Environmental Science (EVS) 610

Multidisciplinary Problem Solving in Coastal Ecosystems

A Coastal Institute IGERT Project Class
Fall 2007
3 credits of lecture and lab

Last Updated 9/24/07 12:50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THEME: Social and Economic Implications of Global Climate Change on Shallow Lagoonal Ecosystems

TIME: The lecture/discussion portion of the class will take place on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Supplemental sessions will occur Friday's from 9:00 am to Noon. In addition, you are expected to attend the special Wednesday or Friday 12:00 noon lectures when they occur over the semester (noted below). The links describe various aspects of the course. Field trips are as noted.

ROLES: Visiting scholars, trainees, URI participants -- information on your participation

LOCATION: All meetings are in the Coastal Institute Kingston Room 201(second floor, NW corner of the building) unless otherwise noted.

Please note -- this schedule is still being developed. Please check in often for updates.

Date/Venue

Activity

Wed.
September 5

CIK Sun Room

Munchie Detail

Orientation

9 to 10:30 The 06 cohort introduces course goals and the article topic, and their take on life as an IGERT trainee.
10:30 to 11:20 Q Kellogg and Glenn Page, one of our external evaluators, discuss Assessment and everyone gets a chance to try out some new assessment tools.
11:20 to 5:00 Glenn talks with the current group of trainees (06 and 07 cohorts) one-on-one.


Fri.
September 7

CIK Room 201

 


Discussion of the Summer Reading

Facilitated by Co-06

Lee, V. 1980. An elusive compromise: Rhode Island coastal ponds and their people. Marine Technical Report 73, URI Coastal Resources Center.

The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell

Wed.
September 12

CIK Room 201

Discussion of the article-writing process

Teams, Overarching questions, Process, Deadlines, Discussion of similar synthesis papers
Initial discussion of the full article outline

Pimentel, D, et al. 1997. Economic and Environmental Benefits of Biodiversity. Bioscience 47(11): 747-757.

Fri.
September 14

CIK Room 201

 
Full Outline fine-tuning
CIIP Council Meeting


Wed.
September 19

CIK Room 201


Discussion of Background Literature

Bibliography of background reading on shallow lagoonal ecosystems (under development)

Fri.
September 21

CIK Room 201
Q


Background Literature, continued...
Meet in teams

Wed.
September 26

CIK Room 201
Jim

Discussion with:

9 to 10 Dr. John King, GSO
10 to 11 Dr. Scott Nixon, GSO
11 to 12 Dr. Steve Olsen, CRC

Fri.
September 28

CIK Room 201
Judith


Intro to Logic with Cheryl Foster
Anthony Weston Rulebook for Arguments Book, 3rd edition (Hackett) - ISBN: 0-87220-552-5

Wed.
October 3

CIK Room 201
Pete


Co-07 Presentation of Outline for Section 1
Annotated bibliographies should be completed

Fri.
October 5

CIK Room 201
Abby


Co-07 Presentations of Outlines of Sections 1 and 2

Discussion/Critique of Outline

Wed.
October 10

No Class - Monday Classes Meet

Fri.
October 12

Start in CIK 201

Field Trip to the Coastal Ponds
led by Jim Boyd and Janet Freedman of CRMC

Draft of Section 1 due to Abby

Wed.
October 17

Challenger Room Bay Campus
 Anna

 
Guest Scholar

Dr. Fred Short: Seagrass Restoration and Monitoring

Fri.
October 19

CIK Room 201
Josh

 

Ethics with Cheryl Foster

Wed.
October 24

CIK Room 201
Kifle

Guest Scholar

Dr. Charley Roman: Restoration of Salt Marshes, Dunes, Shorelines and other Coastal Habitats

Fri.
October 26

CIK Room 201
Leanna

 

Co-07 Presentations of Section 2 Outline

Wed.
October 31

CIK Room 201
Leslie

 

Create Outline for Section 3

Fri.
November 2

CIK Room 201
Tiffany

Social Justice with Cheryl Foster and Judith Swift

Draft of Section 2 due to Abby

Wed.
November 7

CIK Room 201
Jim


Class Discussion of Section 3
Section 3 Teams meet

Fri.
November 9

CIK Room 201
Q


Finalize Draft of Section 3

Wed.
November 14

CIK Room 201
Judith


TBD

Fri.
November 16

CIK Room 201
Pete


TBD 

Mon.
November 19

Draft of Section 3 due to group at large

Wed.
November 21

CIK Room 201
Abby


TBD

Fri.
November 23

Thanksgiving Break

Wed.
November 28

CIK Room 201
Anna

 
TBD

Fri.
November 30

CIK Room 201
Josh

Guest Scholar

Dr. Corey Dean: Communicating Science to the Public

Wed.
December 5

CIK Room 201
Kifle

 
Draft of Section 3 due to Abby

Fri.
December 7

CIK Room 201
Leanna


TBD


Fri.
December 14


Draft of Integrated Paper completed

Mon.
December 17

Reflection and Synthesis