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| − | !Date || [[Chem321:Units|Unit]] || Topics || Readings || Assignments | + | !Date || [[Chem321:Units|Unit]] || Topics || Readings/videos || Assignments |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 6, 2015|July 6-8]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 1|Unit 1]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 1|Unit 1]] | ||
| What is sustainability? What is sustainable development?<br/>Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability.<br/>Current environmental problems | | What is sustainability? What is sustainable development?<br/>Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability.<br/>Current environmental problems | ||
| − | | Hill Ch. 1<br/>[http:// | + | | Hill Ch. 1<br/>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/11/miami-drowning-climate-change-deniers-sea-levels-rising The Guardian on Miami]<br/>[http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/gallery/2015/apr/01/over-population-over-consumption-in-pictures Picture gallery]<br/>[http://www.nature.com/news/biodiversity-life-a-status-report-1.16523 Biodiversity crisis]<br/>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWT-EWKIR3M Is climate change real?] |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 6, 2015|July 9-10]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 2|Unit 2]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 2|Unit 2]] | ||
| Economic & political aspects | | Economic & political aspects | ||
| − | | Hill Ch. 1, [[: | + | | Hill Ch. 1, Readings: [http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA351687016&v=2.1&u=potsdam_main&it=r&p=STND&sw=w&asid=204ea89babcbcde061de2877844b7f59 Bjorn Lomborg reading] and [http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.webproxy.potsdam.edu:2048/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=19&sid=889b96a0-ca22-4327-bdbf-2f96e0e2b6f1%40sessionmgr4001&hid=4108 Naomi Klein reading] |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 13, 2015|July 13-14]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 3|Unit 3]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 3|Unit 3]] | ||
| Science and technology. Matter, energy & thermodynamics. | | Science and technology. Matter, energy & thermodynamics. | ||
| Hill Ch. 2<br/>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378623/?tool=pmcentrez Matthew & Boltz reading] | | Hill Ch. 2<br/>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378623/?tool=pmcentrez Matthew & Boltz reading] | ||
| − | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 1|Problem Set 1]] due (Jul | + | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 1|Problem Set 1]] due (Jul 13) |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 13, 2015|July 14-16]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 4|Unit 4]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 4|Unit 4]] | ||
| Business and sustainability, <br/>uses of technology, manufacturing | | Business and sustainability, <br/>uses of technology, manufacturing | ||
| − | | Dorf, pages [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/f/f9/DorfP101_107.pdf 101-107] | + | | Dorf, pages [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/f/f9/DorfP101_107.pdf 101-107] & [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/5/5e/DorfChap19.pdf Chap 19]; [http://site.ebrary.com.webproxy.potsdam.edu:2048/lib/potsdam/reader.action?docID=10684921 Responsible Innovation (read p17-21 on Innovation for Sustainable Development)]; [http://www.sciencedirect.com.webproxy.potsdam.edu:2048/science/article/pii/S0959652614000419 Article by Bakker ''et al.''] |
| − | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 2|Problem Set 2]] due (Jul | + | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 2|Problem Set 2]] due (Jul 16) |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 13, 2015|July 16]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 5|Unit 5]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 5|Unit 5]] | ||
| Consumption | | Consumption | ||
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 13, 2015|July 17]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 6|Unit 6]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 6|Unit 6]] | ||
| Impacts, carbon footprints,<br/>waste management & reduction | | Impacts, carbon footprints,<br/>waste management & reduction | ||
| − | | Hill Ch. 5,<br/>[http://www.epa.gov/wastes/ | + | | Hill Ch. 5,<br/>[http://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/smm/pdf/vision2.pdf RCRA vision statement (exec summary only)],<br/>[http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/greenhouse-gases Video on greenhouse gases] |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 20, 2015|July 20-21]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 7|Unit 7]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 7|Unit 7]] | ||
| − | | Energy | + | | Energy |
| − | | | + | | [http://www.cnbc.com/2014/11/27/why-living-off-the-grid-will-get-a-lot-easier-in-25-years.html CNBC on going off the grid], videos of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvwdGWt88s Visser] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrPNuOPflmQ Ewy] |
| − | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 3|Problem Set 3]] due (July | + | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 3|Problem Set 3]] due (July 20) |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 20, 2015|July 22-23]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 8|Unit 8]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 8|Unit 8]] | ||
| Material resources and mining, chemicals | | Material resources and mining, chemicals | ||
| Hill Ch. 3, 7<br/>[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/b/b4/CandEN_ResourceSustainability.pdf C&E News on Resource Sustainability] | | Hill Ch. 3, 7<br/>[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/b/b4/CandEN_ResourceSustainability.pdf C&E News on Resource Sustainability] | ||
| − | | First draft of<br/>case presentations due (July | + | | First draft of<br/>case presentations due (~July 23) |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 20, 2015|July 24]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 9|Unit 9]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 9|Unit 9]] | ||
| Forestry, food & agriculture | | Forestry, food & agriculture | ||
| − | | Hill Ch. 8 | + | | Hill Ch. 8, and video TBA |
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 4|Problem Set 4]] due | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 4|Problem Set 4]] due | ||
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 27, 2015|July 27]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 10|Unit 10]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 10|Unit 10]] | ||
| Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 | | Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 | ||
| − | | | + | | [http://www.haworth.com/en-us/About-Us/Sustainability/Pages/Vision.aspx Haworth],[http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=6481&page=32 Lockheed Martin]<br/>[http://www.praxiom.com/iso-14001-summary.htm ISO 14001 summary],<br/>[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/c/c6/321EnvPolicy.pdf Two sample Env. Policies], [http://www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/policy/ IBM] |
| Final draft of<br/>case presentations due* | | Final draft of<br/>case presentations due* | ||
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 27, 2015|July 28-29]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 11|Unit 11]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 11|Unit 11]] | ||
| Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing | | Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing | ||
| Hill Ch. 6<br/>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HhBSd8ntsQ Anastas video] | | Hill Ch. 6<br/>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HhBSd8ntsQ Anastas video] | ||
| − | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 5|Problem Set 5]] due (July | + | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 5|Problem Set 5]] due (July 29) |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 27, 2015|July 30]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 12|Unit 12]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 12|Unit 12]] | ||
| Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models | | Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models | ||
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of July | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of July 27, 2015|July 31 - Aug 3]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 13|Unit 13]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 13|Unit 13]] | ||
| Models for sustainable living | | Models for sustainable living | ||
| − | | Hill Ch. 9, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | | Hill Ch. 9, Envelope house [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4LdODDHKI exterior] & [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujiXbg7Huv0 interior]<br/>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-j-rose/how-to-take-long-showers_b_6875644.html Rose article] |
| − | | First draft of<br/>term paper due | + | | First draft of<br/>term paper due (Jul 31) |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of | + | |
| + | | [[Chem 321:Week of August 3, 2015|Aug 4]] | ||
| [[Chem321:Unit 14|Unit 14]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 14|Unit 14]] | ||
| What does the future hold? | | What does the future hold? | ||
| − | | Hill Ch. 9, videos | + | | Hill Ch. 9, videos on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VFe8vsdpq4 Masdar City]<br/> & [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yXU1nEIFqM Melbourne] |
| Final draft of<br/>term paper due | | Final draft of<br/>term paper due | ||
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of August 3, 2015|Aug 6/7]] |
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| − | | Final exam | + | | Final exam (Thu or Fri) |
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The table below outlines the schedule for the whole semester. The details of each week's schedule can be accessed by clicking on the "week of" links. Additional readings may be assigned as the semester progresses.
| Date | Unit | Topics | Readings/videos | Assignments |
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| July 6-8 | Unit 1 | What is sustainability? What is sustainable development? Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability. Current environmental problems |
Hill Ch. 1 The Guardian on Miami Picture gallery Biodiversity crisis Is climate change real? |
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| July 9-10 | Unit 2 | Economic & political aspects | Hill Ch. 1, Readings: Bjorn Lomborg reading and Naomi Klein reading | |
| July 13-14 | Unit 3 | Science and technology. Matter, energy & thermodynamics. | Hill Ch. 2 Matthew & Boltz reading |
Problem Set 1 due (Jul 13) |
| July 14-16 | Unit 4 | Business and sustainability, uses of technology, manufacturing |
Dorf, pages 101-107 & Chap 19; Responsible Innovation (read p17-21 on Innovation for Sustainable Development); Article by Bakker et al. | Problem Set 2 due (Jul 16) |
| July 16 | Unit 5 | Consumption | Hill Ch. 4 | |
| July 17 | Unit 6 | Impacts, carbon footprints, waste management & reduction |
Hill Ch. 5, RCRA vision statement (exec summary only), Video on greenhouse gases |
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| July 20-21 | Unit 7 | Energy | CNBC on going off the grid, videos of Visser and Ewy | Problem Set 3 due (July 20) |
| July 22-23 | Unit 8 | Material resources and mining, chemicals | Hill Ch. 3, 7 C&E News on Resource Sustainability |
First draft of case presentations due (~July 23) |
| July 24 | Unit 9 | Forestry, food & agriculture | Hill Ch. 8, and video TBA | Problem Set 4 due |
| July 27 | Unit 10 | Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 | Haworth,Lockheed Martin ISO 14001 summary, Two sample Env. Policies, IBM |
Final draft of case presentations due* |
| July 28-29 | Unit 11 | Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing | Hill Ch. 6 Anastas video |
Problem Set 5 due (July 29) |
| July 30 | Unit 12 | Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models | ||
| July 31 - Aug 3 | Unit 13 | Models for sustainable living | Hill Ch. 9, Envelope house exterior & interior Rose article |
First draft of term paper due (Jul 31) |
| Aug 4 | Unit 14 | What does the future hold? | Hill Ch. 9, videos on Masdar City & Melbourne |
Final draft of term paper due |
| Aug 6/7 | Final exam (Thu or Fri) |
- The exact date may be later, but this will be agreed when the draft presentations are reviewed, and the discussion dates chosen.
