PROBLEMS IN MARINE SCIENCE- ESS 475
DR. SEAN CORNELL - SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY
Course Description:
Provides the opportunity to investigate marine, coastal, and watershed issues from local, regional and global perspectives through the fields of biology, chemistry, climate science, geology, geo-environmental science, physics, and/or other related fields. Key emphases in the course include evaluation of natural phenomena, biodiversity, complex systems science, feedbacks, as well as change through time from both natural and human impacts. Historic and contemporary research, field-, lab-, technology-based investigations, and case study evaluations are central strategies students will use to collect and analyze data, to inform decision-making necessary to improve resiliency and sustainability planning in these dynamic environments.
Marketable Skills Gained from This Course:
General Description of Field Activities:
Approximate Amount of Course Time Spent in Field:
Prerequisites:
Registered for at least one, preferably one course per session, CBFS summer course.
Required Textbook or Supplies:
Ability to access Zoom weekly, along with D2L (Shippensburg University platform) based discussions and readings, as well as online or face-to-face lectures and seminars when applicable.
Number of Students:
6-14
2021 Chincoteague Bay Field Station Fee*:
Will differ per student, per session depending which other courses you're enrolled in.
Fees are subject to change at the discretion of the board of directors
* Does not include university tuition or fees. For specific policy on CBFS fees, click HERE.
Provides the opportunity to investigate marine, coastal, and watershed issues from local, regional and global perspectives through the fields of biology, chemistry, climate science, geology, geo-environmental science, physics, and/or other related fields. Key emphases in the course include evaluation of natural phenomena, biodiversity, complex systems science, feedbacks, as well as change through time from both natural and human impacts. Historic and contemporary research, field-, lab-, technology-based investigations, and case study evaluations are central strategies students will use to collect and analyze data, to inform decision-making necessary to improve resiliency and sustainability planning in these dynamic environments.
Marketable Skills Gained from This Course:
- Ability to create research proposals that will be approved by professionals in the biology field
- Experience in research prospectus
- Symposium presentations at the completion of summer sessions
General Description of Field Activities:
- Project dependent locations and equipment required for data collection.
Approximate Amount of Course Time Spent in Field:
- Please note this a 13 week course.
- Your on-site mentor will change depending on which professors are teaching each session.
- Dr. Cornell will use an online platform for the entirety of the course, with a face-to-face option for those students also on-site at CBFS during Session III.
Prerequisites:
Registered for at least one, preferably one course per session, CBFS summer course.
Required Textbook or Supplies:
Ability to access Zoom weekly, along with D2L (Shippensburg University platform) based discussions and readings, as well as online or face-to-face lectures and seminars when applicable.
Number of Students:
6-14
2021 Chincoteague Bay Field Station Fee*:
Will differ per student, per session depending which other courses you're enrolled in.
Fees are subject to change at the discretion of the board of directors
* Does not include university tuition or fees. For specific policy on CBFS fees, click HERE.
