**Tentative Schedule Week(s) Topics Activity Assignments Week 1 Introductions Discussion 1: Ecological January 29 Biodiversity and why we Footprint should care! Assignment 1: Salisbury Green Fund Project Green Initiative Presentation Week 2: How many species are Discussion; Discussion 2: Invasive February 5 there? Salisbury University Species Why is it important? Presentations (10 minutes) Assignment 2: EOL.org Week 3: Biodiversity/Environmental Discussion; Discussion 3: Indicator Taxa Feb. 12 Indicator Taxa Biodiversity/Environmental Assignment 3: Citizen Indicator Taxa Science Presentation Week 4: Indicator taxa Discussion 4: Biodiversity Citizen Science Feb. 19 Citizen Science Presentations (10 minutes) Hotspots Week 5: Losing the Science of Discussion Discussion 5: Human Feb. 26 Taxonomy Population Biodiversity Hotspots Assignment 4: Food Sustainability Presentation Week 6: Human Population Discussion; Discussion 6: Pollution and March 5 Sustainable Farming Food Sustainability and Waste Management Energy Usage (10 minutes) Presentations Week 7: Pollution and the Discussion Discussion 7: Mountaintop March 12 Environment Removal and Sustainable Forestry 19 No Class Spring Break – Week 8: Discussion Discussion 8: Ecotourism 26 Assignment 5: Ecotourism Presentation Week 9: Ecotourism Discussion; Discussion 9: Energy 2 Ecotourism Consumption and Clean Presentation (10 minutes) Energy Week 10: Energy Consumption Discussion Discussion 10: New April 9 Sustainable Technology Week 11: Global Climate Discussion Discussion 11: Open 16 Week 12: Journals Journal Presentations Discussion 12: Open April 23 (10 minutes) Week 13: April 30 Week 14: Final Project Due Green Presentation Due May 7 (150 points) (20 minutes) ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The University guidelines concerning academic honesty, as explained in the Graduate Handbook, will be strictly enforced. Any student found engaging in academic misconduct (cheating,
**Tentative Schedule Week(s) Topics Activity Assignments Week 1 January 29 Introductions Biodiversity and why we should care! Green Fund Project Discussion 1: Ecological Footprint Assignment 1: Salisbury Green Initiative Presentation Week 2: February 5 How many species are there? Why is it important? Discussion; Salisbury University Presentations (10 minutes) Discussion 2: Invasive Species Assignment 2: EOL.org Week 3: Feb. 12 Biodiversity/Environmental Indicator Taxa Discussion; Biodiversity/Environmental Indicator Taxa Discussion 3: Indicator Taxa Assignment 3: Citizen Science Presentation Week 4: Feb. 19 Indicator taxa Citizen Science Citizen Science Presentations (10 minutes) Discussion 4: Biodiversity Hotspots Week 5: Feb. 26 Losing the Science of Taxonomy Biodiversity Hotspots Discussion Discussion 5: Human Population Assignment 4: Food Sustainability Presentation Week 6: March 5 Human Population Sustainable Farming Discussion; Food Sustainability and Energy Usage Presentations (10 minutes) Discussion 6: Pollution and Waste Management Week 7: March 12 Pollution and the Environment Discussion Discussion 7: Mountaintop Removal and Sustainable Forestry 19 No Class – Spring Break Week 8: 26 Discussion Discussion 8: Ecotourism Assignment 5: Ecotourism Presentation Week 9: 2 Ecotourism Discussion; Ecotourism Presentation (10 minutes) Discussion 9: Energy Consumption and Clean Energy Week 10: April 9 Energy Consumption Discussion Discussion 10: New Sustainable Technology Week 11: 16 Global Climate Discussion Discussion 11: Open Week 12: April 23 Journals Journal Presentations (10 minutes) Discussion 12: Open Week 13: April 30 Week 14: May 7 Final Project Due (150 points) Green Presentation Due (20 minutes) ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The University guidelines concerning academic honesty, as explained in the Graduate Handbook, will be strictly enforced. Any student found engaging in academic misconduct (cheating,
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