Course Description

The second, and implementation phase, of two capstone courses in natural resources management, which integrates all courses to date. This service-learning course provides students the opportunity to apply skills and knowledge while reflecting on reciprocity, community needs, and public good.

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Athena Title

Senior Project II

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Non-Traditional Format

One credit hour per week meeting with advisers to discuss projects. Two credit hours per week visiting sites, communicating with stakeholders, and analyzing data. Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. The course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical tool for teaching course objectives. Students will work on a comprehensive project(s) and may be required to spend considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75-100% of overall instructional time. Remaining hours are scheduled by students to fulfill project requirements. Includes substantial fieldwork.

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Prerequisite

FANR 4501 and permission of major

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Pre or Corequisite

FANR 3300-3300D or FORS 4700/6700-4700L/6700L or FISH 5360/7360 or WILD 4100-4100L

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will apply knowledge and skills learned in prior courses to a “real world” problem of your selection.
• Students will identify a client’s problem or interests and develop these into achievable management objectives.
• Students will evaluate alternative means of achieving management objectives.
• Students will identify, collect, and analyze information necessary for evaluating alternatives.
• Students will summarize results and make recommendations based on the best combination of biological, financial, legal, social, and ethical considerations.
• Students will compose an informative report and present your analyses and recommendations to your client, professors, and peers.
• Students will become comfortable working with others in a team.

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Topical Outline

• Review Effective Team Dynamics
• Identify Client Objectives
• Formulate Alternatives
• Gather Data and Deal with Pitfalls
• Writing the Report
• Writing the Presentation
• Adding in Spatial Component
• Service Learning (reflecting on client interactions, reciprocity, community needs, and common good)

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Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

Communication

The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.

Critical Thinking

The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.

Social Awareness & Responsibility

The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.

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Syllabus

Select Faculty / Instructor to download syllabus:   Elkins, Duncan

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Public CV

Select a file to download:   FANR4502S_Elkins_CV.pdf

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