Instructors: Dr. Harold Ornes and NRSMEEP Staff
Course Credit: 3 Semester Hours
Dates: August 25- December 10, 1998
Times: Tuesdays, 4:00-6:50
Location: TBA
Course Summary: Wetlands is a course in Science for teachers.
Wetlands history, hydrological conditions, chemistry, social impacts
of Wetlands and their role as ecotones will be studied. Participants
will design projects that can be used in their own classes. Both
lecture and lab components of the course are embedded with assessment
techniques designed to evaluate student skills and learning (details
and examples attached).
Text: Mitsch, W.J., Gosselink, J.G. 1993. Wetlands,
Second Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York 642 pp.
Methods of Evaluation: Traditional quizzes, a project
resulting in written and oral presentations, and a comprehensive
final exam will be used to evaluate student performance. There are no
make-up lecture exams unless a documented, excusable reason is
presented, for example: doctor’s bill or statement, tow truck
bill, police report, etc. There will be no lab make-ups.
Attendance: To receive credit for the course, you may not miss
more than two lectures or 1 field trip, whether the absences are
excused or not excused. A missed class will cause your final point
value to be reduced.
If you have a learning or physical disability which might affect your
performance in this class, please inform the instructors and Dr.
Xanthia Harkness, Coordinator of Counseling Services, as soon as
possible in order to verify your status and provide you with the
appropriate assistance.