ENV 460/POL 100
Through a hybrid of these two courses, students will have the knowledge of repairing our planet from the harmful effects of climate change. This course will be primarily discussion based, with one final paper due at the end of the semester. There will be 5 discussion board prompt posted and you will be required to respond to it by the Friday of the week it is posted. We will meet on those specific Fridays and discuss our responses. This course is based on cumulative material.
1. Write a 3 page response (solely with prior knowledge) as to your standpoint on climate change and how we can solve the issue.
2. Research scholarly journals that prove the existence of climate change and summarize your favorite one.
3. List some companies whose products you utilize in your daily life and research how many emissions they produce in a one year period.
4. If you were to implement any policies into America’s governmental system to reduce the negative impacts of climate change, what would they be?
5. Which first-world country produces the least amount of emissions and what policies have they instated in their governmental systems? Respond to the policies with your own opinions.
Final Paper: With the very first discussion board prompt you responded to, elaborate on it by writing about if/if not your opinions have changed. Your paper should end with a detailed and reasonable policy change that can be implemented in our government in present time.
Grading:
Participation in discussions (attendance, contributing to the discussion) 60%
Responding to the discussion board prompts 20%
Final Paper 20%
To any interested students: I kept this course brief and succinct because one of the main objectives of this course is to learn how to argue about your opinions with and without evidence. This will be best taught with personal experience, and not solely through writing.
Other objectives include:
bringing awareness about climate change in a consumer oriented society
how to use research to support our planned solutions
building interpersonal skills between peers through discussion time
This is truly a dope and well thought out course. You did a great job explaining the objectives of the course, how they would be achieved and why they would be achieved in that way. Would take this for sure
Hybrid course wowww!!! I like the idea of it because it helps connect two topics together. Personally, I’m not too good at the politic subject but the environmental course interests me. I would take it because ENV 460 would motivate me to learn about POL 100, so two birds with uno stone! I like how participation is a large part of your grading system. This would help students learn from each other.
This is really interesting class. I would definitely take this course, as it touches on the important topic of climate change.
This class makes other classes look bad. This is a great opportunity for children to get a hybrid learning system and take their education to the next level. Very interesting course design and great creativity.
I love that this course is thought through and the assignments hold purpose beyond a grade. I would definitely take this class knowing I’d gain knowledge on climate change along with other skills necessary for any career. The final paper assignment really speaks to the fact that this class is made to encourage personal growth.