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SCI 362 UOP Courses / sci362dotcom

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  1. SCI 362 UOP Courses / sci362dotcom

  2. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Entire Course SCI 362 The fall of the Soviet Union and communist • SCI 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment Terms and Definitions Worksheet • SCI 362 Week 1 DQ 1 • SCI 362 Week 1 DQ 2 • SCI 362 Week 1 DQ 3 • SCI 362 Week 2 Individual Assignment Case In Point Analysis • Briefly outline the economic history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1928 – Do not use more than 1 page on this. What were the main issues among different “schools” or “oppositions” during the “Great Industrialization Debate”?

  3. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 1 DQ 1 SCI 362 Week 1 DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • Which environmental school of thought – anthropocentric, biocentric, deep ecology or ecocentric – fits with your personal sense of environmental ethics?  Why? • Discussion Question 2 • Describe a local environmental issue facing your town, country, or state.  What are your ideas for the proper resolution of the issue?  Which school of ethics does your proposed resolution adhere to?  Why did you choose that school?

  4. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 1 DQ 3 SCI 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment Terms and Definitions Worksheet • Discussion Question 3 • What are the philosophical differences between Theodore Roosevelt and Aldo Leopold?  With which person do you most agree?  Why? • SCI 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment Terms and Definitions Worksheet • Resource:University Material: Terms and Definitions Worksheet • Complete University Material: Terms and Definitions Worksheet located on your student website. 

  5. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 2 DQ 1 SCI 362 Week 2 DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • What are the advantages of using the scientific method to study environmental issues?  What are the dangers of not using the scientific method?  When is it inappropriate to use the scientific method? • Discussion Question 2 • What are the sources of your values and ethics?  Have your values and ethics changed with time?  Why did they change or not change?

  6. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 2 DQ 3 SCI 362 Week 2 Individual Assignment Case In Point Analysis • Discussion Question 3 • How is human population growth related to environmental sustainability?  Is sustainable growth possible with no ceiling on population growth?  Why or why not? • Identify any unintended consequences of humankind’s activities that have led to environmental problems. • Describe how scientific or technological activities are exacerbating or improving the existing situation.

  7. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 3 Case Study Thesis Statement SCI 362 Week 3 DQ 1 • Who is the author, or authors? • Who is the intended audience? • Is the information relevant to the subject of the case study? • How credible is this source? • Discussion Question 1 • Explain what the term peak oil means.  Do you think we have arrived at this point yet?  Why or why not? What do you think the economic and geopolitical effects of peak oil will be?  What would you do if the price of gasoline reached $10 per gallon?

  8. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 3 DQ 2 SCI 362 Week 3 DQ 3 • Discussion Question 2 • What are the pros and cons of plug-in hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles?  Would you buy one if it were economically feasible?  Why or why not? • Discussion Question 3 • Given that society benefits from nuclear power, how should we distribute the burdens that go along with these benefits, such as nuclear waste? Should nuclear waste storage facilities be located where the energy is generated, or should they be located where the energy is used, even if that means within a large urban center?

  9. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 3 Individual Assignment Energy Summary SCI 362 Week 4 DQ 1 • Identify each type of energy source and its relative abundance and environmental impact. • Evaluate the economic and ethical issues of each energy source emphasized by these three cases. • Discussion Question 1 • Do you agree or disagree with the idea that climate change is an environmental justice issue? Why?

  10. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 4 DQ 2 SCI 362 Week 4 DQ 3 • Discussion Question 2 • Identify a local environmental problem. What are the environmental-justice questions surrounding this problem? Why is environmental justice important to discussions of this problem? • Discussion Question 3 • What is the difference between ecofeminism and ecosystem ecology? Do you agree with the tenets of ecofeminism? Why or why not?

  11. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 4 Individual Assignment Managing Environmental Issues SCI 362 Week 5 DQ 1 • Identify each of the stakeholders. • Describe the ethical thinking or philosophy of each stakeholder. • Identify the conflicting or competing priorities of each stakeholder. • Discussion Question 1 • What do you think is the proper role of the state and federal governments in fostering alternative energy sources? Should the government be involved in promoting conservation efforts for individuals and businesses? Why or why not?

  12. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 5 DQ 2 SCI 362 Week 5 DQ 3 • Discussion Question 2 • How would you describe the physical world you want to leave for your children and grandchildren? How do you hope it will be better than the world you inherited from your parents and grandparents? • Discussion Question 3 • Have U.S. environmental conditions over the last 30 years improved as a result of federal environmental regulations?  How and why or why not?

  13. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 5 Ethics and the Environment Presentation SCI 362 Week 5 Individual Assignment Climate Change Regulation Paper • Prepare a 10 to 15-minute oral presentation accompanied by 10 to 20 Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides illustrating the learning team’s Ethics and the Environment Case Study. Submit a 10-20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with presenter notes to the Learning team Forum by Monday, Day 7 of Week Five. It should be labeled as “Ethics and the Environment Presentation, Team F, for submission “. • Explain various viewpoints on climate change. • Explain and justify, briefly, your viewpoint on the issue of climate change. • Describe command and control regulations versus incentive based regulations, and provide the advantages and disadvantages of each.

  14. SCI 362 UOP Courses SCI 362 Week 5 Team Assignment Environmental • RoutledgeEncyclopedia of Philosophy, available through the University Library • Facts on File News Services, available through the University Library • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website (http://www.epa.gov) • Ethics and the Environment journal, available through the University Library.

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