected]!

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Instructors*

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Discussion*Sections* Section!

Day!

Time!

Building!

Instructor!

21!

Monday!

3:10-4:00!PM!

HMNSS!1503!

Harraka,!Gary!

22!

Monday!

2:10-3:00!PM!

Surge!173!

Harraka,!Gary!

23!

Tuesday!

4:10-5:00!PM!

MSE!103!

Andrzejczyk,!Nikki!

24!

Tuesday!

5:10-6:00!PM!

Surge!172!

Dudley,!Stacia!

25!

Thursday!

2:10-3:00!PM!

Surge!171!

Andrzejczyk,!Nikki!

26!

Friday!

1:10-2:00!PM!

Surge!172!

Vliet,!Sara!

27!

Friday!

12:10-1:00!PM!

Pierce!3374!

Vliet,!Sara!

* Textbook* (recommended):* Environment* 7th,* 8th* or* 9th* edition* by! Raven,! Berg,! Hassenzahl.! You! may! purchase!the!book!at!the!bookstore!or!through!Amazon.!Copies!on!reserve!at!the!Orbach!Science!Library.! ! Course* Website:! http://ilearn.ucr.edu.* Lectures,! debate! materials,! grades,! and! exam! study! guides! for! will!be!posted!on!iLearn.* * Office*Hours:*First-come,!first-serve!to!address!course-related!questions!and!discuss!debate!topics.! * Assessment*and*Grading*Scale* 1.!Exam!I!(50!questions;!2!points!per!question):!25%!(100!points)! 2.!Exam!II!(50!questions;!2!points!per!question):!25%!(100!points)! 3.!Final!Exam!(100!questions;!1!point!per!question):!25%!(100!points)! 4.!Participation:!25%!(100!points)! Debates!(30!points!per!debate):!15%!(60!points)! Lecture!Attendance!(2!points!per!lecture;!Lectures!4-15):!6%!(24!points)! Discussion!Attendance!(2!points!per!debate;!eight!debates):!4%!(16!points)!

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Final&course&grades&will&be&calculated&using&the&following&formula:& Final!Grade!(%)!=!((Sum!of!three!exams)*!+!Participation*)!/!400)*100! *Maximum!points!for!each!exam!and!participation!=!100! & Note:&There&is&no&extra&credit&work&or&make&up&work&in&this&class.& ! Final&course&grades&will&be&assigned&as&follows:& A!=!95-100%;!A-!=!90-94%;!B+!=!87-89%;!B!=!84-86%;!B-!=!80-83%;! C+!=!77-79%;!C!=!74-76%;!C-!=!70-73%;!D!=!60-69%;!F!=!2!out!of!18!lectures),!whether!excused!or!unexcused,!is!excessive.!A!lack! of! attendance! will! adversely! affect! participation! credit! and! performance! on! all! course! requirements! throughout! the! quarter.! Students! should! meet! with! the! instructor! early! in! the! quarter! to! discuss! consequences!of!potential!excessive!absences!due!to!participation!in!University-sponsored!events.!! * Classroom*Behavior:*Please!be!respectful!of!each!other,!the!instructor,!and!any!guest!lecturers!while!in! class.!!While!laptops!and!tablets!are!permitted!for!taking!notes!during!class,!all!cell!phones!and!pagers! are! to! be! turned! off! or! silenced! during! class!(not! on! vibrate),! and! text! messaging,! web! browsing,! etc.! during! class! is! not! permitted.! ! Failure! to! adhere! to! these! classroom! rules! may! result! in! your! being! dismissed!from!class.* * Communication:* All! announcements! and! communications! between! the! instructor! and! students! will! occur!via!iLearn.! * Disabilities:* Reasonable! accommodations! are! available! for! students! with! a! documented! disability.! Please! contact! the! Student! Disability! Resource! Center! (125! Costo! Hall;! T:! 827-3861,! E-mail:! [email protected])!if!you!have!a!disability!and!need!accommodations!to!fully!participate!in!this!class.!More! information! is! available! at! https://sdrc.ucr.edu.! All! accommodations! must! be! approved! through! the! Department!of!Student!Special!Services.! * Diversity:* Please! respect! each! other’s! opinions! and! refrain! from! personal! attacks! or! demeaning! comments!of!any!kind.* * Instructor* Expectations:* The! instructor! is! expected! to! facilitate! learning,! to! answer! questions! appropriately,!to!be!fair!and! objective!in!grading,!to!provide!timely!and!useful!feedback!on!exams!and! papers,!to!provide!office!hours!by!appointment!only,!and!to!treat!students!with!respect.* * Syllabus* Amendments:* Amendments! and! changes! to! the! syllabus,! including! evaluation! and! grading! mechanisms,! are! possible.! The! instructor! must! initiate! any! changes.! Changes! to! the! grading! and! evaluation!scheme!must!be!voted!on!by!the!entire!class!and!approved!only!with!unanimous!vote!of!all! students!present!in!class!on!the!day!the!issue!is!decided.!The!lecture!schedule!and!reading!assignments! (daily! schedule)! will! not! require! a! vote! and! may! be! altered! at! the! instructor’s! discretion.! Grading! changes! that! unilaterally! and! equitably! improve! all! students’! grades! will! not! require! a! vote.! Once! approved,!amendments!will!be!distributed!in!writing!to!all!students!via!iLearn.!

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