Customized
Syllabus--Instructions and Examples
for
ENVS 4950
Integrative Seminar in Environmental Studies
ETSU,
Spring 2012, O'Donnell
Customizing
The Course
You will make your own, customized syllabus for this
course. You'll submit it by the third
week of class, to be posted here on the web. You'll modify the basic course
plan to match your particular interest in environmental studies, as
follows:
1. Service placement: In consultation with me, you'll
arrange a service placement that reflects your interests.
2. Additional readings:
In consultation with me, you will then select additional readings,
related to your service placement, and to your particular interests.
Your customized syllabus will thus include all of the
following:
1. Course title, with
a clear, descriptive subtitle reflecting your special interest.
2. Brief statement of
purpose. Describe, in a paragraph or
two, your particular interest in environmental studies, as reflected in your
service placement. Also describe your
major, and your career plans, to the extent that you envision them, at this
point.
3. Information about
your service placement, including name and title of supervisor/ contact person,
and a description of the activities you plan on doing.
4. Additional texts.
In consultation with me, you'll select additional readings, related to your
interests and placement. Types of
readings may vary, but in general you'll select the equivalent of two full
length books (approx. 400 words).
Include 1) full citations--including subtitles, publisher and date; 2)
number of pages.
Examples
of Customized Syllabi
From Spring 2012:
- M.
M. -- Water Pollution: Analyzing the Effect of Runoff on the Human Population
in East Tennessee
Click here to see
the final paper for this student's service project:
Analyzing
and Educating about the Effect of Water Pollution on
the
Human Population and Environment in Greene County, Tennessee:
Working
with Middle Nolichucky Watershed Alliance and AmeriCorps NCCC
From Spring 2011:
- T.H.
-- Sustainable Agriculture: The Local Food Movement and Self-Sufficient Living
in Upper East TN
From Spring 2010:
- H.B.
-- Sustainable Foods: Ecologically and Economically Healthy eating and living
From Spring 2009:
- A.L. --
Wildlife Preservation: A Look at the Wolves of Bays Mountain
- Carrie --
A Walk through the Appalachian Trail: Safeguarding Knowledge and Pathways
- Ginni --
Protecting the National Forests and Their Visitors
- Marilyn
-- Preserving the Natural Environment
- Robert
-- Forest Conservation
From Fall 2008 Independent study:
- Jason
-- Interpretation of Nature and History: Creating Excitement for Kids