{"ModuleCode":"ENV3102","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Challenges: Asian Case Studies II","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module is directly connected to ENV3101, which serves as a prerequisite. The scope, scale and learning mission of the proposed module are complex and challenging, due to the field work needed and the necessary preparation required. Based on concepts and theoretical issues as well as specific environmental knowledge, this module will be focused on the actual field work on site which will last between 3-4 weeks in one of the countries within the Asian region. This field studies part of ENV3101 will be formally set in the special semester (summer) of the academic year.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"ENV3101","Types":["Module"],"AcadYear":"2014/2015","History":[{"Semester":3,"IVLE":[{"Announcements":null,"Forums":[],"Workbins":[],"Webcasts":[],"Gradebooks":[],"Polls":[],"Multimedia":[],"LessonPlan":[],"ID":"1792fa04-7f59-4518-8628-b09576e00e29","CourseLevel":"1","CourseCode":"ENV3102","CourseName":"ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES: ASIAN CASE STUDIES II","CourseDepartment":"","CourseSemester":"Semester 3","CourseAcadYear":"2014/2015","CourseOpenDate":"/Date(1427731200000+0800)/","CourseOpenDate_js":"2015-03-31T00:00:00","CourseCloseDate":"/Date(1435679940000+0800)/","CourseCloseDate_js":"2015-06-30T23:59:00","CourseMC":"0","isActive":"N","Permission":"S","Creator":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Coleman, Joanna","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"4e695312-ca01-49b7-a0c5-9378ca4eda84","AccountType":null},"hasGradebookItems":true,"hasTimetableItems":false,"hasGroupsItems":false,"hasClassGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasGuestRosterItems":true,"hasClassRosterItems":false,"hasWeblinkItems":false,"hasLecturerItems":true,"hasDescriptionItems":true,"hasReadingItems":false,"hasAnnouncementItems":false,"hasProjectGroupItems":false,"hasProjectGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasConsultationItems":false,"hasConsultationSlotsForSignUp":false,"hasLessonPlanItems":false,"Badge":0,"BadgeAnnouncement":0,"WebLinks":[],"Lecturers":[{"ID":"810361b3-5514-42ea-8e00-37ca9e5f0eb9","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Coleman, Joanna","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"4e695312-ca01-49b7-a0c5-9378ca4eda84","AccountType":null},"Role":"Coordinator ","Order":1,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"60db75eb-8319-4dd3-8080-9febda85d07b","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"HASTINGS, JESSE GUITE","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"78ce3536-f653-4e6e-aa65-d3c85c9c62e3","AccountType":null},"Role":"Co-Lecturer ","Order":2,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"d10af719-4747-4d19-b6b0-fae8ae45d0c7","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"NICHOLAS ANG TECK CHOON","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"ab17c6b7-e37e-4f27-8c1f-39ea71cdf555","AccountType":null},"Role":"Teaching Assistant ","Order":3,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"7dca51bc-8cb0-4f44-bef2-990004e22e3a","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"LEE KAI LING KAYLENE","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"32d3a1d2-7ef0-4b29-826e-6d6946d2010a","AccountType":null},"Role":"Teaching Assistant ","Order":4,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"5b50fa4a-02fc-46e3-8ebc-541d9509ed6c","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"CHUA YUAN CHENG","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"17ad423d-08b4-4222-b55c-22930a7fc777","AccountType":null},"Role":"Teaching Assistant ","Order":5,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"b7933d44-712a-432a-af0d-cd8293d313f3","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"CHUA XIN YI","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"50dd8230-5dfa-460a-9b0f-b74ca946c82b","AccountType":null},"Role":"Teaching Assistant ","Order":6,"ConsultHrs":null}],"Descriptions":[{"ID":"1e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Learning Outcomes","Description":"AIMS
\n1. To expose you to real-world environmental challenges in the field,
\n2. To demonstrate that environmental issues/problems are multi-faceted, interdisciplinary issues that require knowledge from diverse disciplines,
\n3. To show that the web of political, cultural, social and economic relationships makes environmental challenges difficult, but not impossible, to solve.
\nIn this way, ENV 3102 will contribute to the ability of the BES programme to graduate qualified environmental professionals who can work competently in the field, consider environmental issues from different perspectives, and propose creative, complex solutions.
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\nLEARNING OUTCOMES
\nENV 3102 examines the following three core themes in the Philippines:
\n1. Rainforest loss and destruction – the effectiveness of various restoration regimes;
\n2. Primary threats to marine biodiversity – the impact of marine protected areas;
\n3. Conservation of terrestrial wildlife – the use of ecotourism and flagship species to that end.
\nIn addition, ENV 3102 will expose you to other important issues, which may include any of: geothermal energy as an alternative to traditional power generation, threats to mangroves and their restoration, sustainable rice production, impacts of mining on agriculture and biodiversity, link between environmental degradation and natural disasters, community buy-in, etc.
\nIn exploring these themes, by the end of ENV 3102, you will be able to:
\n· describe three of the primary threats to biodiversity in SE Asia,
\n· explain how the complex interplay among widespread poverty, land ownership, economics, corruption and an extraordinarily rich biota exacerbates threats to biodiversity,
\n· outline the history and extent of deforestation in the Philippines and the impacts it has on all of the nation’s ecosystems,
\n· apply basic field techniques to assess the effectiveness of various conservation initiatives,
\n· think critically and creatively about approaches to environmental conservation,
\n· describe the main threats to wildlife in SE Asia and the importance of emblematic taxa,
\n· appreciate some of the practical and logistic challenges involved in conservation fieldwork,
\n· summarize and critically evaluate the primary literature,
\n· place your work in context,
\n· think creatively about the next questions in a line of inquiry,
\n· design a project,
\n· critique and receive criticism from your peers.
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\nDates: 11-12 May, 2015
\nTime: 9h00-18h00
\nVenue: LT32
\nBring your laptops please
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\nFLIGHT TO PHILIPPINES
\nFlight number: TigerAir TR2782
\nDate: 13-May, 2015
\nTime: Departs from Changi at 8h20
\nPlease be at the correct airport check in counter at 6h30.
\nArrives at Cebu Mactan International Airport at 12h15.
\nA meal will be served on board.
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\nFERRY TO TAGBILARAN CITY
\nWe will travel by bus to the ferry terminal in Cebu and take the Weesam ferry that departs at 15h30 and arrives in Tagbilaran City, on the island of Bohol, at 17h30.
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\nFIELD ACTIVITIES
\nDates: 14-27 May, 2014
\nAccommodations: We will be based in Tagbilaran City, where we will stay in Dao Diamond resort, with dormitory-style accommodation.
\nThere will also be two nights' accommodation at the Bohol Biodiversity Complex, with a combination of hotel and dorm-style accommodation.
\nA more detailed itinerary will be provided before we depart for the Philippines.
\nIt will be jam-packed full of educational and fun activities, with the last couple of days spent working on and presenting your group projects.
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\nFERRY TO CEBU
\nWe will travel by bus to the ferry terminal in Tagbilaran City and take the Weesam ferry that departs at 08h00 and arrives in Cebu at 10h00.
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\nFLIGHT TO SINGAPORE
\nFlight number: Tiger Airways 2783
\nDate: 28-May, 2014
\nTime: Departs from Cebu Mactan International Airport at 12h55.
\nArrives Changi International Airport at 16h35.
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\nCore themes: see course description and syllabus (provided separately)
\nActivities: see itinerary (provided separately). These activities will expose you to the most important environmental challenges facing our region and the world, and give you some basic hands-on experience with the kinds of research methods used to study these problems and develop solutions.
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\n\t\t\t\tAssessment | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDeadline | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tValue (% contribution to final grade) | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tGroup project | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tlast day of field trip (May 27) | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t30 | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tField diary | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t4-June-2015 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t25 | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tProposal | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t1st draft 10-June-2015 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t25 | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tReviews 14-June-2015 | \n\t\t||
\n\t\t\t\tFinal submission 17-June-2015 | \n\t\t||
\n\t\t\t\tParticipation | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tnone | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t20 | \n\t\t