NRES 512

Fall 2012 All Classes

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Discussions in NRES

Credit: 1 TO 2 hours.

Discussion of recent developments and current literature in natural resources and environmental sciences, with a term-long emphasis on a particular aspect of the subject matter.

May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours.

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NRES 512 class schedule data for fall 2012
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	55300	Conference	GLW	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Kent, A Yannarell, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/12-12/12/12 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Graduate Literature Workshop Section Info: Description: This is a graduate-level workshop designed to teach students how to effectively use the existing literature to advance their research agendas. Independent readings and literature searches will be combined with group-based workshop activities to help students develop an annotated bibliography that can serve as the basis for a proposal or a synthetic literature review paper. Topics to be covered include: using reference manager software, conducting a literature search, compiling a research library, purpose-driven reading of scientific papers, synthesizing your reading, identifying research gaps, and building a solid foundation for research questions. Enrollment in this class is by instructor invitation only.
	59938	Conference	WQ	4:00PM -4:50PM	M	N527 Turner Hall	Johnson, T David, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/12-12/12/12 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Special Topics-Water Quality Section Info: This course will bring students up-to-date on current water quality research with particular emphasis on issues relevant to Illinois. Experts from agencies such as the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U of I, and other universities will make presentations on water quality topics during some of the class meetings. These talks and current scientific literature will then serve as a basis for student led discussions and presentations.