ESF Summer Session 2012

Bevilacqua

3rd Floor Marshall Hall

LaVie

This course is designed to enable non-science students to solve practical problems in their specific areas of study. Topics include algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions used in measurement and modeling. Applications include percents, scaling, slopes, and contour mapping.

An additional fee for online materials will be assessed -- further information on this will be available from the instructor.

* College Algebra and Precalculus

LaVie

Elements of analytic geometry. Emphasis on the concepts of polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry and trigonometric functions and their application to design and life and management sciences. Online class.

An additional fee for online materials will be assessed -- further information on this will be available from the instructor.

Prerequisite: 3 years of high school mathematics.

Fulfills General Education requirement for Mathematics

* Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Kiernan

Introduction to concepts and methods of statistics as applied to problems in environmental science and forestry. Topics include inference (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing), sampling distributions, descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis, comparison of population means and proportions, categorical data analysis, regression and correlation, and nonparametric methods.

Fulfills General Education requirement for Mathematics

The course examines emerging science and advanced practice in the disciplines of biomimicry, building science, and resilience science, especially relating to projects and initiatives involving buildings, cities, and complex/strategic sustainability initiatives.
The course introduces the framework and key concepts of Resilience Science, Biomimicry and Building Science. Students will explore case studies of designed/built projects (both local and global) to evaluate how Biomimicry and Resilience Science translates from theory to a practical framework for designing homes, cities, complex sustainability and strategic innovation initiatives. Both scientific eclogical knowledge (SEK) and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) will be emphasized. The course also comparatively evaluates different environmental rating systems and frameworks of sustainability.
The aim of the course is to introduce students to advanced and emerging research, theory, and practice in the areas of Biomimicry, Building Science, Resilience Theory, and sustainability science. Lectures, traditional readings and web-based resources, and interactive discussion will form the basis of class.

Prerequisites: None. General understanding of science and interest in scientifically-based sustainability theory and practice, design, construction.

An integrated overview of large-scale environmental issues and their relation to the development of human societies and resource-use strategies over time. Focus is on population growth and societal pressures on physical and biotic resources. Topics include energy-use issues, causes and socio-economic implications of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. Online class.

Fulfills General Education requirement for Social Sciences or Natural Sciences

Theoretical and applied aspects of forest health monitoring including concepts, data acquisition, analysis, quality assurance, interpretation and reporting.

Note: This course will serve as an upper-division field elective for all EFB majors.

Pre- or co-requisites: Courses in forest resources management, ecology, pathology and entomology

Additional fee of $15 applies.

One to two hours of classroom work and 4-8 hours of field work and discussion each day for two weeks. This course focuses on world-wide bird taxonomy, and the taxonomy, diversity, identification (by both sight and sound), natural history, ecology, and conservation of birds in the Central New York region.

Note: This course will serve as an upper-division field elective for all EFB majors, and will serve as a vertebrate diversity elective for all EFB majors except Wildlife Science. This course does NOT meet the requirements for EFB 482 (Ornithology).

Additional fee of $40 applies.

This residential course offers introductions to Adirondack flora and fauna in a regional context as subjects for various interpretive programs and products such as nature walks and trailside presentations, and slide presentations. The application of professional interpretive techniques and the inclusion of natural history in science education are highlights.

Note: This course will serve as an upper-division field elective for all EFB majors.

Prerequisite: permission of instructor required.

Additional fees apply: Board/meals of approximately $312 plus transportation fee of $40

Flora of Central New York

Hough

Field study, identification and ecology of spring flowering vascular plants, woody plants, ferns and fern allies. We will visit several high quality natural areas in Onondaga County and nearby counties. At least one class session will be devoted to the identification of graminoids and other challenging plant groups in lab.

Note: This course will serve as an upper-division field elective and as a plant diversity elective for all EFB majors.

Prerequisite: Prior completion of a course that included plant identification is strongly recommended

Additional fee of $40 applies.

An in-depth survey of contemporary topics in microbial ecology including carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycling, microbial degradation of recalcitrant compounds, frost control, and utilization of wood-based feedstocks as carbon sources for bioconversion to bioenergy, biofuels, and biomaterials.

Prerequisite: EFB 303 or similar microbiology course is recommended.

Additional fee of $40 applies.

Internal processes and conditions in higher plants with emphasis on physiological and biochemical concepts. For students majoring in the biological sciences.

Prerequisites: EFB 325, EFB 326. Note: EFB 531 also required for plant sciences concentration students.

Start date: Monday, July 23

End date: Thursday, August 16

Last day to add: Monday, July 23

Last day to drop with 100% refund: Wednesday, July 25

Last day to drop: Monday, August 6

Climate Change Science and Sustainability

Eichorn

Climate Change Science and Sustainability is an introduction to climate science, the evidence of modern climate change, and an evaluation of some of the proposed solutions. The course integrates NASA and other web-based climate change media and products with outside readings. NASA's spatial and temporal climate change resources are the basis for most learning activities, which will enable students to continue their exploration of personal and societal climate change solutions. Online class.

Information Literacy

Verostek

Introductory course for students of all levels and all curricula to the basic research process for information retrieval and management. Emphasis on electronic bibliographic and Internet research tools. This course is conducted via Blackboard and has online lectures, online discussions and online assignments.

History of changes occurring in America post 1865 including land use, government, economic and international relations.

Fulfills General Education requirement for American History

This course is an introduction to Early American history emphasizing political, social, economic and intellectual trends from colonization through the Civil War. Students are introduced to works of major historians and to various interpretations of American history. Among the subjects to be studied are Colonization, Servitude and Slavery, Founding and Development of Institutions, the American Revolution and the Creation of a New Nation, Emergence of the 2-Party System, Southern Society, Problems of Growth and Sectionalism, Challenges to the Union and Civil War.

Fulfills General Education requirement for American History

Students will critically examine the rhetoric of nature and the environment and the literary expectations of their disciplines. Students will engage in a sustained research project involving writing and graphics. Frequent informal and formal writing assignments, research and documentation, and an oral presentation are required.

Please note: This course was formerly listed as CLL 290 Writing, Humanities and the Environment

Prerequisite: CLL 190 or EWP 190

Fulfills General Education requirement for Humanities

Advanced Training in Alternative Energy is designed to promote the understanding and use of alternative energy technologies as they pertain to both the classroom and outside world. The course consists of both lecture and lab components and participants will receive information regarding many of the proposed alternative energy technologies including solar, wind, biofuels, energy effeciency, and others. Discussions on the operation of each of these are at the fundamental level. The workshop will address New York State Math, Science and Technology standards where applicable for curriculum development.

Start date: Monday, July 23

End date: Friday, July 27

Last day to add: Monday, July 23

Last day to drop with 100% refund: Monday, July 23

Last day to drop: Wednesday, July 25

Intermediate and practical GIS course that will cover various applications of GIS concepts and tools using ArcGIS for natural resources managers and environmental planners.

Prerequisite: ESF 300 or equivalent introductory GIS courses.

One week intensive course that introduces the use of AutoCAD. Students learn skills for producing digital technical drawings used mainly for construction documentation. Content emphasizes production of scale-specific vector drawings for print and portable electronic documents, and addresses digital workflow management.

Prerequisite: Undergraduate standing in the DLA Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program or permission of the instructor. Completion of LSA 301 and 302 recommended.

Start date: Monday, August 6

End date: Friday, August 10

Last day to add: Monday, August 6

Last day to drop with 100% refund: Monday, August 6

Last day to drop: Wednesday, August 8

This summer studio/workshop in landscape architecture is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in improving their design, analytical and representation skills in support of design exploration.
The course will place significant emphasis on representation skills (digital and analog), with a particular emphasis on field-related analysis, installations, and design projects. Each 6-week block will focus on a single site, and weekly field trips to the chosen site will engage students on the level of outdoor field work as well as in studio experience.

For further information on the structure of this course, click here.

Prerequisite: Open to all graduate students, as well as 3rd, 4th and 5th year undergraduates

Additional fee of $40 applies.

Exploration of the Puerto Rican Plazas. Workshop includes lectures, intensive field research and digital media explorations. Live in a vibrant urban environment, learn to work across disciplines and grow from this rich experience abroad.

Note: class takes place in Puerto Rico - see instructor for estimate of extra costs.

Prerequisite: permission of instructor

A six-week field course at Acadia National Park in Maine in the methods, processes and techniques of cultural landscape preservation and park management, taught through a combination of field work and classroom learning. Lectures and discussion, led by SUNY ESF and NPS staff, will address natural and cultural resource management, historic preservation standards and guidelines, mapping techniques including GPS and GIS, photography, the history of Acadia, and park operations. Field work will inventory Acadia's historic carriage road system built between 1913 and 1940. The course includes transportation to and from Syracuse, a $1,000 stipend, and housing. Tuition assistance may be available. For more information, go to http://www.esf.edu/cclp/opportunities.htm.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required. Permission is based on review of letter of interest, resume and transcript. Send materials to Professor George Curry at gwcurry@esf.edu. Materials will be accepted through March 15, 2012. Current students in landscape architecture, historic preservation, forest and natural resource management, environmental studies, or related fields are preferred. Although transportation and board are free of charge, students will be responsible for meals and other incidental costs. Enrollment is limited to six.

Start date: Sunday, June 10

End date: Saturday, July 21

Last day to add: Tuesday, June 12

Last day to drop with 100% refund: Monday, June 18

Last day to drop: Thursday, July 5

Discussion of the principles and fundamental chemistry applied in chemical pulping, chemical bleaching, and de-inking processes. Transport and physical operations involved in fiber dispersion, washing, screening and refining. Conduct experiments in chemical pulping, chemical bleaching, de-inking, fiber refining and pulp evaluation.

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor.

Note: Credit will not be granted for both PSE 350 and PSE 550.