ENMT301 Enviroment And Ecosystems Prinicples
Week 8 Discussion
DQ1 Reflection
We covered a lot of material over the past few weeks. Reflect on our course and answer the following questions:
Which topic(s) covered in this course did you find the most interesting? Is it the same topic(s) you indicated in your Expectations Essay Assignment in Week 1?
Which topic(s) did you find most challenging?
Has your personal viewpoint on environmental issues and/or sustainability changed? If so, how?
Has this course inspired you to make any changes in your personal life, such as getting involved with a specific environmental cause?
DQ2 Final Exam Review
This review discussion forum provides you a chance to help each other review and prepare for the final exam.
To participate, post a paragraph about one concept that you learned in this class and found difficult to understand. Do not forget to document your sources, including our course materials.
Then, respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts, for example by adding an explanation, providing an example, relating the concept to other topics discussed in class, or making gentle corrections to help each other learn.
Also, please answer any questions classmates might have about your post and provide additional feedback as necessary.
Try to select a concept that has not been chosen by another classmate prior to your post.
ENMT301 Enviroment And Ecosystems Prinicples
Expectations Essay Assignment
This assignment allows you to think about what you already know about environment and ecosystem management and to reflect on your expectations for and interest in this course.
Please write a brief 2-paragraph paper addressing the following points:
Think about previous science courses you have taken. Briefly describe one concept or principle you have learned about and explain how you believe it relates to environment and ecosystem management. Include proper documentation for any source you used in APA format.
Take a look at the topics we will cover in our course by briefly browsing the weekly “Content” area of our LEO classroom. Which of the topics interests you the most and why? What do you hope to learn? Include a reference to one of our course readings relating to the topic in APA format.
Your paper should be 1 page long (excluding references), double-spaced, with 1-inch margins all around, and 12-pt font (Times News Roman or similar).
Please document any sources used to prepare your essay in APA format with both in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your assignment. If you have forgotten how to use APA format, go to our library’s website on “APA Citation Examples” (http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_examples.cfm) and/or review our library’s APA tutorial (http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_tutorial.cfm).