课程及课程
2023 ADK Integrated 研究 Project: LEED for Cities in the Lake Placid Olympic Region (EV 314)
The New York Olympic Region (NYOR) is seeking to re-certify their community using the US Green Building Council's LEED for Communities rating system. ADK semester students will be integral to this effort while also supporting research in the area of Sustainable Holistic Planning Systems.
纽约由普莱西德湖村组成, 北厄尔巴岛镇, 普莱西德湖中心学区, 以及奥林匹克地区发展局. This effort will follow from the 2018 ADK Semester effort that resulted in a gold level certification of the community in the fall of 2019.
完成重新认证, NYOR will need to track where it has been on the numerous metrics established from the first certification, and then develop plans and additional metrics that align with the updated version of the LEED for Communities rating system as well as the desires of the community.
课程概述
| 科目名称 | 学分/内 |
|---|---|
| ev314:阿迪朗达克综合研究项目:水生连通性 | 两个通信单元, 当代和全球问题科学, 科技与社会, 大学课程 |
| ev322:一种阿迪朗达克的地方感 | 文化与社会，想象艺术，大学课程 |
| EV/SS 320:阿迪朗达克地区的社会和政治问题 | 两个传播单元，文化和社会 |
| CE301: ADK地理信息系统 | 科技信用 |
| EV/BY 312:阿迪朗达克生态与环境科学 | 科学技术学分，实验学分 |
课程
Offered in fall semesters: A small group of up to 12 students will be in session with a diverse group of Clarkson faculty with specific interests, 与阿迪朗达克公园直接相关的经验和学术工作. Our mission is to deliver a dynamic blend of traditional and experiential education in an intimate and community-based learning environment. 学生努力回答有关社会关系的广泛问题, 对阿迪朗达克公园的经济和环境影响. They are absorbed in interdisciplinary courses in the natural and 社会 sciences and emerge with critical thinking and collaborative skills that prepare them to analyze complex problems and provide solutions related to environmental, 社会和经济的可持续性.
化学系, 生物学, 环境科学, 政治科学, 哲学, 文学, economics and entrepreneurship use our Adirondack base and professional network to provide students with a direct experience with the people and agencies that shape policy, 在地方和州一级开展业务和游说. 学生们在课堂上通过与同龄人的对话参与进来, 教授和客座讲师以及当地居民, 同时进行该领域的科学研究.
The curriculum consists of five 3-credit courses providing students with 15 transferable 300-level credits. 这些课程是按块时间表安排的. 这样可以减少每天的时间碎片和注意力, 让学生更加沉浸在他们所关注的内容中. 综合研究项目是唯一贯穿整个学期的课程. 这是一个共同的主题和重点，将项目联系在一起.
EV/SS 320阿迪朗达克地区的社会和政治问题
知识领域:CSO，沟通要点:1
的历史, 社会, political and environmental factors contributing to the fabric of the Adirondack Park is an evolving 社会 experiment. The course readings will focus upon the New York State constitutional provisions that engendered the park, the policies that shaped the park along with the political actions that influence the park today. ADK的历史非同寻常, and because it is a place where human residents live and recreate in sustainable ways that conserve resources and “forever wild” regions of the park. It is a critical laboratory for political decisions designed to limit development for the sake of ecosystems and habitats, 但仍然要协调公共利益和私人利益.
阿迪朗达克生态与环境科学
科学技术学分，实验学分
This course introduces ecological and 环境科学 concepts relevant for understanding the structure and function of terrestrial, 阿迪朗达克公园的水生和人体系统. Students will learn to identify important plant and animal species representative of the Adirondack Mountains, 了解公园生态系统的主要特征. The course will also provide the students and assessment of human impacts on the ecology of ADK Park including but not limited to air and water pollution as well as energy systems. Mass and energy balance concepts will be introduced to aid the students in understanding how systems are impacted by activities in the park.
EV 322阿迪朗达克公园:地方感
知识领域:IA, CSO沟通要点:1
了解一个地方, 人们必须经常理解作家对自然和环境的看法, 和散文家. 学生将通过文学探索阿迪朗达克，同时体验湖泊, 河流, 小溪和山脉. 阅读, 讨论和书面作业将探讨美学, the 社会 and political climate and the prevailing attitudes toward the environment that helped create the ADK Park. 除了, many forms of outdoor recreation will be explored as an aid to understanding the value of nature and the impact humans can impose upon our natural world. This course will provide students with an opportunity to participate in seasonal outdoor activities to learn how recreational activities have impacted the 社会, 文化, 公园的经济和自然方面.
Students will review historical and contemporary land use policies and become familiar with the Park’s agencies that govern and enforce regulations. Leave No Trace traveling and camping skills will be taught in order to facilitate sustainable practices to preserve natural and man-made areas.
地理信息系统
科学及科技学分
An introductory course in the concepts and uses of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) including analysis of GIS-based local and global geographic datasets. Provides basic knowledge of GIS theory and applications using existing state-of-the-art GIS software and current spatial data resources. 应用包括:覆盖分析, 空间数据查询, 地图生成和地形表面分析. 学生还将学习GPS数据收集的基础知识, 遥感, 三维可视化, 概率, 统计数据, 误差分析.
额外的好处
专业经验
得到你们部门的批准, 综合研究项目(IRP)可能会计入你的专业经验. The Fall 2023 cohort will be interfacing with municipal and state government leaders from the Lake Placid region to deliver specific objectives. 作为一个部门如何允许专业经验的例子, the CEE department will allow the ADK Semester research project to count towards professional experience requirements if a student forgoes the 3 credits associated with the project. In this case the students will earn 12 credits + professional experience instead of 15 credits.
修一门辅修课——差不多! -一个学期
在ADK学期之后, you will have fulfilled 5 out of the 7 courses that are required for either an Environmental Science minor or an Environmental Policy minor. Two additional science courses are needed for an Environmental Science minor and two policy courses for environmental policy.