Course Structure

                                           3 credits
 
 

I. Course Outline:
 

This course deals with the study of the interactions among living things and their
environments. As an introductory course in ecology, we will cover the representative
areas of study that make up the modern field. The course is made up of four
sections that represent different disciplines of ecology (see Syllabus). Each area will
be presented by a series of lectures and graphics.
 
 

II. Grading and Exams:
 

One-hour exams are will be administered at the end of each section as computerized
multiple choice exams. Exam dates are as follows:
 

Section I:  3rd week

Section II: 7th week

Section III: 11th week

Section IV: 14th week
 
 

Exam material will be drawn exclusively from lecture material unless specifically noted
by the instructor. The lowest of the four exam scores will be dropped and the remaining
exams scores will be worth 75% of the course grade. There will be no make-up exams.
If you have a scheduling conflict see me about it. The final exam will be comprehensive
and will count for the remaining 25% of the course grade.
 

III. Text and Graphics/notes:
 

The text for the coures is Ecology: Concepts and Applications, by Manuel C. Molles, Jr.
It represents a major resource for the course. We will follow the text closely and
many of the graphics presented in the text will be used in class. This established web site
will be an important facility for access to course materials. Along with general information
on the course, the web pages will house all the graphics used during lecture. Through a
special agreement with McGraw-Hill, text graphics are available as Powerpoint and JPG
files within a pass-word protected subdirectory. When accessing these files you will be
asked for a user name and a password.

            YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THESE IMAGES AND
                                BRING THEM TO CLASS.

I will assume that each of you have these materials with you during lecture. It
will be very difficult to follow lecture accurately without them.

To access these files, follow the link provided below.

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