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GEE 001 - General Education Elective 1

The document provides information on the course "People and Earth's Ecosystem" including: - The course introduces students to human impacts on the environment and consequences of environmental modification. - By the end of the course, students will be able to discuss the relationship between ecology and human population, gain knowledge on pollution and its effects, and identify sources of energy and their environmental impacts. - Course topics include sustainability, ecosystems, biodiversity, population control, resource consumption, and environmental laws.

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GEE 001 - General Education Elective 1

The document provides information on the course "People and Earth's Ecosystem" including: - The course introduces students to human impacts on the environment and consequences of environmental modification. - By the end of the course, students will be able to discuss the relationship between ecology and human population, gain knowledge on pollution and its effects, and identify sources of energy and their environmental impacts. - Course topics include sustainability, ecosystems, biodiversity, population control, resource consumption, and environmental laws.

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T I P - V P A A - 0 0 2

Revision Status/Date: 01/2023 Aug

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES


COURSE CODE GEE 001
COURSE NAME PEOPLE AND EARTH’S ECOSYSTEM

CREDITS 3 units (3 units lecture, 0 units laboratory)


CONTACT HOURS 3 hours lecture

INSTRUCTOR Engr. Charles Bonn Kirby F. Mayo

TEXTBOOK Miller, G. T., and Spoolman, S. (2017) “Environmental Science: Sustaining Your World”. National Geographic Learning

Miller, G. T and Spoolman, S. (2018). “Environmental Science”.Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd
Other Supplemental Materials Zehnder, Caralyn; Manoylov, Kalina; Mutiti, Samuel; Mutiti, Christine; VandeVoort, Allison; and Bennett, Donna (2018). "Introduction to
Environmental Science: 2nd Edition" Biological Sciences Open Textbooks

Dr. Singh, B. B. (2020). “Objective Environmental Sciences”. India: Ramesh Publishing House.


SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION

a. Course Description

The course introduces the students to the impact of human activities on the environment; consequences of environmental modification as a result of human activity. There is an urgent need for environmental
education and this program provides one way in which students can become aware of the interactions of people and their environment. This course is an exploration into the science that directly affects us all on a
daily basis, and that will likely increase in its significance to us with time.  You will be introduced to the scientific study of our environment, as well as the technological, social, political and economic challenges
required for the understanding and critical examination of related issues.

b. Prerequisites None
Co-requisites None

c. Course Classification (Required/elective/


selected elective) Required

SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THE COURSE

a. Course Objective

The general objectives of this course are to expose students to:

 How science and the scientific method address environment systems and issues.

 The Earth’s major natural systems, how these systems function, and how they are affected by human activity.

 The sustainability, and unsustainability, of various interactions between human society and the Earth’s natural systems (ie. energy use and generation, resource consumption and economics, food
production).

c. Student Outcomes Addressed by the Course


b. Course Outcomes
a b c d e f g h

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:

• Discuss the relationship between ecology and human


population.

• Gain knowledge on cycling of matter, pollution, its control and


effects on humans and the environment.

• Identify sources of energy and the impacts of their use to the


environment.

Familiarize with the trends in green architecture


COURSE TOPICS

PRELIM PERIOD

I. Introduction: TIP Vision and Mission; TIP Graduate Attributes / Institutional Intended Learning Outcomes; Program Educational Objectives/Student Outcomes; Course Objectives / Course Intended
Learning Outcomes; Course Policies

II. Humans and Sustainability: Environmental problems, their causes and sustainability

III. Ecology and Sustainability: Ecosystems; Biodiversity and Evolution; Species Interaction and Population Control

MIDTERM PERIOD

III. Ecology and Sustainability: Human population and Urbanization

IV. Sustaining Biodiversity: Species Approach; Ecosystem Approach

V. Sustaining Resources and Environmental Quality: Food, Soil, and Pest Management; Water Resources and Water Pollution; Nonrenewable Minerals; Energy;

FINAL PERIOD

VI. Environmental Quality: Environmental Hazards and Human Health, Air Pollution, Climate Change and Ozone Depletion; Solid and Hazardous Waste; UN Sustainable Development Goals

VII. Environmental Laws: Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Ecological Solid Waste Management, Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste.

Prepared by: Noted by:  Approved to take effect on 1st Sem SY 2023-2024
__Dr. Jesusa N. Padilla/ Dr. Cynthia Llanes_
Dean/ VPAA
__Engr. Nelmar P. Porlaje__
Engr. Charles Bonn F. Mayo
Department Chair
Faculty Member
Date: Date: Date:

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