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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - EVR6320
Tracking Number - 5087

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Current Status: Removed from DB by orginator - 2015-04-23
Campus: St Petersburg
Submission Type: New
Course Change Information (for course changes only):
Comments: USF-STPT approved 3/17/15. to USF Sys 3/18/15. to SCNS 3/26/15. Course already exists. USFSPT withdrew this request


Detail Information

  1. Date & Time Submitted: 2014-10-13
  2. Department: Geography and Environmental Science and Policy
  3. College: AP
  4. Budget Account Number: 511224 10000
  5. Contact Person: Dona J. Stewart
  6. Phone: 34066
  7. Email: dstewar6@usfsp.edu
  8. Prefix: EVR
  9. Number: 6320
  10. Full Title: Environmental Management
  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?: N
  17. If repeatable, how many times?: 2
  18. Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): Environmental Management
  19. Course Online?: B - Face-to-face and online (separate sections)
  20. Percentage Online: 0
  21. Grading Option: -
  22. Prerequisites: None
  23. Corequisites: None
  24. Course Description: This course will analyze the causes of environmental problems, evaluate attempts to manage and solve many of these problems, and call attention to the role that geography can play in environmental degradation and management.

  25. Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: Needed for program/concentration/certificate change
  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? This is a new core course that will support our revised MA degree. The revisions to the MA are being made to meet identified student interest and more accurately reflect current and emerging themes within the discipline.
  27. Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? No
  28. What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) Ph.D. in appropriate discipline, Geography preferred.
  29. Objectives: This course will

    • analyze the causes of environmental problems

    • evaluate attempts to manage and mitigate environmental problems,

    • identify the role that geography can play in environmental degradation and management

  30. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the student will:

    By the end of this course the student will:

    • Understand the key concepts associated with environmental management

    • Identify the reasons for the development of sustainable methods of environmental management

    • Critically assess the role of economics, law and business in environmental management

    • Distinguish between environmental management approaches in diverse environments, e.g. urban, watersheds, sensitive environments.

  31. Major Topics: environmental management

    sustainability

    economic aspects of environmental management

    environmental planning

    tourism and environmental management

    urban development and environmental management

    environmental assessment and monitoring

  32. Textbooks: Christopher Barrow. 2006. Environmental Management for Sustainable Development. Routledge. 464 pp.
  33. Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases: J.P. Evans. 2011. Environmental Governance. Routledge. 272 pp.

    Richard L. Knight and Courtney White. 2008. Conservation for a New Generation: Redefining Natural Resources Management. Island Press. 336 pp.

    Sara E. Jensen. 2008. Living with Fire: Fire Ecology and Policy for the 21st Century. Berkeley: University of California Press. 192 pp.

    Robert J. Cabin. 2011. Intelligent Tinkering: Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice. Island Press. 240 pp.

    Samuel D. Brody. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida. Ashgate. 230 pp.

  34. Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy: Three exams, one after each 5 week period (final is not cumulative), 100 points each; 3 x 100 = 300 points.

    One Final Paper on an Environmental Management issue (20-24 pages), 100 pts.

    Book Reviews/Additional Readings: Graduate students are required to write five (5) separate book reviews of the following books (4 pages for each book review), 20 points each: 5 x 20 = 100. Grad students will also be assigned responsibility for leading discussion of each book in class toward the end of the meeting in which each review is due (additional required reading):

    Grading scale

    A 460 points

    A- 450 points

    B+ 435 points

    B 410 points

    B- 400 points

    C+ 385 points

    C 360 points

    C- 350 points

    D+ 335 points

    D 310 points

    D- 300 points

  35. Assignments, Exams and Tests: Three exams, one after each 5 week period (final is not cumulative), 100 points each; 3 x 100 = 300 points.

    One Final Paper on an Environmental Management issue (20-24 pages), 100 pts.

    Book Reviews/Additional Readings: Graduate students are required to write five (5) separate book reviews of the following books (4 pages for each book review), 20 points each: 5 x 20 = 100. Grad students will also be assigned responsibility for leading discussion of each book in class toward the end of the meeting in which each review is due (additional required reading):

  36. Attendance Policy: Course Attendance at First Class Meeting – Policy for Graduate Students: For structured courses, 6000 and above, the College/Campus Dean will set the first-day class attendance requirement. Check with the College for specific information. This policy is not applicable to courses in the following categories: Educational Outreach, Open University (TV), FEEDS Program, Community Experiential Learning (CEL), Cooperative Education Training, and courses that do not have regularly scheduled meeting days/times (such as, directed reading/research or study, individual research, thesis, dissertation, internship, practica, etc.). Students are responsible for dropping undesired courses in these categories by the 5th day of classes to avoid fee liability and academic penalty. (See USF Regulation – Registration - 4.0101,

    http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/ogc%20web/currentreg.htm)

    Attendance Policy for the Observance of Religious Days by Students: In accordance with Sections 1006.53 and 1001.74(10)(g) Florida Statutes and Board of Governors Regulation 6C-6.0115, the University of South Florida (University/USF) has established the following policy regarding religious observances: (http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/gc_pp/acadaf/gc10-045.htm)

    In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Blackboard, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor Blackboard site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.

  37. Policy on Make-up Work: Late work is generally not accepted EXCEPT in cases where students can document problems beyond their control (illness requiring a doctor's care, death in the family, accident, and so forth).
  38. Program This Course Supports: Environmental Science and Policy
  39. Course Concurrence Information: Florida Studies


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