FW 4200 / 7200 Urban
Wildlife Conservation
photo by Bill Denison
Spring
2009
Lecture: 8-8:50 a.m. Monday and Wednesday
Lab: 7 - 8:50 a.m. Friday
3 credits, Writing Intensive
Instructor
Charles
Nilon
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211-7240
phone: 573-882-3738
email: nilonc@missouri.edu
Required Textbook (available at University Book Store, Brady Commons)
Adams, Clark E., K.J. Lindsey, and S.J. Ash. 2006. Urban wildlife management. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Additional assigned readings are available on electronic reserve http://eres.missouri.edu/
Your grade will be based on your
performance on the following assignments:
|
Assignment |
Points |
|
Participation and Discussion |
100 points |
|
100 points |
|
|
Species Life History / Management Issue Annotated Bibliography* |
100 points |
|
Field Trip Report |
50 points |
|
150 points |
|
|
Exams over Readings (2)* |
100 points |
|
Neighborhood Conservation Plan (Group Presentation) |
50 points |
*Students enrolled in FW7200 will be evaluated separately on these assignments.
Due dates for all assignments are listed on
the schedule
of lectures, readings, and assignments
No credit will be given for assignments turned in after the due date.
Urban Wildlife Management is a writing intensive course. The MU campus writing program provides useful information for Writing Intensive courses.
Field Trip
There is one required field trip, an all day trip to St. Louis on Friday, February 13.
Students with Special Needs
Students with disabilities who may need
classroom academic adjustments or auxiliary aids and
services should contact MU's Office of Disability Services at 882-4696.
This office reviews disability documentation
provided by students,
and then works with students and faculty in planning any necessary accommodations.
Please also
feel free to notify your instructor right away about any disability-related
academic needs you
may have.
MU Statement on Academic Dishonesty
Academic honesty is fundamental to the
activities and principles of a university. All members of
the academic community must be confident that each person's work has been
responsibly and
honorably acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain an advantage
not given to all
students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful. The academic
community regards
academic dishonesty as an extremely serious matter, with serious consequences
that range from
probation to expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting,
or collaboration,
consult the course instructor.
The MU Administration, the University Board of Curators, and most of all the Missouri Legislature want me to tell you that:
The University community welcomes intellectual diversity and respects student rights. Students who have questions concerning the quality of instruction in this class may address concerns to either the Departmental Chair or Divisional leader or Director of the Office of Students Rights and Responsibilities (http://osrr.missouri.edu/). All students will have the opportunity to submit an anonymous evaluation of the instructor(s) at the end of the course.