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CITRUS COLLEGE
FOR 102 - INTRODUCTION TO FOREST ECOLOGY โ SYLLABUS
Spring 2014 โ Ticket # 32053
INSTRUCTOR: Robert (Bobby) H. Goodman Jr.
OFFICE: LS 129
PHONE: (626) 914-
OFFICE HRS: MW: 7:00-8:20 am; T/Th: 7:00-8:10 am; T: 6:30-7:00 pm
E-MAIL: rgoodman@citruscollege.edu
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Forest Ecology โ A Foundation for Sustainable Management, 3
rd
edition, 2004, J.
P. Kimmins
ISBN#: ISBN-10: 0130662585
LECTURE NOTES: Mandatory: Lecture Notes available in bookstore and Blackboard โ MUST bring to
class!!!
WEEK DATE DAY LECTURE TOPICS READING
Question
s Due
1 20 Feb Thursday
Introduction - Sustainability of Forest Ecosystems Ch. 1
Development of Forestry and Forest Ecology Ch. 2
2 27 Feb Thursday
Ecology and the Ecosystem Concept Ch. 3
Production Ecology Ch. 4
3 06 March Thursday Biogeochemistry Ch. 5
HW
Due
March
Thursda
y
Exam #1 (Ch. 1 โ 5) ----
Ecosystem Classification Ch. 6
5 20 March Thursday
Ecological Role of Solar Radiation Ch. 7
Temperature as an Ecological Factor Ch. 8
6 27 March Thursday
Wind Ch. 9
Water Ch. 10
7 03 April Thursday
Soil Ch. 11
HW
Due
Fire Ch. 12
Patterns of Biotic Communities Along Environ. Gradients - HW Ch. 13
8 10 April
Thursda
y
Exam #2 (Ch. 6 โ 13) ----
14-
Apr
----- ๏ Spring Break ๏ -------
9 24 April Thursday
Population Ecology Ch. 14
Community Ecology Ch. 15
10 01 May
Thursda
y
Mandatory Field Trip โ San Gabriel or San Antonio
Canyon
Field
Trip
11 08 May Thursday
Adaptation and Evolution Ch. 16
Ecological Succession Ch. 17
12 15 May Thursday
Understanding & Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance โ HW Ch. 18 HW
Due Ecosystem Management and Landscape Ecology - HW Ch. 19
13 22 May
Thursda
y
Exam #03 (Ch. 14 โ 19) ----
Environmental Issues in Forestry Ch. 20
14 29 May Thursday
Models & Their Role in Ecology & Resource Management Ch. 21
Sustainability and Renewability of Natural Resources Ch. 22
15 05 June Thursday
Ecology and Environmental Ethics in Forestry Ch. 23
HW
Due Review for Final ----
16 12 June
Thursda
y
FINAL: 8:00 โ 10:00 am ----
๏ท STUDENTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ANNOUNCED CHANGES IN THIS SYLLABUS
๏ท Student Learning Outcomes found below.
๏ท I will ONLY be using your Citrus Student email address.
๏ท All Lecture materials are available on Blackboard from home and Hawthorn on campus computer
labs.
Forestry 102 โ Goodman
Spring 2014 โ Syllabus
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FOREST ECOLOGY 102 - SYLLABUS CONTINUED
GRADING: Your grade will be comprised of 3 lecture exams, Chapter Questions and 200 point
final. The final will be comprehensive (~30% new, ~70% old material). Your final grade
will consist of the following:
GRADE RANGE: 100 - 85 A
Homework 100 points 100 points (approximation)
84 - 75 B
3 Exams 100 points each 300 points 74 - 60
C
Final Exam 200 points 200 points 59 -
51 D
Total Points 600 points 50 - 0 F
EXAMS: Lecture exams will consist of multiple choice, true or false, matching, fill-ins, short answer or
essay questions. IMPORTANT: THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS! If there is a
problem with the test date, see me well in advance so other arrangements can be made. If
you miss an exam, you will get a โ0โ for that grade.
ATTENDANCE: Roll will be taken. If you miss a total of 3 days of un-excused class time you โMAYโ be
dropped from the course. Two times late counts as one absence. Check Wingspan for the
last official drop date for which you can receive a โWโ (Withdrawal). After that date, you must be given a
grade in the course. Good attendance is rewarded. You may use up to ยฝ of your total
combined final exam points (200 possible) to replace the lowest of your three lecture
exams. NOTE: This accommodation will be given to those students with one or fewer
absences and completion of all exams.
FIELD TRIPS: Field trip is mandatory. Check your schedules and please plan ahead. All field trips
are an important part of your grade. Do not be late to the meeting spot! You will be left
behind and it will be counted as an absent.
EXTRA CREDIT: There may be some environmental projects and/or opportunities that students can volunteer
for. If available, I will announce to the class through email. Five extra credit points may be
earned for each completed project (maximum 15 extra credit points). Details will be
given in class when projects are available. Other extra credit points may be available.
CHEATING: I DO NOT TOLERATE CHEATING! If you are caught cheating you will receive a failing grade
โFโ for the exam. All cheating, this includes plagiarism, will be reported and additional
disciplinary action may be taken - see the Citrus College Catalog to reference
disciplinary procedures.
ACCOMMODATION: All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate students with disabilities. It is your
responsibility to provide documentation of your disability and resolve the appropriate
accommodation(s) at the very beginning of the semester.
IMPORTANT: No students may use dictionaries or electronic translation devices during lecture exams or
quizzes, including international students. Absolutely NO cellular phones ON in class, if
you bring them, turn them OFF!!!!!!! If you do not, you will be asked to leave the class.
Last but not least, no talking or sleeping during lecture! No Cell Phones allowed at
desk during Exams!!!!!
SUPPLIES: 4 scantrons (#882 forms turned-in to me by the second week), #2 pencil & calculator.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:
- Express knowledge of scientific terminology for the purpose of understanding the management of forest
ecosystems.
- Interpret tables and graphs to demonstrate an understanding of the kinds of data available in the realm of
forest ecology.
- Analyze the policies and practices related to the forest ecosystems (management, sustainability, biodiversity,
ecosystem health, old growth, climate change, rainforest, and clearcutting) to understand how resource
managers, politicians, and the concerned public approach methods operating within forest.
- Examine how human activities have contributed to changes in the forest environment to better understand
and discuss past, current, and future issues within forestry and long-term forest conservation and ecosystem
protection.
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