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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ENVST 40 | Title:
ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM |
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| Full Title:
Environmental Forum |
| Last Reviewed:1/25/2021 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 11 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 1.00 | | Contact Total | 17.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
04 - Different Topics
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Catalog Description:
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A series of lectures and classroom discussions on eight selected topics of environmental concern, and a brief orientation to the field of environmental studies. Lectures are given by Santa Rosa Junior College faculty or prominent invited guests, and topics change from semester to semester.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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A series of lectures and classroom discussions on eight selected topics of environmental concern. Lectures to be given by Santa Rosa Junior College faculty or prominent invited guests.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:04 - Different Topics
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2003 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2003 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the ability to comprehend presentations on matters of
environmental concern by writing lucid essays summarizing each
presentation.
2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically about environmental
issues by writing careful critical analyses of each presentation.
3. Exercise tolerance and respect when speaking and writing about
controversial points of view.
4. Demonstrate (in writing or in response to specific objective
questions) an understanding of the nature of the field of
environmental studies and the various disciplines that contribute
to it.
Topics and Scope
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Various environmental issues and topics in environmental studies will be
covered, but these issues and topics will vary from semester to semester.
Topics such as the following will be addressed:
1. Human population
2. Agriculture
3. Global warming
4. Ozone depletion
5. Pollution/waste
6. Endangered species
7. Rainforests
8. Energy and the environment
9. Environmental ethics
10. Environmental art
11. Environmental psychology
12. Environmental history
13. Environmental policy/politics/economics
14. Environmental literature
15. Environmental design
Assignments:
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Eight papers of approximately 3 pages in length, each of which summarizes
and critically analyzes one of the eight lectures.
Multiple choice final exam that covers the "Orientation to Environmental
Studies."
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
65 - 80% |
| Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 20% |
| Formal Exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 20% |
| Attendance | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor prepared materials
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