2 April 2017 1 Spring 2017 ENVS 410/510 Water, Public Health and the Environment Time Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 am – 11:50 am CRN 32150 (undergrad)/ 36643 (grad) Location Columbia Hall, Room 142 Credits 4 Instructor Kory Russel Assistant Prof. Landscape Architecture and Env. Studies Office - Lawrence Hall, Room 215 Office Hours Wednesday 10am-noon (http://bit.ly/2js4Ggd) [email protected]Course Overview Water, public health and the environment will examine the provision of water and sanitation services around the world with a particular focus on cases studies from low and middle income countries in Africa and South East Asia. This course will examine: - The current crisis of access to water, sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services and infrastructure around the world. - The public health and environmental impacts of insufficient WASH services. - Technology, planning and policy options for expanding WASH services. - The economic and behavioral barriers to the adoption of WASH technologies and services. - The human right to WASH and its impacts on market-based approaches to service delivery. Learning Objectives, by the end of the course students will: 1) Demonstrate an understanding of water and sanitation-related treatment and supply infrastructure to improve environmental and public health.
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CourseStructureAmixtureofdiscussionsbasedonreadingsandvideos;studentpresentations;andlectures.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteallreadingspriortoclassandtoactivelyparticipateinclassdiscussion.Additionally,studentswillworkinteamstocraftpolicyrecommendationsforaspecificAfrica-basedW&Scasestudyastheirfinalprojectinlieuofafinalexamine.Studentswillbeexpectedtosetameetingtimeoutsideofclasswiththeirteamstoworkoncreatingthispolicyproposal.Graduatestudentswillbeassignedadditionalreadings/viewingstobeoutlinedinthecoursescheduleaswellasadditionalassignments.Undergraduatesareencouragedtobrowsetheseadditionalreadings/viewingsbutarenotrequiredtoreadthemaspartofthecourse.GradingGuidelinesGradeswillbebasedontheseelements:Attendance&Participation (15%)Reading/ViewingResponses (20%)Debate (20%)ReadingQuizzes (15%)PolicyProposal (30%)1. Attendance&Participation:15%ofgrade.Attendancewillbetakenbothin lectureandinsection.Studentsmayhave2unexcusedabsenceswithoutpenaltyduring the term.Foreveryclass missed thereafter, 1/3 a letter grade will be deducted from the participation grade.Excused absences are permitted with an appropriate letter (e.g. note from doctor). If thestudent will be absent for an extended period for a documented reason, it is the student’sresponsibility to notify the instrutor in advance in writing (via email). In case of emergency,updatetheinstructorassoonaspossible.2.Reading/ViewingResponses:20%ofgrade.Thereading/viewingassignmentsaredesignedtomakeeachstudentthinkdeeperaboutcoretensionsofthewaterandsanitationcrisisaswellastodocumenttheprogressoflearning.Undergraduateswillsubmittworesponsesoverthecourseofthequarterandgraduatestudentswillsubmitthreeresponses.Reading/viewingresponsesaredueatthebeginningofclasstheyarelistedunder,e.g.theassignmentlistedfor4/11isdueon4/11bythebeginningofclassat10:00am.Feelfreetotalkaboutassignmentswithotherstudentsinsideandoutofclassaswellastheinstructor,butallsubmittedworkmust
A 100–90%----Excellent.Ideasareclearlystatedanddeveloped.Specificexamplesareappropriateandhelpdevelopclaims.Studentnotonlydemonstratesfullknowledgeofsubject,butalsodemonstratesinsight,invention,criticalthoughtandabilitytoelaborate.
B 80-89%------Good(satisfactoryforgraduatelevelwork).Meetsexpectationsforassignments,analysisandcritique.
C 70-79%------Average.Workiscompetent.Studentdemonstratesreasonableawarenessandknowledgeofsubject,butfailstoelaborate;workisoftennotsupportedbyspecificexamples,analysisorsynthesis.
D 60-69%------Inferior.Notablylackingpreparation;project/assignmentcontentmaybeirrelevantordispersive.
F 59%orless----Failing.Workisincomplete,notunderstandableorlogical,poorlyorganized.Studentdoesn’thavegraspofinformation,andcan’tanswerquestionsaboutsubject.
LateAssignmentsLateassignmentsarenotacceptedinthiscourseandwillreceiveafailinggrade.Studentsmustnotify the instructor as soon as possible if a serious issue arises that prevents them fromcompleting an assignment on time. Late assignments will be accepted only in the event ofdocumented accidents, family emergencies, or illnesses. No make-up examinations will begrantedwithout proper documentation. There is no extra credit offered in this course. If thestudentisfacingaseriousissuethatinterveneswiththeiracademicperformance,pleasenotifytheinstructorassoonaspossible.IncompletePolicyIncompleteswillbegivenonlyforextremecircumstancessuchasadocumentedcriticalillness(mentalorphysical).Ifthereisaseriousissuethatcomesupandcausesdelaysinthestudent’sassignmentsorinterruptsattendance,itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytocommunicatewiththeprofessorimmediately.TheUniversitydoesnotallowincompletestobegivenretroactively.Ifastudentregistersfortheclassanddoesnotcompletetheassignmentsanddoesnotcommunicateandattaintheprofessor’sagreementforthespecifictermsforgrantinganincomplete,thestudentwillbegivencreditfortheworkturnedinandreceiveanFforworknotturnedin.TheofficialUniversitygradingpolicycanbefoundathttp://registrar.uoregon.edu/incomplete_policy.