EV301 provides the cadet with an overview of current global and local environmental issues through the lens of sustainable practices. It specifically focuses on natural ecosystem processes, the effects of pollution on human health, assessing the level of human health risk associated with pollution, and the strain on natural resources that stem from population growth. Discussions of anthropogenic influences on sustainability include social, economic, technological, and political factors. Cadets evaluate environmental issues through review of scientific literature, current events, and interactive debates. A course project requires cadets to conduct an in-depth life cycle assessment (LCA) of an activity or product. The project results in a foundation of engineering science that facilitates follow-on engineering design.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
Complete a course project involving lifecycle analysis.
EV301 provides the cadet with an overview of current global and local environmental issues through the lens of sustainable practices. It specifically focuses on natural ecosystem processes, the effects of pollution on human health, assessing the level of human health risk associated with pollution, and the strain on natural resources that stem from population growth. Discussions of anthropogenic influences on sustainability include social, economic, technological, and political factors. Cadets evaluate environmental issues through review of scientific literature, current events, and interactive debates. A course project requires cadets to conduct an in-depth life cycle assessment (LCA) of an activity or product. The project results in a foundation of engineering science that facilitates follow-on engineering design.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
Complete a course project involving lifecycle analysis.
EV301 provides the cadet with a deep understanding of current global and local environmental issues. It specifically focuses on natural ecosystem processes, the effects of pollution on human health, assessing the level of human health risk associated with pollution, and the strain on natural resources that stem from population growth. Discussions of anthropogenic influences consider social, economic, technological, and political impacts. Cadets evaluate environmental issues through review of scientific literature, current events, and interactive debates. A course project requires cadets to conduct an in-depth study by applying the scientific method to evaluate a current environmental problem of interest. The project results in a foundation of engineering science that facilitates follow-on engineering design.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
Design and conduct an environmental study, one field trip, in-class labs.
This course is similar to EV300 except that the context of discussion in EV301 is appropriate for cadets who have elected to major in science or engineering. EV301 provides the cadet with a broad understanding of current global and local environmental issues. It specifically focuses on natural ecosystems processes, the effects of pollution on human health and how the level of risk associated with this pollution is assessed, the environmental effects of energy use, and air pollution concerns such as global climate change, acid rain, and smog. Discussions of anthropogenic influences are conducted with consideration of social, economic, technological and political impacts. Cadets learn to evaluate literature on environmental issues through readings and interactive debates. A course project applying the scientific method to evaluate a current environmental problem provides an opportunity to tie multiple course topics with an in-depth study of an issue of interest.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
Design and conduct an environmental study, one field trip, in-class labs.
This course is similar to EV300 except that the context of discussion in EV301 is appropriate for cadets who have elected to major in science or engineering. EV301 provides the cadet with a broad understanding of current global and local environmental issues. It specifically focuses on natural ecosystems processes, the effects of pollution on human health and how the level of risk associated with this pollution is assessed, the environmental effects of energy use, and air pollution concerns such as global climate change, acid rain, and smog. Discussions of anthropogenic influences are conducted with consideration of social, economic, technological and political impacts. Cadets learn to evaluate literature on environmental issues through readings and interactive debates. A course project applying the scientific method to evaluate a current environmental problem provides an opportunity to tie multiple course topics with an in-depth study of an issue of interest.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
Design and conduct an environmental study, one field trip, in-class labs.
This course is similar to EV300, but takes a more quantitative approach to the subject material. EV301 provides the cadet with a broad understanding of what the term "environment" includes and how influences, especially anthropogenic, cause changes in the natural balance of the earth's chemical and biological cycles. Special attention is focused on those environmental influences causing the greatest detrimental effects to human and wildlife health along with techniques used for evaluating the level of risk associated with these influences. Discussions of anthropogenic influences are conducted with consideration of social, economic, technological and political impacts. Cadets learn to evaluate literature on environmental issues through readings and interactive debates. A course project applying the scientific method to evaluate a current environmental problem provides an opportunity to tie multiple course topics with an in-depth study of an issue of interest.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
Design and conduct an environmental study, one field trip, in-class labs.
This course is similar to EV300, but takes a more quantitative approach to the subject material. EV301 provides the cadet with a broad understanding of what the term "environment" includes and how influences, especially anthropogenic, cause changes in the natural balance of the earth's chemical and biological cycles. Special attention is focused on those "environmental influences" causing the greatest detrimental effects to human and wildlife health along with techniques used for evaluating the level of risk associated with these influences. Discussions of anthropogenic influences are conducted with consideration of social, economic, and political impacts. Cadets learn to evaluate literature on environmental issues through readings and interactive debates. A course project applying the scientific method to evaluate a current environmental problem provides an opportunity to tie multiple course topics with an in-depth study of an issue of interest.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
Design project evaluating the environmental impact of a proposed project. 1 field trip, 2 in-class labs.
