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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - SCE6644
Tracking Number - 1614

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Current Status: Approved, Permanent Archive - 2008-03-31
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  1. Date & Time Submitted: 2007-11-14
  2. Department: Secondary Education
  3. College: ED
  4. Budget Account Number: 172400
  5. Contact Person: Barbara Spector
  6. Phone: 9744254
  7. Email: spector@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
  8. Prefix: SCE
  9. Number: 6644
  10. Full Title: Survey Update of Environmental research Management Policies
  11. Credit Hours: 3
  12. Section Type: D - Discussion (Primarily)
  13. Is the course title variable?: N
  14. Is a permit required for registration?: N
  15. Are the credit hours variable?: N
  16. Is this course repeatable?:
  17. If repeatable, how many times?: 0
  18. Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): Update Envir Rsch Management
  19. Course Online?: -
  20. Percentage Online:
  21. Grading Option: R - Regular
  22. Prerequisites: none
  23. Corequisites: none
  24. Course Description: Current & future scientific research topics of long term importance are explored providing an integrated update in sci. Complex connections among the various natural, math, & soc sci; agriculture; psychology; & engineering are emphasized.

  25. Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: Course is part of the Graduate Certificate in Informal Science Institutions Marine and Environmental Education
  26. What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service? Course is part of a required sequence in the certificate.
  27. Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? Yes, twice
  28. What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) Doctoral degree
  29. Objectives: The purpose of this course is to provide a holistic overview of the complexities and integration of disciplines in current and proposed multidisciplinary research areas required for long term stewardship of this ocean planet.

    Objectives:

    Learners will be able to

    a) Describe examples of the way current science research integrates varied disciplines

    b) Describe the state of the art of current research issues and those areas in which research is needed

    c) Describe the unifying themes evident in current research

    d) Explain decision-making processes to develop water related policies establishing viable management of this ocean planet

  30. Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to describe examples of the way current science research integrates varied disciplines, describe the state of the art of current research issues and those areas in which research is needed, describe the unifying themes in current research and explain decision-making processes to develop water related policies establishing viable management of this ocean planet in an informal setting by journal and paper writing, informal science/ teacher related projects, and class participation activities. Specific lists of graded assignments with due dates, while always reflecting the course goals and content outline listed above, may vary on given terms. Therefore, each student will be given a specific, updated list of course assignments and a class calendar for the given term at the first class meeting.

    •Online Reading/ Learning Log. Students will keep an extensive reflective journal of the integration of meanings being constructed from the learning experiences. This assignment is intended to (a) provide experience with writing as a vehicle to learn, (b) serve as a learning log to let individuals and others in the class understand how each of them is making sense of the learning experiences, and (c) be a stimulus for discussion among this community of learners.

    •Final Project. Students will investigate one of the areas of research addressed in this course. Use a variety of communication vehicles to share findings with the full class. The format selected should be original, inform an education professional not familiar with this research area, and be useful in both informal and formal education agencies. This product will be added to the COSEE-FL web portal as a resource.

    •Mini-teaching. Students will present their final projects before a group of educators and scientists from both formal and informal institutions in a mini-educator workshop for evaluation. Projects will be modified in response to feedback from the workshop and will be adapted to a different then originally intended audience. This product will be added to the COSEE-FL web portal as a resource.

    •Case Study. Students will conduct an interview with two scientists in the field of research chosen for the final project, compare perspectives, and create a case study using the SEACOOS case study template.

    •Attendance and Professionalism. Students will be present and on time for all class meetings and will participate in classroom discussions and presentations.

  31. Major Topics: I. Current Condition of the ocean with its ties to atmospheric, land, and space conditions

    II. History of Florida’s Ocean Initiative and its relationship (alignment of values, processes, and products) to the national ocean initiative

    III. Research areas to be surveyed

    a) Water Quality

    b) Watershed and freshwater flow

    c) Human health issues

    d) Measuring coastal economies and determining human impacts on resources

    e) Monitoring/modeling systems and monitoring for research

    f) Aquaculture

    g) Impacts of climate change

    h) Habitat mapping and characterization

    i) Habitat restoration

    j) Living marine resources

    k) Harmful algal blooms

    l) Non-native invasive species

    IV. Florida Coastal Ocean Observing System (FL COOS Caucus) 20 top research components

    V. Sources for further information

    VI. Integrated data management and dissemination to managers and public policy makers

    VII. Connections among the seven National Ocean Literacy Principles, research management policies, and informal and formal education

  32. Textbooks: Report of the Florida Ocean and Coastal Resource Council Jan 2006 FDEP

    Florida Coastal Ocean Observing (April 2006) Systemhttp://www.nova.edu/ocean/flcoos/COOS_brochure_web.pdfhttp://www.nova.edu/ocean/flcoos/COOS_brochure_web.pdf

    Gulf of Mexico Alliance: Governors’ Action Plan for Healthy and Resilient Coasts March 2006-March 2009. Tallahasseee. Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

    An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century: Final Report of the

    U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Blueprint for the Ocean: U. S. Council on Ocean Policy Report 2004

    President Bush’s response to U

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