a. course description

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1、COURSESYLLABUSCenterforGeneralEducationFall,2011CourseName：Ecology(生態學)CourseNumber：Credits：2▓Required□OptionalA.COURSEDESCRIPTIONTheecosystemisadistinctandimportanthierarchicalleveloforganizationoflifeontheplanet.Itoffersallkindsofresourcesforsupportingtheo

2、rganisms’survival.Inthepast,Humansoftenseizeresourcesfrommarineecosystemandignorethedestructionoftheenvironment,onlyforsomeeconomicreasons.Bynow,webecameacutelyawareofthefactthattherearemanysidestoecologicalproblems.Notonlyeconomicprofits,politicaldifference

3、s,socialfactorsandmoraldilemmasarecommoncomponentsofdecisionsaboutecologicalissues.Collegestudentshavetherightandobligationtofindoutthesecontroversialpoints.Theaimofthecourseistoimprovestudents’knowledgeofbiologyandecology,toguidethemtoobservetheenvironmenta

4、lissuewiththebiologist’sviewpoint.Thesubjectsareasfollows:ecologyandhowtodoit,physicalconditionsandtheavailabilityofresources,evolutionaryecology,frompopulationstocommunities,biodiversity,thefluxofenergyandmatterthroughecosystems,sustainabilityandconservatio

5、n.B.COURSEOBJECTIVES1.Tohelpstudentsunderstandtheapplicationofecologyinhumanlife.C.WEIGHTSRELATEDTOSTUDENT’SCORECAPABILITIESSchoollevelCreativityCompetitivityBenefactionMoralityCommunicationweight3030201010CollegelevelCreativeThinkingDigitalTechnologyTeamWor

6、kingAestheticsAppreciationLinguisticSkillfulnessweight402020155DepartmentlevelInventiveInnovation(A)AnalysisConducting(B)JobCoordination(C)AestheticsApplication(D)EnglishProficiency(E)weight40302055D.COURSETOPICS1.TheEnvironments2.Autecology3.PopulationEcolo

7、gy4.CommunityandEcosystemEcology5.MajorEcosystemsoftheBiosphere6.ConservationofBiodiversityE.TEACHINGAPPROACH1.Toassociatepracticewiththeoremthroughlecturesandinclassdiscussion.F.GRADINGPLANGradingitem%評量方式Sub-itemsDescriptionsPartici-pation30%Assignments15%

8、Well-organizedanddetail-orientedinreport.OralQuizzes15%Completenessofproblemanalysis.Mid-term35%WrittenTest30%Correctnessandlogicthinking.Refinement5%Refinementofexamtext.Final35%WrittenTest30%C