Introduction to Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife ENR 3300; Spring Kottman Hall; M, W, F 9: :05 am

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1 Introduction to Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife ENR 3300; Spring Kottman Hall; M, W, F 9: :05 am Faculty: Dr. Lauren M., Aquatic Sciences Room: 473C Kottman Hall Phone: E---mail: pintor.6@osu.edu Office hours: Friday 10:15am to 11:30am or by appt. Dr. Stephen, Forestry & Wildlife Room: 367C Kottman Hall Phone: E---mail: matthews.204@osu.edu Office hours: Monday 10:15 am to 12 pm and by appointment. Teaching Assistant: Ms. Mackenzie Miller Room: 120 Kottman Hall E---mail: miller.5039@buckey .osu.edu Office hours: Monday 2:30 3:30pm & Wednesday 3:00 4:00pm Course Description This course is an introduction to the basic elements of forestry, fisheries, and wildlife (FFW) ecology and management for majors in environment and natural resources. It provides students with a comprehensive and integrated introduction to the problems, concepts, and strategies that make these disciplines similar, as well as establishing important differences between them. This course has also been organized to provide an introduction to non---majors who may not have the opportunity to take further courses in these fields. Prereq: ENR 2100 Course Objectives After successful completion of ENR 3300, students will be able to: Define and identify the conservation and management goals associated with the fields of forestry, fisheries and wildlife. Understand basic ecological concepts as they relate and are applied to forestry, fisheries, and wildlife management and conservation. Understand how ecosystems function to support forestry, fisheries and wildlife, and in turn, how forestry, fisheries and wildlife support key ecosystem functions. Understand the structure and dynamics of populations and communities as they relate to sustaining resource production and conserving biodiversity. Describe how forestry, fisheries and wildlife relate to and are influenced by anthropogenic use and drivers of environmental change. Required Texts & Course Material No textbook is required, but readings may be assigned throughout the course and will be available through Carmen. Readings will be announced both in class and on Carmen. Slides with either full or partial notes from lecture presentations will also be available on Carmen. If you miss a class for which only partial lecture notes are provided, it will be your responsibility to get the notes generated during the class from a fellow classmate.

2 Assessment Tasks Your course grade will be evaluated on an individual project, two midterm exams, and a final exam. 1. Individual Project The field of environment and natural resources is inherently interdisciplinary and collaborative. This project is designed to allow you to become an expert on a specific conservation and management issue in the Great Lakes ecosystem and then interact with your peers to collaboratively learn about multiple resource management issues in forestry, fisheries & wildlife within the ecosystem. We will use a simple, well---structured cooperative learning technique that emphasizes both individual accountability and achievement of group goals, both skills critical in collaborative and cooperative settings. Briefly, the class will be divided into different topics with each individual preparing a separate but related assignment (a small---sized poster). By exploring your topic you will become an expert on your topic. You will then be assigned to an expert team in which you will be the expert on your management problem. You will then teach the rest of the individuals in your expert team about your management problem and you will learn from the other experts in your group on their management problem. Each individual will be required to turn in their individual poster and answer a set of questions related to one other management problem presented in their expert group. 2. Midterm Exams Each exam will review important concepts from the previous lectures. The midterm exams will not be cumulative. The midterm exams will consist of multiple choice and short answer questions. 3. Final Exam This exam will cover both the material from the final class lectures as well as be cumulative for the entire semester. It will differ from the midterm exams in that integration of knowledge will be stressed. The final examination will consist of multiple choice and short answer questions. Your grade will be based on a total of 500 points. The evaluations are: Item Point Value Overall % Individual Project (100) 20% Annotated bibliography (due March 2) 25 Individual Poster (due April 16) 45 Poster Presentation to Expert Group 20 Peer Evaluation of a fellow expert 10 Midterm Exam % Midterm Exam % Final Exam % TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 500

3 Letter grades will be assigned as follows: % A B D A C D B C <60 E B C--- Attendance Bonus We have found that student attendance and participation is important to your success in this course. To reward students with strong attendance we will record participation on 15 randomly selected class days this semester using various activities. Students that participate in class on 13 to 15 of those days will receive a bonus of 3% on your final class average. Students who participate in class 10 to 12 days will receive a bonus of 1% on your final class average. Class Policies As we are sure you expect us to be well prepared and come to class for every session, we expect the same from you. Exam material will be highly correlated to lecture material; therefore it will benefit you to be in class. If you must leave class early please let us know. An excused absence will only be considered when a student contacts us prior to the expected absence, unless there is an emergency situation in which case documentation will be required. There should be extenuating circumstances for missing a scheduled exam. In these cases, early arrangements will need to be coordinated. The penalty for late assignments is 10 % of the assignment total per day. We will not extend deadlines for any reason. All communications will be through Carmen using your OSU address. Make sure you are receiving your mail from that address. Disabled students Students with disabilities who need accommodations should see the course instructors during office hours to make arrangements. Special needs must be discussed and arrangements made well in advance (preferably during the first week of classes) of when they are required. Special accommodations may be arranged through the OSU Office of Disability Service, 150 Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Ave., Phone , website Take care of yourself A recent American College Health Survey found stress, sleep problems, anxiety, depression, interpersonal concerns, death of a significant other, and alcohol use among the top ten health impediments to academic performance. Students experiencing personal problems or situational crises during the quarter are encouraged to contact the OSU Counseling and Consultation Services ( ; for assistance, support, and advocacy. Academic misconduct Submitting plagiarized work to meet academic requirements including the representation of another s work or ideas as one s own; the unacknowledged word for word use of another person s ideas; and/or the falsification, fabrication, or dishonesty in reporting research results shall be grounds for charges of academic misconduct.

4 Date Lecture Day Topic Other 2018 Lecturer THE BASICS 8-Jan 1 M Introduction to ENR 3300 Syllabus 10-Jan 2 W What is a natural resource? 12-Jan 3 F Natural resources management history 15-Jan M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, No class 17-Jan 4 W Basics of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, Part One 19-Jan 5 F Basics of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, Part Two 22-Jan 6 M Basics of Wildlife Ecology & Management, Part One 24-Jan 7 W Basics of Wildlife Ecology & Management, Part Two 26-Jan 8 F Basics of Forestry Ecology & Management, Part One 29-Jan 9 M Basics of Forestry Ecology & Management, Part Two 31-Jan W Review for Exam 2-Feb 5-Feb 7-Feb 9-Feb 10 M 11 W F EXAM 1 ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND MANAGEMENT Population dynamics & carrying capacity of fish & wildlife Population dynamics & carrying capacity of forests 12 F Dispersal & migration Explain Poster Hand back exams 12-Feb 13 M Metapopulation dynamics and management 14-Feb 14 W Harvest & regulation of fisheries 16-Feb 15 F Harvest, regulation & enforcement of wildlife 19-Feb 16 M Harvest and regulation of forests 21-Feb 17 W Methods to quantify fish and aquatic resources 23-Feb 18 F Methods to quantify wildlife 26-Feb 19 M Methods to quantify forests

5 Date Lecture Day Topic Other 2018 Lecturer 28-Feb 20 W Disturbance & management of FFW 2-Mar 21 F Succession & management of FFW Annotat ed Biblio 5-Mar 22 M Wetland habitat management for fish and wildlife 7-Mar W Review for Exam 9-Mar F EXAM 2 12-Mar M Spring Break, No class 14-Mar W Spring Break, No class 16-Mar 19-Mar F Spring Break, No class CURRENT TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION OF FFW 23 M Introduction to poster presentations Hand bk exams 21-Mar 24 W Fire management & its impact on FFW 23-Mar 25 F Fragmentation of ecosystems & its impact on FFW 26-Mar 26 M Climate change & its impact on FFW 28-Mar 30-Mar 2-Apr 27 W Endangered species and population viability 28 F Ecosystem consequences of single-species management 29 M Invasive species ecology and management, Part 1 4-Apr 30 W Invasive species ecology and management, Part 2 6-Apr 31 F Parasites & disease ecology and management 9-Apr 32 M Urban fisheries and watershed management 11-Apr 33 W Urban/wildland interface and wildlife management 13-Apr 34 F Urban forestry 16-Apr 35 M Human Dimensions of FFW 18-Apr W Integrated FFW management, Poster presentations 20-Apr F Integrated FFW management, Poster presentations 23-Apr M Review for Exam Final Exam: Friday, April 27, 2018 from 10:00am - 11:45am Poster Due