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IS 3204H - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL – NEW COURSE

Approvals Received:

Department on 10-25-04 by Karen Van Horn (vanhornk@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee on 10-28-04 by Karen Van Horn (vanhornk@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1059 - Fall 2005

Course:

IS 3204H

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MCAA - UMM-Academic Affairs

Department:

227 - UMM-Academic Services

General

Course Title Short:

Hnr: Ecological Health

Course Title Long:

Honors: Ecological Health and the Sustainability of Common-Property Resources

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

2.0 to 2.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

Exploration of “sustainability” from the perspective of economics and ecology.  Examples might include ocean fisheries, the rain forest, the introduction of alien species, and the global climate.  

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

offered when feasible

Grading Basis:

Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

Yes

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Other frequency

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

SEM (with final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

No

Graded
Component:

SEM

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
2.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
2.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

participation in Honors Program or #

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

000055 - UMM Honors Program

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Proposal Changes:

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History Information:

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Assessment
and Goals:

Goals: Students will become familiar with the inefficiency that results from the application of individual economic incentives to common-property resources and the danger this poses for a variety of ecosystems.  Students will be asked to apply the theoretical framework developed in the course to an in-depth case study of a particular common-property resource.

Assessment: Student learning will be assessed on the basis of contributions to class discussions, and an in-depth case study (both a written report and a class presentation).

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

THE INTER-RELATION OF TOPICS, THE SEMINAR FORMAT, AND THE CASE STUDIES AND PRESENTATIONS WILL ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE CONNECTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE MAKE OR WOULD LARGELY HAVE TO MAKE ON THEIR OWN IF THEY APPROACHED THESE TOPICS INDEPENDENTLY

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Cole, C.; Finzel, B.

Requirement
this course fulfills:

ENVT - ENVT People and the Environment

Provisional
Approval:

No

Regular
Approval:

Yes; date: Oct 25, 2004