Global Change - Winter 01
Syllabus Overview
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
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
Grading
2 Midterms
100 points each
Final Exam
150 points
11 Labs
15 points each
2 Term Evaluation
Surveys
10 points each
2 Take home
Assignments
25 points each
Term Project
150 points
(includes participation
and evaluation)
(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
http://www.globalchange.umich.edu
• Organizes
the entire
course
• Click on the
“Global
Change 2”
link
• Click on the
“Course
Tools” link
GC2 CourseTools Site
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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
•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)
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
Email address for general course information:
globalchange@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
7
Mon 2-4
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 Email.