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Course Title: Fish Ecology and Management
Title Abbreviation: FISH ECOLOGY/MANAGEMENT
Department: ENVC
Course #: 210
Credits: 5
Variable: No
IUs: 5.5
CIP: 030101
EPC: 165
REV: 2018
Course Description
Fish communities and their ecological and physical requirements. Emphasis on population dynamics in relation to habitat changes and fishing pressures.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: ENVC 122 and 123. Reading and researching technical journals on current topics of fish conservation and management required. Report writing required.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 44
Lab: 22
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
1. Information Literacy
Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 1.1 Determine the extent of information needed. 1.3 Evaluate information and its sources critically.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.3 Understand the historically and socially constructed nature of—and the meanings attributed to—human differences.
5. Global & Local Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding the complexity and interdependence of, and stewardship responsibilities to, local and global communities and environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 5.4 Understand the concept of local/global stewardship, and its ethical components, to communities and environments.
8. Mathematical Reasoning
Definition: Understanding and applying concepts of mathematics and logical reasoning in a variety of contexts, both academic and non-academic.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 8.3 Interpret information and reasoning expressed mathematically (for example in spreadsheets, diagrams, charts, formulas, etc.).
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