BAE 495R: APPLICATIONS OF ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Spring 2009 - Section 001 - 2.0 Credit Hours


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Class meetings:
Fridays - 1:30 - 3:20 pm
143 D.S. Weaver

Instructor:
 Dr. Mike Burchell 
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/faculty/mrburche/
Office:
 210 Weaver Labs Administration Bldg.
Phone:
 513-7372
e-mail:
 mike_burchell@ncsu.edu

 
Instructor:
 Dr. Greg Jennings
Professor and Extension Specialist
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/faculty/jennings/
Office:
 210A Weaver Labs Administration Bldg.
                                    Phone: 515-6791
e-mail:
 greg_jennings@ncsu.edu
   
                              Instructor:
 Dr. Bill Hunt
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/faculty/hunt/
                                      Office: 208 Weaver Labs Administration Bldg.
                                    Phone: 515-6751
                                     e-mail: bill_hunt@ncsu.edu


                              Instructor: Dr. François Birgand
Assistant Professor
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~birgand/contact.html
                                      Office: 148 D.S. Weaver Labs
                                    Phone: 513-2499
                                     e-mail: francois_birgand@ncsu.edu


                  OFFICE HOURS:
 By appointment.  Please e-mail in advance

COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is intended to introduce students to the concepts and applications of Ecological Engineering.  Applications to be explored include stream corridor restoration, stormwater management, constructed wetlands for water quality treatment, and wetland restoration.  Exposure to the theoretical and practical application of Ecological Engineering concepts will be beneficial to those students who want to obtain employment in related fields.

TEXTBOOKS: No textbooks will be required for this class.  Handouts will be provided through the semester.  Some will be available to students electronically, and they will be posted on Dr. Burchell's web page thoughout the semester.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

1. Communication. All students must have access to the Eos/Engineering computing system. We will communicate with the class through email and will be using whatever email address you have on file with registration and records. Please make your unity email account your “official” university account. To change the account listed by registration and records you can call 5-2572 and request a change. It is your responsibility to make sure the University has your correct e-mail address and that your account is working and can accept e-mail. If you have problems with a University email account you should contact ITECS help desk 200 Page Hall (5-2458, eoshelp@ncsu.edu).

2. Class Attendance: Full participation in class and on local field trips is expected of all students.  Therefore, ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED.  Promptness to class is also expected. One absence or tardiness will be permitted.  Each additional unexcused absence will result in a 5-point deduction from the final grade.  In all cases, try to contact the instructor prior to the absence if possible. Excused absences are defined in NCSU's attendance policy:
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.4.php.

3. Students with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations will be made for any student with a verifiable disability. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, students must register with Disability Services at 1900 Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653. See Disability Services for Students for more information:
(www.ncsu.edu/provost/offices/affirm_action/dss/).
For additional information on NC State's policy on working with students with disabilities, please see the Handbook for Teaching and Advising:
(http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/hat/current/appendix/appen_k.html)

4. Homework is required.  Each homework assignment will be graded. Homework is due at the beginning of the following class period (Fridays).  Late homework will be accepted up until the following Monday at 5 pm with a daily penalty of 10%. After this deadline, the assignment will be graded a ZERO.

5. Tests and Final Exam: There will be one test and a final exam. The first test will cover approximately the first 1/2 of the material covered for the course, while the final will cover the last 1/2 portion of the course.  Each will be weighted equally.

Tests or final exam missed without approved absence as defined by NCSU’s attendance policy (http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.4.php) will be dealt with individually. If a student misses the final without a valid excuse, a zero will be awarded.

6. Honesty and Integrity: Students are expected to adhere to the guidelines for academic integrity as outlined in the NCSU Code of Student Conduct: (http://www.ncsu.edu/student_affairs/osc/code_conduct/). 

Students will be encouraged to work closely together during in-class activities.  Students may also reasonably confer with each other during homework assignments.  However, when submitted, all outside-class assignments are assumed to represent individual work and the honor pledge must be upheld.  If submissions appear duplicated in any way, at a minimum, the first violation will result in loss of credit for the entire assignment.

Cheating during in-class tests will be not be tolerated.   Any student caught attempting to cheat on tests will be dealt with as recommended by the NCSU Code of Student Conduct.

7. The Final Average for determining your grade will be computed as follows:

Attendance and in-class activities:
10%
Homework :
50%
Test 1 (first portion of course):
20%
Final Exam (final portion of the course):
20%

8. Final Letter Grades: Final letter grades will be assigned as follows:

Range
Grade
Range
Grade
Range
Grade
97<=Average<=100
A+
97<Average<=93
A
93<Average<=90
A-
90<Average<=87
B+
87<Average<=83
B
83<Average<=80
B-
80<Average<=77
C+
77<Average<=73
C
73<Average<=70
C-
70<Average<=67
D+
67<Average<=63
D
63<Average<=60
D-
Below 60 F





9. Instructor Evaluation: It is important for you to evaluate the instructors and the course.  Based on your constructive feedback, we can improve the course as well as our teaching styles. On-line class evaluations will be available for students to complete during the last two weeks of class (April 13-27). Students will receive an email message directing them to a website where they can login using their Unity ID and complete evaluations. All evaluations are confidential; instructors will never know how any one student responded to any question, and students will never know the ratings for any particular instructors.

Evaluation website:  https://classeval.ncsu.edu/
Student help desk:  classeval@ncsu.edu
More information about ClassEval:  http://www.ncsu.edu/UPA/classeval/