LIFESCI 2X03 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Spinal Cord Injury, Climate Change, Pathogen
12 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
LIFESCI 2X03
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
LIFE SCI 2X03
Lecture 1
Tuesday January 9, 2018
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Topics
• Global change and human health
• Climate change and the future
• Impacts on health of climate extremes
• Climate change and infectious diseases
• Stratospheric ozone depletion and UV radiation
• Air quality and human health
• Ecosystems and human well-being
• Globalization and human health
• Globalization and antibiotic resistance
• The rise of modern cities
• Urbanization and human health
This course will consist of midterms, assignments and a final exam. There will be
2 midterms in
the course covering lecture (and relevant) reading material. Midterms are valued at
10% each. It
is the responsibility of the student to be aware of due dates for assignments. Please
see the
section titled ‘Missed Work or Late Work’ for information regarding deliverables.
This course will also contain a Final Exam. The final exam will cover key concepts
from the
lectures, relevant readings (covered in lecture), and tutorials. The Final Exam will
consist of
multiple choices questions and short answer questions.
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Midterms (2 @ 10 % each) 20%
i-Clicker Participation 10%
Group Presentation (Contract, Participation, Presentation) 15%
Term Paper:
Outline 1.25%
Annotated Bibliography 1.25%
Draft of Term Paper 1.25%
Participation to Peer Feedback 1.25%
Final Term Paper 10%
Participation to Group Discussions 10%
Final Exam (cumulative) 30%
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Document Summary
Topics: global change and human health, climate change and the future. This course will consist of midterms, assignments and a final exam. 2 midterms in the course covering lecture (and relevant) reading material. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of due dates for assignments. Please see the section titled missed work or late work" for information regarding deliverables. This course will also contain a final exam. The final exam will cover key concepts from the lectures, relevant readings (covered in lecture), and tutorials. The final exam will consist of multiple choices questions and short answer questions. Midterms (2 @ 10 % each) 20% i-clicker participation 10% Objectives: links between human health and environmental change, the planetary boundaries framework, decline of pollinators, planetary health, the earth system. After billions of years, they have integrated into the systems that we know today. Air, water, land, and life: links to human activity.
