1. Lecture – 23 Course Review, Feedback, and Wrap Up
UG303: Environmental Studies
Lecture – 23
Course Review, Feedback, and Wrap Up
Vishnu Prasad Pandey, PhD
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

2. About UG303: Course outline
Credit: 3 (3-0)
Various science fields
Ethics, politics, policy/planning; decision making
World views; philosophical approaches
1. Environmental Studies
2. Natural Resources
(Types; Services; Classifications; Characteristics; Use concerns; Valuation; Ecological Footprint)
3. Ecosystem
(Concept; Structure; Functions; Ecological Pyramids; Material Cycles; Ecological Succession; Ecosystem Types/Biomes)
4. Environmental Concerns
(GH effect; Global Warming; Climate Change; Air & Water Pollution; Soil & Land degradation; Biodiversity)
7. Responses
(Strategic; Techniques/Tools; Addressing Climate Change)
Conserve
Protect
Minimize
IMPACTS
6. Impacts of
(Urbanization; Infrastructure Development; Mining; WR Development; Techniques for EIA)
5. Development  Env.
(Social & Economic Development; Impacts on Environment; MDGs & SDGs)

3. About UG303: Course outline
Credit: 3 (3-0) | Pre-Requisite(s): None | Year/Semester: III/II
Outline
Learn. objectives
Introduction
Nature of environmental studies
Interrelationship of natural science, politics, and ethics
Environmental policy, planning and decision making
Define, learn multidisciplinary nature, and understand the scope of Environmental Studies
To learn political & ethical dimension of ES
II. Natural Resource
Natural resources
Natural resources use concerns
Ecological footprint
To learn values & types of natural resources; human pressures on them; ecological footprint
III. Ecosystems
Concept, structure and function of an ecosystem.
Energy flow in the ecosystem, Food chains, Ecological succession, Material cycles
Introduction to different ecosystems (Forest, grassland, agro ecosystem, aquatic)
To understand the concept of an ecosystem, its services and role of organization in ecosystems

4. About UG303: Course outline
Credit: 3 (3-0) | Pre-Requisite(s): None | Year/Semester: III/II
Outline
Learn. objectives
IV. Environmental Concerns
Global environmental changes
Air and water pollution
Soil and land degradation
Biodiversity conservation
To learn human impacts on major biogeochemical cycles; climate change & impacts; GHG gases & GHG effects
V. Environment and Development
Population and society
Economic development
Environmental and resource conservation
To learn population dynamics and its impact on environment; carrying capacity in the context of human population
VI. Impacts on Resource Systems From
Urbanization
Road construction
Mining
Water resources development
To learn about environmental consequences of urbanization, road construction, mining & irrigation development

5. About UG303: Course outline
Credit: 3 (3-0) | Pre-Requisite(s): None | Year/Semester: III/II
Outline
Learn. objectives
VII. Responses to Environmental Problems
Strategic approaches
Techniques and tools
Addressing climate change
To learn options to address selected environmental problems at strategic and technical levels
Grading System
Attendance : 10%
Assignments : 20%
Mid-sem Exam (close book) : 30%
Final Exam (close book) : 40%
Instructors:
Prof. Rajendra P. Shrestha (Course Coordinator)
Dr. Vishnu Prasad Pandey (Instructor)

6. About UG303: Course outline
Methodology
Lectures: 21*1.5 hrs
Tutorials: 1.5*2 = 3 hrs
Audio/Visuals: 4-5 (5-10 minutes each)
Classwork: 5 (1.5 hrs each)
Assignments: 4
Mid-term exam: 1 (1.5 hrs)
Feedback on mid-term exam: ½ hrs
Joint course review & feedback: ½ hrs
Final exam: 1 (3 hrs)
Total number of lecture days: 22

7. About UG303: Lecture contents
Credit: 3 (3-0) | Pre-Requisite(s): None | Year/Semester: III/II
Lecture Contents
L1: Course introduction: context, need of this course contents, lecture plans, etc.
L2: Chapter-1: About natural environmental studies & inter-relationship between environment, politics & ethics
L3: Chapter-1: Environmental policy, planning & decision-making
L4: Chapter-2: Natural resources & concern on their use
L5: Chapter-2: Natural resource valuation methods
L6: Chapter-2: Ecological footprint
L7: Chapter-3: About Ecosystem (concept, structure, function); Energy flow through food chain/web; Material cycles; Classwork-1
L8: Chapter-3: Ecological succession; Types of ecosystems
L9: Tutorial-1; Classwork-2 [Assignment#1 due]
L10: Chapter-4: Global env. changes – human induced changes in major biogeochemical cycles; greenhouse gases and effects, global warming
L11: Chapter-4: Global env changes – climate change (basics, evidences, impacts & quantification)
L12: Chapter-4: Soil and land degradation; Water pollution [1]

8. About UG303: Lecture contents
Credit: 3 (3-0) | Pre-Requisite(s): None | Year/Semester: III/II
Lecture Contents
L13: Chapter-4: Water pollution [2]; Classwork-3; [Assignment#2 due]
L14: Chapter-4: Air pollution; Biodiversity loss
L15: Chapter-5: Population, society, development & resource conservation
L16: Chapter-6: Environmental impacts of urbanization and road construction
L17: Chapter-6: Tutorial-2; Classwork-4 [Assignment#3 due]
L18: Chapter-6: Environmental impacts of mining and water resources development; Mid-term exam review/feedback
L19: Chapter-6: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
L20: Chapter-7: Addressing climate change
L21: Chapter-7: Strategic approach for addressing env. problems (scale; inter-linkages; policy/laws; governance; technology; engagement)
L22: Chapter-7: Techniques/Tools for addressing selected env. problems
L23: Chapter-7: Classwork-5; [Assignment#4 due]; course review & wrap-up

9. About UG303: Course delivery plan
Day
Lecture G1 G2
Date
Hrs D1 L1
11-Jan-2016
1.5
13-Jan-2016 D2 L2
12-Jan-2016
14-Jan-2016 D3
L3, L4
18-Jan-2016
3.0
20-Jan-2016 D4
L5, L6
19-Jan-2016
21-Jan-2016 D5 L7
26-Jan-2016
28-Jan-2016 D6 L8
01-Feb-2016
03-Feb-2016 D7 L9
02-Feb-2016
10-Feb-2016 D8
L10, L11
08-Feb-2016
11-Feb-2016 D9
L12
09-Feb-2016
17-Feb-2016
D10
L13
15-Feb-2016
18-Feb-2016
D11
L14
16-Feb-2016
24-Feb-2016
D12
L15
23-Feb-2016
09-Mar-2016
D13
Mid-term
25-Feb-2016
2.0
D14
L16
08-Mar-2016
10-Mar-2016
D15
L17
14-Mar-2016
16-Mar-2016
D16
L18
15-Mar-2016
17-Mar-2016
D17
L19
21-Mar-2016
23-Mar-2016
D18
L20
22-Mar-2016
24-Mar-2016
D19
L21
29-Mar-2016
30-Mar-2016
D20
L22
04-Apr-2016
31-Mar-2016
D21
L23
05-Apr-2016
07-Apr-2016
D22
Final
25-Apr-2016
Total
46.0

10. Summary Slight adjustment in lecture schedule than planned originally
Completed in 22 Days & 47 Hours
Methodology: Lectures, Audio-visual, Tutorials, Assignments, Students’ presentation
Followed time-plan for assignments, mid-terms
Many thanks for your cooperation

11. Summary Attendance statistics: Out of 54 students (in both groups)
33.3% appeared in 100% of the lecture-days
68.5% attended 90% of the lecture-days
83.3% attended 80% of the lecture-days
85.2% attended 70% of the lecture-days
Average attendance/lecture-day
Maximum: 100%
Minimum: 67% (the day before the mid-term); otherwise 80%

12. Tips for Final Exam Preparation
Please follow feedback provided after the mid-term
Refer L18
Lecture coverage:
After Lecture-12 (i.e., after mid-term)
Feedback from students
Strengths & three weaknesses
Course contents
Lecture delivery
Areas of improvement in course & lecture delivery
Any other suggestions (General & Specific)

13. Final Remarks We all are human beings: no one is perfect
Remember only the good things
It was nice meeting with you guys
Learned a lot by interacting with you
We have a long road to travel
We would meet again (hope!)
Best wishes for your
Studies
Successful career
Fun-full life: studies, career are a part of life
Feel free to contact me
If can be of any help

14. GOOD LUCK
&
SEE YOU AGAIN