NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 環境科學(3238)
	(Eng.) Environmental Science
Offering Dept	Department of Soil and Water Conservation
Course Type	Elective	Credits	3	Teacher	WANG YUNG CHIEN
Department	Department of Soil and Water Conservation/Undergraduate	Language	English	Semester	2025-SPRING
Course Description	以跨領域之環境科學及人與自然資源之關係，配合文獻資料和影片欣賞，探討全球資源、生態及環境之相關議題，以建立學生環境保護和生態保育概念。 Introduce environmental science as an interdisciplinary field and discuss the interrelationships among natural resources, ecosystem, and environment using literature and video watching, in order to help the students to build up awareness and concepts of environmental protection and ecological conservation.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. 讓學生對週遭生態及環境能夠多一分的關注，並擴大到對全球生態環境的關注。 Bring up the awareness of students to environmental and ecological issues from a global point of view.	1.Integrating interdisciplinary knowledge and techniques, and efficiently executing professional business. 2.Abilities of communication and coordination, and building-up attitudes for teamwork. 3.Developing independent thinking and problem-solving skills. 4.Raising students’ awareness of social responsibility and the importance of soil and water conservation.	30 20 25 25	Lecturing Discussion	Assignment Oral Presentation Attendance
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 What is Environmental Science? -- Environmental interrelationships and Global issues Week 2 Topic 1 Populations: characteristics and issues Week 3 1-1 Food security Video watching: “Are you Wasting Food?” Week 4 1-2 Food Aid Week 5 1-3 Locusts crisis in Asia Week 6 Topic 1: Teamwork presentation 1 Week 7 Topic 2 Environmental Ethics and Environmental Justice Week 8 2-1 Concept of Ecosystem services Week 9 2-2 Cost-benefic analysis (CBA) of ecosystem services Week 10 2-3 CBA example: Construction of a hydroelectric power plant Week 11 Topic 2: Teamwork presentation 2 Week 12 Topic 3 Climate change Video watching: “Kivalina V. Exxon” Week 13 3-1 Consequences of climate change: hazards and impacts Week 14 3-2 The role of forest: Short film ” What If We Lost The Amazon Rainforest” Week 15 3-3 Climate change impacts: Australian bushfire crisis Week 16 Topic 3: Teamwork presentation 3 Week 17 self-directed learning： What is our future?- Video watching: 2040 Week 18 self-directed learning： What is our future?- Feedback
Evaluation
Attendance Homework assignments Oral presentations 課堂參與 作業與口頭報告
Textbook & other References
PPT lectures (on iLearning) Journal articles Topic videos and short films/reports Environmental Science: A study of Interrelationships 14th ed. 2016. (by Eldon D. Enger and Bradley F. Smith, McGraw-Hill Education, NY)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Course information and assignments are posted on iLearning 3.0 website. 課程與作業資訊公布於iLearning3.0 系統。
Office Hours
Office：Building of Soil and Water Conservation Room#103 水保一館103室 Appointment by e-mail
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
01.No Poverty   02.Zero Hunger   03.Good Health and Well-Being   05.Gender Equality   06.Clean Water and Sanitation   10.Reduced Inequalities   13.Climate Action   15.Life On Land include experience courses：N

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