Hi, Next fall I am slated to teach an upper division non-majors course titled "Human Ecology" here at Fresno State. Its been a few years since this course was last taught here, and I will be doing it for the first time. Here's the catalog description for the course (as it was offered in the past):
---------------------------------------------------- BIOL 110. Human Ecology (3 units) The study of the relationships between humans and their environment, both natural and man-made; emphasis on scientific understanding of root causes of current environmental problems. ---------------------------------------------------- That's quite broad, and I can think of several ways to approach it in (and the recent discussions here on Ecolog-L give plenty to think about in this context). I am trying to decide whether to base my instruction around readings of papers or a textbook; the latter option might work better given that it is a non-majors course, likely to draw students from outside the sciences. I would therefore appreciate some suggestions from fellow Ecologgers for potential textbooks for such a course. And please share any experiences if you have taught or otherwise participated in such a course. thanks, Madhu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. Fresno, CA 93740-8034 559.278.2460 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~mkatti http://reconciliarionecology.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. [Galileo Galilei]
