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Week | \r\n\t\t\tPractical (S16-03-07) \r\n\t\t\tWed 2-6pm | \r\n\t\t\tLecture (S14-06-19) \r\n\t\t\tFri 8-10am | \r\n\t\t
1 | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t | Aug 14 (TTC) Lecture 1 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tModule introduction & overview \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
2 | \r\n\t\t\tAug 19 (TTC) Practical 1 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tBiodiversity threats: Visit to LKCNHM (Group Poster) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tAug 21 (JCEM) Lecture 2 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tThe planetary boundaries concept (Part 1) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
3 | \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tAug 28 (JCEM) Lecture 3 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tThe planetary boundaries concept (Part 2) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
4 | \r\n\t\t\tSep 9 (TTC) Practical 2 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tICCS Data Analysis (Individual report) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tSep 4 (TTC) Lecture 4 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tFood Security (Terrestrial & Marine) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
5 | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t | Sep 11 (CFT) Lecture 5 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tGuest lecture - GM food \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
6 | \r\n\t\t\tSep 19 (TTC) Practical 3 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tSaturday Field Trip (morning): International Coastal Cleanup Singapore, Lim Chu Kang mangrove. \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tSep 18 (TTC) Lecture 6 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tMarine Trash and pollution; briefing on ICCS | \r\n\t\t
Recess Week | \r\n\t\t\tSep 19–27 | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
7 | \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tOct 2 (TTC) Lecture 7 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tEIA and mitigation strategies \r\n\t\t\tDeadline for individual report (Hardcopy, 10 AM) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
8 | \r\n\t\t\tOct 7 (TTC) Practical 4 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tAssessing environmental impacts (Part 1) | \r\n\t\t\tOct 9 (TTC) Practical 5 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tAssessing environmental impacts (Part 2) – Consolidation of data on different study plots (Group report) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
9 | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t | Oct 16 (TTC) Lecture 8 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tPolitics & global environmental change. Film viewing: The Island President (2009). \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
10 | \r\n\t\t\t Oct 21 (TTC) Seminar 1 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tStudent oral reports on selected topics (Groups 1–7) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tOct 23 (TTC) Seminar 2 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tStudent oral reports on selected topics \r\n\t\t\t(Groups 8–10) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
11 | \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tOct 30 (RC) Lecture 9 \r\n\t\t\tGuest lecture: Economic drivers & solutions to global environmental change. \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
12 | \r\n\t\t\tNov 4 (TTC) Practical 6 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tManaging conflicts \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tNov 6 (TTC, MCAH) Lecture 10 \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tCivil environment and ground up initiatives | \r\n\t\t
13 | \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\tNov 13 (TTC) Lecture 11 \r\n\t\t\tSynthesis & Review \r\n\t\t\tDeadline for Group Project (hardcopy, 10AM) \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
Reading Week | \r\n\t\t\tNov 14–20 | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
Exam \r\n\t\t\tWeek | \r\n\t\t\tNov 24, 1 PM, FINAL EXAM \r\n\t\t\tVenue to be announced. \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |