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SPRING 1999
FCSC 4182/5182 Textile Industry and the Environment
| Dr. Donna M. Brown | Dr. Sonya S. Meyer |
| Office: Ag 3007 | Office: Ag 3006 |
| Phone: 766-5687 | Phone: 766-5152 |
| Office Hours: MW 9:00 - 10:00am, 2:00 - 4:00pm | Office Hours: MW 10:00 - 11:00am, 2:00 - 4:00pm |
| Objective: | Examine the environment, the impact of the textile industry on the environment, and issues facing the textile industry to provide more environmentally friendly products. |
| Text: | Environmental Science, Seventh Edition, by G. Tyler Miller, Jr. Additional readings will be assigned from sources such as Textile World, America's Textiles International, Textile Horizons International, Bobbin, Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colorists, Wool Record, and International Dyer. |
| Attendance: | Attendance is required. It is the student's responsibility to contact faculty members to receive an alternate assignment for the day missed. The only possible reason for an exception to this rule will be if the student provides a University excuse. |
| Grading Scale: | 93 - 100 A 85 - 92 B 77 - 84 C 70 - 76 D < 70 F |
Grading:
| Daily in-class assignments | 10% | |
| Reaction papers (to guest speakers) | 10% | |
| Weekly Internet discussion questions | 10% | |
| Debates | 10% | |
| Fund raising/environmental project | 10% | |
| Newsletters | 5% | |
| Article reviews | 5% | |
| Recycled product line | 10% | |
| Final paper (20 pages + 20 page draft) | 20% | |
| Oral presentation of final paper + abstract | 10% | |
| TOTAL |
100% |
Students enrolled in FCSC 5182 will be required to write an additional 20 page paper to fulfil requirements for graduate credit.
Assignment Due Dates:
Internet discussion questions will be available at http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/t&edisc. A new question will be posted by Monday morning each week. Responses must be received by Saturday of the same week, no later than 5 p.m.
Reaction papers must be a minimum of 1 typed page to a maximum of 2 typed pages. Reaction papers will be due 1 week after the guest speakers appearance.
Newsletters will be due Thursday March 25. Topics will be assigned at a later date.
Article reviews will be presented orally. Additionally, a written review of each assigned article will be due Tuesday April 6.
The Environmental project will be graded on its full implementation by Thursday April 15.
Final paper draft will be due Thursday Arpil 15.
Recycled product line project will be presented and due in written form on Thursday April 22.
Final paper will be due on Tuesday May 4.
Class Schedule and Homework Reading Assignments
| Tuesday 1/12 | Introduction to
FCSC 4182/5182 Environmental problems and their causes. Homework reacding for Thursday 1/14; text pages 4-43 |
| Thursday 1/14 | Cultural changes,
world views, ethics and sustainability. Homework reading for Tuesday 1/19; text pages 46, 51 - 54, 64 - 69, 70 - 105 |
| Tuesday 1/19 | Energy, Ecosystems
and how they work. Homework reading for Thursday 1/21; text pages 106 - 158 |
| Thursday 1/21 | Major types of
ecosystems (Outdoor activity) Homework reading for Tuesday 1/26; text pages 159 - 192 |
| Tuesday 1/26 | Human population,
growth and distribution. Debate 1. Homework reading for Thursday 1/28; text pages 193 - 222 |
| Thursday 1/28 | Environmental
economics and politics. Role playing activity. Homework reading for Tuesday 2/2; text pages 223 - 243 |
| Tuesday 2/2 | Rick, toxicology
and human health. Guest speaker: Sonja Ringen, Director UW Environmental Health and Human Safety Homework reading for Thursday 2/4; text pages 246 - 296 |
| Thursday 2/4 | Air pollution,
climate, global warming and ozone loss. Guest speaker: to be announced Homework reading for Tuesday 2/9; text pages 298 - 336 |
| Tuesday 2/9 | Water resources and
water pollution. Debate 2. Homework reading for Thursday 2/11; 338 - 367 |
| Thursday 2/11 | Minerals and soil. Debate 3. Homework reading for Tuesday 2/16; 368 - 393 |
| Tuesday 2/16 | Solid and hazardous
waste. Visist to the landfill. Homework reading for Thursday 2/18; 396-419 |
| Thursday 2/18 | Food resources. Guest speakers: Carl Olson (Ag and Applied Economics) and Shane Broughton (FCSC) Homework reading for Tuesday 2/23; 420 - 435 |
| Tuesday 2/23 | Food resources
continued. Guest speakers: Jim Wangberg, Director UW Center for Teaching Excellence Homework reading for Thursday 2/25; 436 - 508 |
| Thursday 2/25 | Sustaining
ecosystems and sustaining wild species. Guest speakers: Kurt Meyer, Wyoming Game and Fish, and Jeff Wallace, U.S. Forest Service Homework reading for Tuesday 3/9; 510 - 564 |
| Tuesday 3/9 | Energy efficiency,
renewable energy and non-renewable energy. Guest speaker: to be announced. |
| Thursday 3/11 | Newsletter workday. |
| Tuesday 3/16 | Environmental project work day. |
| Thursday 3/18 | Textiles and their impact on the environment. |
| Tuesday 3/23 | Textiles and their impact on the environment continued. |
| Thursday 3/25 | Debate 4 |
| Tuesday 3/30 | Environmental project day presentations and selection of class project. |
| Thursday 4/1 | Article reviews. |
| Tuesday 4/6 | Article reviews. |
| Thursday 4/8 | Recycled product line workday. |
| Tuesday 4/13 | Final paper draft workday. |
| Thursday 4/15 | Environmental project implementation day. |
| Tuesday 4/20 | Recycled product line workday. |
| Thursday 4/22 | Recycled product
line presentations. (Final paper drafts returned) |
| Tuesday 4/27 | Guest speaker: Mary Jarrett, Amazing Recycled Products, Denver CO. |
| Thursday 4/29 | Final presentations. 7 - 8 minute presentations + 1 minute questions |
| Tuesday 5/4 | Final presentations continued. |
