Dear Students,
In this course, you will discover how to distinguish and describe the principal elements of the ecological environment. Also, you will learn how to focus on different ecosystems, analyze and interpret local and global sustainability issues using a multidisciplinary approach - environmental, social and economic. You will explore and define essential sustainability challenges, and apply multi-disciplinary approaches to create deliverable solutions to specific sustainability challenges.
Please log in to BBL, find Pre-Week Orientation, click on LSN 1113 and read COURSE DESCRIPTION.
When you finish reading, click on the following links below:
LSN1113 Course Learning Outcomes and Assessment Strategy.docx where you will find information about the course learning outcomes and assessment.
Click LSN 1113_Weekly Planner and study it carefully. It is a very important document.
When you finish reading the above information, click E-Textbook link. Study the first chapter and do the assignments.
Please note that you MUST do pre-tasks before coming to class. Face-to-face sessions will be spent in the form of classroom discussions, assignments and interactive activities.
I will try to organize your learning in such a way that most assignments will be completed and submitted during class time. Therefore, if you are absent, there will be no makeup (even if there is a good reason!).
This week, you will start your first project, the endangered species (e-poster, 10%). I have attached the instructions and an example. There will be approximately two weeks to complete this task. Study the attached material below.
Please note the following:
(1) You cannot choose the species used in the example (the Hawksbill Turtle) anymore. This is only an example. In a similar way, you can prepare your own poster.
(2) Posters should be presented electronically – no printing on paper, please.
(3) You will be able to submit on BBL only once.
(4) You work in groups of 3-4. EACH student must submit under her/his name.
(5) Posters should be informative (unlike PowerPoint presentations). i.e. adequate text on each part.
(6) Save posters as PDF files before uploading to BBL.
(7) On the assessment day, each group introduces their animal very briefly (not assessed), then be ready to answer questions (all members of each group should be able to answer any question on any part of the poster). Answering questions will be assessed; subject knowledge is an important part of the assessment.
(8) The presentation tool is a group grade, while the other two criteria (subject knowledge and spoken language) will be assessed individually.
Endangered Species
Choose one animal from this list to conduct research:
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Sand Gazelle |
The sand Gazelle, the rhim gazelle or rhim, also known as the slender-horned gazelle or Loder's gazelle, is a pale-coated gazelle with long slender horns and well adapted to desert life. It is considered an endangered species because fewer than 2500 are left in the wild. Read more... |
Arabian Oryx |
The Arabian oryx or white oryx is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula. Read more... |
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Dolphins |
Dolphin is a common name of aquatic mammals within the order Cetacea, arbitrarily excluding whales and porpoises. The term dolphin usually refers to the extant families Delphinidae, Platanistidae, Iniidae, and Pontoporiidae, and the extinct Lipotidae. There are 40 extant species named as dolphins. Read more... |
Orangutan
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Sharks |
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Read more... |
Honey Bees
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Arabian Leopard
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Hamour
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Arabian Tahr
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Houbara Bustard |
The houbara bustard, also called African houbara, is a large bird in the bustard family. It is found in arid habitats in North Africa and southwestern Asia with a population on the Canary Islands. It is dull brown with black markings on the wings with a greyish neck and a black ruff along the side of the neck. Read more... |
Sand Cat |
The sand cat, also known as the sand dune cat, is the only cat living chiefly in true deserts. This small cat is widely distributed in the deserts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Read more... |
Socotra Cormorant
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Student Groups
Endangered Species
Choices:
Lists of Animals
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Student Groups
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Mariam Hamdan
Shama Ibrahim
Shama Abdallah
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Asma Saeed
Aysha Saker
Mariam Ahmed
Anood Ibrahim |
Hawksbill Turtles
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Dugong
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Fatima Abdula
Moza
Fatima Abdulaziz
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Orangutan
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Elyazy
Wadha |
Honey Bees
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Arabian Leopard
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Hamour
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Arabian Tahr
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Afra
Maitha B
Maitha M
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Fatima
Teflah Matar
Bashayer Abdalla
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Socotra Cormorant
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