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1METEOROLOGY 112: Global Climate Change Course Description and Prerequisites: Meteorology 112 is an Integrated Studies (formerly advanced General Education) course in area “R”, Earth and Environment. This course will help students become integrated thinkers who can see connections between and among a variety of concepts and ideas. This course introduces students to the science of global climate change including how the interactions among the various elements in the earth’s ecosystem have affected past climates, are shaping today’s climate and will impact future climate. Over the last decade or so, the issue of ‘global warming’ has become one of the world’s most pressing environmental and social concerns. Prerequisite: Completion of core GE, satisfaction of Writing Skills Test and upper division standing. For students who began continuous enrolment at a CCC or a CSU in Fall 2005 or later, completion of, or corequisite in a 100W course is required Learning objectives The primary goals of this course are the development of an understanding of 1. the natural factors that cause climate change 2. the degree to which human actions are now causing climate change 3. the possible impacts of the resulting climate change on human societies and natural ecosystems. In addition, the Area R General Education learning objectives are: • A student should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the methods and limits of scientific investigation. • A student should be able to distinguish science from pseudo-science. • A student should be able to apply a scientific approach to answer questions about the earth and environment. San José State University Spring 2011; Section 1 TTh, 10:30-11:45 AM Duncan Hall Room 515 Web pages: http://www.met.sjsu.edu/~clements/met112.htm Instructor: Dr. Craig B. Clements Office: Duncan Hall 620A Phone: (408) 924-5275 Email: [email protected] Office hours: by appointment.2GE Information (from catalog) SJSU studies (formerly Advanced GE) • Students must complete one course in each area • For students who began continuous enrollment Fall 2005 or later, courses used to satisfy Areas R, S, and V must be taken from three separate SJSU departments or other distinct academic units. • METR 112 satisfies the requirements for area R • For more information, see this link: http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/catalog/rec-2058.html Reading and Textbook None! Additional references You may find one of the following books useful, particularly in the second half of the course: Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, 3rd Edition, by Sir John Houghton. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Climate Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach, by William J. Burroughs. Cambridge University Press, 2001. Global Warming: The Science of Climate Change, by Frances Drake. Arnold, 2000. Lectures notes The format of the lectures generally will include a combination of powerpoint slides, overheads, and white board notes. The lectures will be available for download, in pdf format, on the course website after each class. You are expected to take notes during the lectures and supplement your notes with the lecture powerpoint viewslides. It is important to keep an organized binder for your notes, powerpoint view slides and all other material that is handed out. Organization is key to being successful in any upper-division university course. Assessment Assessment is designed to determine how well students have achieved the goals of the learning objectives and thus form in important component to the course. Each student will be assessed from a combination of assignments, exams, article review and a term paper. Assignments will include both in-class and take home components and will include problems and written responses. There will be one midterm and a final exam. The final exam is comprehensive.3Assignments (Article reviews) 20% Midterm Exam 1 20% Midterm Exam 2 20% Term Paper (5 pages) 20% Final Exam 20% Total 100 % Grading Scale: 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D Below 60 = F A +/- grading system will be used for final grades. Arrangements for missing a midterm due to medical reasons (a medical certificate will be required) will need to be arranged privately. However, this does not apply to the Final Exam. Late assignments will not be accepted. Assignments will not be accepted via email. Writing in this course Written work represents a significant fraction of the total grade of the assessment for this course (~ 3000 words in total). Writing in this course will be spread across the various assignments including the in-class and home work, exams, article review, and the term paper. Article Reviews (about 6 during the semester) In this course we will read a number of current scholarly journal articles. You will be required to read the paper and write a review of it as it pertains to the subject of climate change. These assignments will be assigned throughout the semester. The format of the reviews will be two page maximum, 12 font, double spaced. The reviews should be critical of the article and discuss the weaknesses and strengths of the article. Must be well written with little or no grammatical errors! Term Paper The goal of the term paper is to allow the student to research a specific topic which is of interest to them. The term paper is aimed at getting the student to develop their own ideas outside of the4lectures. All term paper topics must be approved by the instructor. The format will be similar to the article reviews (TBD), but more in depth and more development. You will be required to include references (minimum of 6) and correctly cite them in your paper using the American Meteorological Society Reference Style (to be discussed in class). The format: a maximum of 6 pages, double spaced, 12 point font ONLY. You may include figures, graphs, and any other photos, etc. These will not be imbedded into the text, but included at the end of the document. You will need to reference the figures that you use. The paper will be graded on content (50% of the grade) and style, format, and grammar. Writing and Plagiarism Writing is an extremely important component to any subject knowledge as it communicates that knowledge to other people. Through the use of the internet, plagiarism has become an


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