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RLST (FORS) 3310 (UGA)
Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Awareness (3 semester hours)
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Environmental policies and land ethics of natural resource management agencies. Emphasis will be placed on understanding outdoor recreation behavior and issues arising from human-environment interactions, including carrying capacities and human-wildlife conflicts.
Requirements: Seventeen lessons, two examinations.
Instructor: Michael A. Tarrant, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The University of Georgia.
Texts: Ibrahim and Cordes, Outdoor Recreation, W. C. Brown Communications, 1993; Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, Oxford University Press, 1987.
RLST(FORS) 3310
Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Awareness
Instructor: Michael A. Tarrant, Ph.D. Course OverviewIntroduction
Increased outdoor recreation use has resulted in considerable demands and pressures upon our natural resources. Managing these resources requires an awareness of the recreation user’s environmental attitudes and behaviors, as well as an understanding of the various policies and management strategies for preserving the nation’s natural resources. This course will provide you with a broad overview of the human-environment relationship, using the context of outdoor recreation. Topics include recreation resource supply and demand; the history of the preservation and conservation movements in the United States; social, psychological, and economic aspects of outdoor recreation; an overview of selected recreation resource management issues; and an introduction to wildland ethics.
Lesson Preparation
Each of the four lessons in this course consists of a series of units (seventeen in all) containing reading assignments, unit objectives, discussions, and self-evaluation questions. At the end of each lesson, you will be required to complete a written assignment.
For each of the seventeen units there is a self evaluation consisting of objective questions on the material covered in that unit. The self evaluations are not graded and are provided to help you prepare for the midterm and final examinations. The answers are provided in the appendix so that you can receive immediate feedback on your responses. You should complete the reading assignment, review the unit objectives, read the discussion section, and complete the self-evaluation questions before working on the written assignment. If you have questions that do not seem to be answered in the course materials, please submit them along with your written work.
The written assignments consist of short essay questions covering the information presented in the lessons. Each of the four written assignments will be worth up to twenty-five points and will be graded on both content and grammar. The questions are designed to help you assimilate information from the reading and discussion sections in each unit. Some of the questions ask for your thoughtful opinion instead of specific material from the readings. You may include material from outside sources (books, the Web, newspapers, etc.), but these sources must be referenced. All written assignments must be prepared by you independently; plagiarism will result in a failing grade.
Each written assignment should be typed double-spaced or legibly written in ink. Use one-inch margins and a font size of twelve points. All submissions should be titled and no more than three pages in length. Include your name and Student ID number in a header on the first page.
Examinations
After completing Lessons 1 and 2, you must take a midterm examination covering the material contained in those units. Upon completion of all four lessons, you will take a final examination covering the material contained in Lessons 3 and 4. Sixty to seventy percent of the material on the midterm and final examinations relates to the lessons. Thirty to forty percent relates to the readings. More detailed information about both the midterm and final examinations can be found after Lessons 2 and 4. Procedures for requesting to take these examinations can be found in your Independent Study Catalog or Student Handbook.
Grading and Evaluation
Each of the four written assignments will be worth a maximum of twenty-five points (totaling 100 points for the four units). There will be one midterm examination and one final examination, each worth 100 points. You must pass the final to pass the course, regardless of grades earned on lessons. You are responsible for understanding Independent Study policies and procedures. See your Student Handbook for detailed policy information.
Course grades will be determined as follows:
A = 269-300 points
B = 239-268 points
C = 209-238 points
D = 179-208 points
F = Below 179 points
