Wk |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
Lab |
Due dates |
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Th 27 Sep
Gilbert et al.Ð Welcome to ENVS 100 & the Environmental Studies major;
Intro to teaching staff; Course expectations and logistics;
Zavaleta Ð Introduction to Peer Editing
Introduction to Writing Assignment #1 |
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2 |
Tu 2 Oct
BuryÐ Intro to Speth (person and book). Speths' "Environmental Challenges";
ZavaletaÐ Building Intellectual Community/Academic Integrity, writing tutors
Speth pp.1-73; Reader: 1. Rabkin Writing Tips, 3. What is plagiarism? |
Th 4 Oct
Bury Ð Speth's "Environmentalist responses"
Zavaleta ÐWhy write?
Speth pp.75-116 |
Introductions, Peer reviewing process, Work on Writing Assignment 1. |
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3 |
Tu 9 Oct
Susan WatrousÐ Environmentalist Grief, Despair, and Empowerment
Reader: 6. Macy & Brown |
Th 11 Oct
Bury & Gilbert Ð Speth's "Ten Drivers"
Zavaleta: Framing and Arguments
Speth pp.117-147; Reader: 4. Butler (on Lakoff); 5. Framing Science- Policy Forum and Commentaries |
Peer Review Writing Assignment 1 |
Email WA1 draft 48h before lab |
4 |
Tu 16 Oct
Bury & Gilbert Ð Speth's "Eight transitions"
Speth pp. 149-201
Writing Assignment #1 DUE 12:00 noon. |
Th 18 Oct
GilbertÐ Millennium Ecosystem Assessment introduction; Use of science in making arguments; Finding, and checking sources;
Introduction to Writing Assignment #2 MA Vol.1:vii-xvii, Funding, MA Vol1 Ch.01 MA Conceptual Framework, Append. 1.02.1 |
Environmentalism: Challenges, responses, and framing |
WA1 due: Tuesday Noon |
5 |
Tu 23 Oct
GilbertÐ Environmental numeracy: reading and writing about numbers;
Introduction to numeracy homework
Reader 7. Gilbert, 8. Miller; (start reading MA Vol1 Ch11 Ecosystem Services |
Th 25 Oct
Zavaleta Ð Biodiversity and ecosystem services;
ZavaletaÐ Seven suggestions for successful writing.
MA Vol1 Ch11 Ecosystem Services |
Writing Assignment 2 work (Greg will run extra numeracy sections) |
Bring WA2 1st draft to lab
Extra-lab numeracy review sessions |
6 |
Tu 30 Oct
Daniel PressÐ Policy and Social Responses
MA Vol 3 Ch02 Typology of Responses
Numeracy homework DUE: 12:00 noon |
Th 1 Nov
Daniel PressÐ Assessing response options;
Introduction to Writing Assignment #3
MA Vol 3 Ch03 Assessing Responses; Adaptive management |
Writing Assignment 2 peer review |
Numeracy Homework Due - Tuesday noon;
Email WA2 draft 48h before lab |
7 |
Tu 6 Nov
Bury & GilbertÐ How disciplines and theory guide scenarios; Predictability and uncertainty; Ecology in a socioeconomic context
MA Vol 2 Ch03: Ecology in Global Scenarios
Writing Assignment #2 DUE 12:00 noon. |
Th 8 Nov
Undistinguished panel: Four scenarios for Ecological Services
Reader: MA Vol 2 Ch05 Scenarios for Ecological Services; Reader 9. Norgaard and Baer |
Writing Assignment 3 work |
WA2 due Tuesday Noon;
Extra-lab meetings for WA3 |
8 |
Tu 13 Nov
GilbertÐ Ecosystem services under different scenarios
Reader: MA Vol 2 Ch05 Scenarios for Ecological Services; MA Vol 2 Ch09 Changes in Ecosystem Services and the Drivers |
Th 15 Nov
ZavaletaÐ Ecosystem services under different scenarios (continued)
Reader: MA Vol 2 Ch09 Changes in Ecosystem Services and the Drivers |
Writing Assignment 3 work |
Bring 500-word draft policy eval to lab; Email team eval to chairs 72h after lab |
9 |
Tu 20 Nov
Bury Ð Multiscale assessments; Illustration of scales, problems and promises of predictions
Reader: MA Vol 4 Ch07 Drivers of Ecosystem Change |
Th 22 Nov
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS |
NO LAB MEETINGS |
Chairs email combined report, noon Wednesday |
10 |
Tu 27 Nov
Career Panel |
Th 29 Nov
Bury, Gilbert, Zavaleta Ð Scale and embeddedness; Multiple Knowledge Systems; Making a difference.
Reader: MA Vol 4 Ch.05 Using Multiple Knowledge Systems; Speth |
Writing Assignment 3 work |
Email peer editing comments on report by 9am Monday; Chairs bring normed drafts to lab |
11 |
Tu 4 Dec
Student presentations
Writing Assignment 3 DUE 12:00 Noon. |
Th 6 Dec
Student presentations; Course wrap-up; Course evaluations |
Wrap up discussions based on WA3 process evals;
Lab course evals. |
WA3 due Tuesday noon; Email Greg by midnight;
Presentations;
WA3 evals in lab |