Course Description

An introduction to environmental research. Students investigate research methodologies and reporting in a range of scientific disciplines and fields.

UBC Calendar

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Learning Goals

under development

Instructors

Douw Steyn

Textbook

Course Content

ENVR 300 is designed to develop conceptual-, research-, communication- and collaboration skills in the context of developing capability for the conduct and synthesis of environmental research. Students will, through research they conduct, develop their understanding of substantive knowledge in at least three areas of environmental science in some depth.

Course content topics will be:
· Environmental Monitoring;
· Science for Sustainable Systems;
· Environmental Modelling;

Graded Class Activities
· Data based group research project (20%)
· Opposite-editorial (opinion) essays (Op-Ed) with peer-review (12%)
· Individual project (research proposal) (36%)
· Structured discussions in the form of cooperative debate (12%)
· In-class group exercise on environmental models, with oral presentation (12%)
· Class Participation (8%)

Also check out the Environmental Sciences home page. 

Lecture Topics

Labs