110年第2學期-2823 Introduction to Sustainability 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Homework	25	In class worksheets, on-line chapter homework, etc.
Mid Term Exam	20	From the material covered up to the mid term week
Oral Presentation	10	selected from a topic covered during the lectures, and as approved by teacher
Final Paper and presentation	30	a term research paper presented and discussed in a final presentation
Class Participation	15	Includes attendance to class and active participation (asking questions, etc.)

教育目標

1. Part 1: What is sustainability?, what are the root causes of the sustainability problems we face today?, how do we restructure human systems and how do we use critical thinking analysis to come up with solutions that work?. 2. Part 2: What are the basic principles of ecology needed to understand the environmental issues affecting sustainability?. What are the six operating principles of sustainability-ideas that will help us revamp modern society one system at a time?. 3. Part 3: What are the most pressing issues affecting the achievement of sustainable environmental and human existance?-particularly the effects of rapid population growth and what culturally acceptable ways exist to slow it down. 4. Part 4: What resource issues are associated with the idea of lasting sustainability (especially, wild life extinction and modern energy needs)?. What strategies exist to solve these sustainably, and can we overhaul current human systems such as energy and waste management? 5. Part 5: What are the legal, technical and personal solutions for pollution?-including both traditional and sustainable strategies. 6. Part 6: How do we place the population, resource and pollution crises in a social context?-eximining ethics, economics and government.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：0-3
上課時間：二/5,6,三/5,6[M107]
修課班級：永續學程1
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：

參考書目

Chiras, D. D. (2009). Environmental science. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.