Green Revolution- Challenges and Opportunities (SCED 4956/ 5956)
Course Announcement Summer Session II 2010 (7/12-7/30)
Registration available on Goldlink, Please look up the subject- Science Education (SECD 4956/5956) and the instructor- Tai, Chih-Che.
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| … Providing incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy are the right thing to do for our future – because the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. President Obama, State of the Union Address 1/27/10 |
| The cheaper and environmental friendly energy will compete for being exciting in a decade ahead. That is a lot of sciences and business that is a global thing and that will be some great careers there. Bill Gates, Keeping America Great, CNBC 11/12/09 |
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A fundamental rationale for the course was derived from a question:
How do ETSU students prepare for understanding the nature of challenges in the Green Movement and carving your niches for potential career opportunities?
Center of Excellence in Math and Science Education at ETSU would like to offer this course to the interested undergraduate/ graduate students who would like to empower them in intellectual endeavor and practical implementations of the green movement.
A Panel of Instructors- An Interdisciplinary Team
Dr. Chih-Che Tai (Science Education, coordinator) | Dr. Joseph P Sims (Engineering, Technology)
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Ms. Kathleen Moore (Facility office/ sustainability) | Dr. Aimee Govett (Science Education)
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Dr. Ningfeng Zhao (Chemistry)
| Dr. Brajesh Dubey (Environmental Health)
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Ms. Anne D. Kilgore (Eastman Chemical/ sustainability)
| Dr. Mark Barbour (Eastman/ Director sustainability tools and analysis program)
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Dr. William Heise (Eastman/ Director Sustainability issues management)
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Supporting faculty members
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Dr. Jean Stead (Management)
| Dr. Edward Stead (Management) |
Organization of Class: Combination of Knowledge and Practices
1. Foundation: human footprints, natural capitals, the trend of the green movement
2. Case Study: life cycle analyses, alternative energy, campus implementations, green economy
3. Knowledge beyond Green: natural science and social science to understand the Movement
4. Action Research: proposals and implementations for a green ETSU campus
Course Registration Information
Who: Undergraduate/ graduate students in various disciplines (e.g. science, engineering, social science etc.) |
When: 10 am-12:30 pm (7/12/10-7/30/10, 3 wks) | Where: TBA |
Enrollment limit: 20 students | Credit hours: 3 |
Extended Resources:
1. Tentative Syllabus
2. Proposal for the Green Course (the purposes of the course)
3. Powerpoint for introducing the course
(If you are interested in taking the course, please fill out the short survey. The course coordinator will contact you)
