Course Title: Current Issues in Ecology
Title Abbreviation: CURRENT ISSUES/ECOLOGY
Department: ENVC
Course #: 225
Credits: 2
Variable: No
IUs: 2
CIP: 030101
EPC: 165
REV: 2018
Course Description
A current topic of ecology will be examined through guest speakers combined with literature research and seminar presentations. For current & past topics, go to the SVC internet, http://www.skagit.edu/; click on Educational Programs.
Prerequisite
None
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 22
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Supplementary Elective
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.
0. Application and Integration
Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 0.3 Identify and evaluate the relationships among different perspectives within a field of study and among different fields of study. 0.4 Integrate concepts and analytical frameworks from multiple perspectives to develop one or more of the following: more comprehensive descriptions, multi-causal explanations, new interpretations, or deeper explorations of issues. 0.5 Analyze and reflect upon insights gained from integrating multiple perspectives in a purposeful project or experience.
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.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.2 Recognize, produce and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, group, and public speaking skills. 3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.
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 . . . 5.1 Understand the impact of their own and other’s actions on local/global communities and environments and how those communities/environments affect them in turn.
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 6.5 Develop self-monitoring and self-advocacy skills to effect positive life changes.
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.).
9. Scientific Literacy
Definition: Understanding scientific principles, and analyzing and applying scientific information in a variety of contexts.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 9.1 Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental scientific concepts. 9.3 Analyze, apply, and communicate scientific concepts and principles in context (for example, in technological, personal, and/or professional situations).
10. Technology
Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 10.2 Demonstrate an understanding of legal, ethical, and environmental issues in the use and misuse of technology.
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