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Geology 190: Energy and the Environment

This course focuses on addressing grand challenges related to energy and the environment through cross-disciplinary approaches. Students will develop critical reading, data analysis, and briefing skills, and will also learn to present and defend their ideas. The course structure includes group work, brief submissions, panel presentations, and quizzes. Topics covered include global warming, the carbon economy, and future energy solutions. Prerequisite: One lab science.

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Geology 190: Energy and the Environment

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  1. Geology 190: Energy and the Environment

  2. First Day of Class • You walk into a room and flick a switch to turn on the lights. • On a sheet of paper, draw everything that must happen to allow the lights to turn on.

  3. Goals of the Course • Address Grand Challenges • Cross disciplinary boundaries

  4. Skills • Critical reading • Work with and think critically about data • Write briefs • Present and defend

  5. Course Structure • 18 students (6 groups of 3) • T, Th 10:10–11:55 AM (1.75 hrs) • Movable tables and chairs

  6. Case Study Format 1. Introduce and choose topics • Legal, economic, ethical, political and social • Preference selection 2. Lecture/activities to introduce scientific background 3. Group work 4. Submit briefs 5. Panel presentations

  7. Evaluation Briefs: 40% Presentations: 20% Panels and participation: 20% Quizzes: 20%

  8. Briefs • 1-2 pages text + supporting figures/tables • Include citations • Clear, concise position statement • “Assume your reader is a busy senator with little patience for trying to figure out what’s important; you need to tell her/him.”

  9. Panel Presentations • 20 minutes • Questions from panel members • Questions from rest of class

  10. Case Studies • Global Warming and Climate Change • The Carbon Economy • Future Energy Solutions and Stabilization Wedges

  11. Carbon Economy 1. Hubbert’s Peak: Assessing world oil reserves. 2. Coal: Past, present and future. 3. China and India on the rise. 4. Cap and trade? The economics of regulating CO2. 5. Energy and Politics: The Middle East. 6. Energy and Politics: The rest of the planet.

  12. What’s Next? • Change to 200-level course w/ lab section • Prerequisite: One lab science

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