Course Description:

•One course, many departments:UC, SNRE, Sociology, AOSS (Engin), Anthopology, Geology

•“Team teaching” from professors with expertise in different fields

•For science and non-science majors, no prerequisites

•Social Science credit

•Part of a two semester sequence, and core course of the Global Change Academic Minor

Global Change - Winter 01 Global Change - Winter 01 Syllabus OverviewSyllabus Overview

Course Requirements

• Lectures: MWF 12-1, 1528 CCL

• Readings: online lecture notes (NOT a substitute for lecture!)

• No textbook or coursepack

• Lab/discussion section: starts this week in the scheduled classrooms. Usually meets in ITD computing classrooms for ArcView (GIS) labs.

• Group Term Project: online presentation of a topic covered in the course.

• Tests: 2 midterms (in class) and a final. Will cover material from lectures, readings, and labs.

• Evaluation Activities: short web questionnaires and in-class activities

Grading2 Midterms 100 points each

Final Exam 150 points

11 Labs 15 points each (includes participation and evaluation)

2 Term Evaluation Surveys

10 points each

2 Take home Assignments

25 points each

Term Project 150 points (includes 10 presentation points)

Total: approximately 750 points

Grades will be determined on a curve at the end of the term,

based on the class average

Course Homepage

• Organizes the entire course

• Click on the “Global Change 2” link

• Click on the “Course Tools” link

http://www.globalchange.umich.eduhttp://www.globalchange.umich.edu

GC2 CourseTools Site• Check announcements• Read lecture notes• Submit assignments• Check your grades

All students should log in to the CourseTools site before the next lecture.If you have difficulty logging in, contact: globalchange@umich.edu.

CourseTools Schedule

The “Schedule” Button in the toolbar will show you all the lecture notes and assignments for the semester.

It is recommended that students print out and read the lecture notes before class.

Lab Sequence•Discussions

•ArcView and Excel Exercises•Student Presentations

Instructors and Staff

Professors

Grad. Student Instructors

•Korbie Dannenberg, AOSS •Luis Fernandez, SNRE (GSI Coordinator)•Mahya Wood, SNRE

Support Staff

•Laura Brunengraber – Course Coordinator and Webmaster•Eric Dey – Evaluation Coordinator•Peter Knoop - Instructional Technology Consultant

•Vincent Abreu, AOSS •David Allan, SNRE (lead instructor)•Bunyan Bryant, SNRE•Mary Anne Carroll, AOSS•Richard Ford, Anthropology•Gayl Ness, Sociology•Ben van der Pluijm, Geology (GC minor program director)

Email address for general course information:

globalchange@umich.eduglobalchange@umich.edu

Section Information

Section Current Enrollment

Time Location

2 12 Tues 9-11 3522 Frieze

3 20 Tues 11-1 1624 Chem

4 9 Thurs 11-1 1624 Chem

5 19 Wed 2-4 2104 MLB

6 Mon 2-4

7 20 Thurs 1-3 1502 Frieze

•All labs start this week.

•Section 6 will NOT be taught. If you are enrolled in this section, please switch.

If the section you want is full, please attend the first meeting and the GSI will determine if there is room for you.

The first web survey will be on CourseTools by Wednesday.You should receive a copy of the announcement for it in your E-mail.