Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2024	327209	Introduction to Environmental Sicence	1	3.0	3	★	Chi-Feng Chen	4CE2A	40	0	限40人

Course Plan：

Instructor	Chi-Feng Chen　Office Hours
Email	cfchen@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2024-05-16 14:03:48
Course Objective	This class is assigned as one of the EMI classes. English is the only language used in this class, including all the materials and my speech. You need to read, write, and speak with English. Don't worry about it, just try it. More try more gain. Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary learning, including the knowledge about the biological and non-biological science on the earth and the interactions between human beings and the environment. Human live in the earth environment and use all the natural resources to meet their living needs. Therefore, the basic knowledge about the earth and the resources on it are necessary. With the correct knowledge, the interactions between human and the environment are able to sustain peacefully. This course is a beginning and is aimed to learn the all components about the earth. Moreover, to precious and to conserve the nature is the most important message in this course. The contents of this course include ecosystem, earth science, water resources, energy, food resources, environmental ethics, and environmental justices.
Course Schedule	Lecture 1：Environmental problems, their causes, and sustainability Lecture 2：Biodiversity, species interactions, and population control Lecture 3：The human population and urbanization Lecture 4：Sustaining biodiversity: the species approach Lecture 5：Sustaining biodiversity: the ecosystem approach midterm exam Lecture 6：Food, soil, and pest management Lecture 7：Water resources and water pollution Lecture 8：Energy Lecture 9：Environmental economics, politics, and worldviews final exam
Evaluation and grading policy	attendance and performance in class 15% Group report and performance 45% midterm exam 25% final exam 15%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Miller, G.T., and Spoolman, S.E. 2015. Environmental Science.15th edition. BROOKS/COLE CENGAGE Learning.
The access to curricular consultation	The final exam will be held on the 17th week, June 11, at the civil engineering building. I will announce the place before the exam. For the final week (the 18th week), I will announce the online link at the I campus; please note the message.
The course corresponds to the SDGs
Note	Final exam will be held on June 11 at 201 classroom in civil engineering building. In case that it needs remote teaching, I will use the TEAMS platform. Please login with your teams account, which was assigned by the school. Again, if you have any questions, the email is the best way to contact me. My email address: cfchen@ntut.edu.tw