WL 220--INTRODUCTION TO WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Fall 2006 M, W, F -- 8:00-8:50 a.m. – DM 100
Instructors: Dr. D.E. Hubbard and Dr. M.L. Brown, instructors of record
Offices in Room 139c (DEH) and 141b(MLB) Biostress Lab (phone: 688-6121)
Text: Scalet, C.G., L.D. Flake, and D.W. Willis. 1996. Introduction to wildlife and fisheries: an integrated approach. W.H. Freeman Co., New York.
Course Description: An introduction to the basic principles used in the management of wildlife and fish populations, their habitats, and their human users. The course is directed toward the presentation of general concepts that are integral to understanding the discipline.
Prerequisites: None.
Course Format: This course is delivered in a traditional lecture format.
Course Objectives: To introduce the student to the fundamental concepts and principles of the management of wildlife and fisheries resources. In that light, the student will gain factual knowledge and learn fundamental principles and theories that are needed in the fisheries and wildlife management professions.
Guest Lecturers: Throughout the semester there will be guest speakers consisting of other Department faculty and doctoral students.
August
30 Introduction Hubbard
September
1 Student expectations Dr. C. G. Scalet
4 Labor Day -– HOLIDAY
6 Defining wildlife and fisheries (Ch. 1) Hubbard
8 Defining wildlife and fisheries (Ch. 1) Brown
11 Ecological concepts (Ch. 2) Hubbard
13 Ecological concepts (Ch. 2) Hubbard
15 Ecological concepts (Ch. 2) Hubbard
18 Population dynamics and structure (Ch. 3) Mr. C. Schoenebeck
20 Population dynamics and structure (Ch. 3) Mr. C. Schoenebeck
22 Genetics in wildlife and fisheries (Ch. 4) Brown
25 Exam 1
27 Nutrition and environmental physiology (Ch. 5) Hubbard
29 Nutrition and environmental physiology (Ch. 5) Hubbard
October
2 Behavior (Ch. 6) Hubbard
4 Sampling (Ch. 7) Hubbard
6 Sampling (Ch. 7) Ms. M. Wuellner
9 Native American Day --HOLIDAY
11 Age/growth/sex (Ch. 8) Hubbard
13 Age/growth/sex (Ch. 8) Dr. J. Jenks
16 Population assessment (Ch. 9) Mr. B. Graeb
18 Population assessment (Ch. 9) Mr. B. Graeb
20 Exam 2
23 Managing the biota (Ch. 10) Hubbard
25 Managing the biota (Ch. 10) Brown
27 Endangered Species (Ch. 11) Hubbard
30 Endangered Species (Ch. 11) Hubbard
November
1 Habitat types (Ch. 12) Dr. S. Rupp
3 Habitat types (Ch. 12) Dr. C. Berry
6 Habitat degradation (Ch. 14) Hubbard
8 Habitat degradation (Ch. 14) Hubbard
10 Veterans Day – HOLIDAY
13 Exam 3
15 Habitat management (Ch. 15) Dr. S. Chipps
17 Habitat management (Ch. 15) Dr. K. Jensen
20 Assessment of human users (Ch. 16) Hubbard
22 Assessment of human users (Ch. 16) Hubbard
24 Thanksgiving -- HOLIDAY
27 Management of human users (Ch. 17) Brown
29 Wildlife and fishery legislation (Ch.18) Hubbard
December
1 Wildlife and fishery legislation (Ch.18) Hubbard
4 Wildlife and fishery law enforcement (Ch. 19) Hubbard
6 Wildlife and fishery law enforcement (Ch. 19) Hubbard
8 Organizations, agencies, biopolitics, etc. (Ch. 20) Dr. C. G. Scalet
Final Exam: Tuesday Dec 12, 9:00-10:40 am
We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that students read each chapter in the textbook PRIOR TO the lectures that cover that chapter. The chapters cover much more material than we can discuss in the course, and it is essential that you be prepared to ask questions on topics that you do not understand.
Attendance Policy: Attendance will not be required. However, you are responsible for all lecture material, text assignments, and videos presented in the course. Hence, the best way to keep tabs on this is to come to class!
Tests: Tests will consist of a mixture of multiple-choice, true-false, and short-answer questions. Exams 1, 2, and 3 will be 100 points each. The final exam will be 150 points with 100 points from the final fourth of the course, and 50 points from the first three-fourths of the course. Make-up exams are discouraged, but will be allowed if the student has a valid excuse and notifies the instructor or the department secretary before the scheduled test. Make-up exams will consist of essay questions.
Grading: Grading will be "straight scaled." The scale is listed below. These percentages may (or may not!) be adjusted downward. However, only by attaining these percentages can you be assured of receiving the desired grade.
90 - 100% = A
80 - 89% = B
70 - 79% = C
60 - 69% = D
< 60% = F
Lecture Outlines: Dr. Hubbard’s lecture outlines will be placed on Electronic Reserve with the Briggs Library. To access them, go to the Library home page at http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/Library/index.cfm and click on the ”clickable” to access the library’s on-line resources. From there, click on Electronic Reserves. From there, the library has an easy to follow set of “click-ables” that will get you to the right place. The password to view the outlines is pheasant. Those outlines are merely that, an outline of the lecture -- you must come to class to get the details. At the very least, the outlines will give you a set of topics to pay special attention to as you read the text. Dr. Brown’s (and most other guest speakers) lecture notes are accessible from the Department’s home page at http://wfs.sdstate.edu/wfsci.htm. Once at the home page, click on “Undergraduate Courses” and then on this course’s title. From there merely click on the hot links to get a PDF file of the power point notes (you will need Adobe Acrobat to view these notes). Once again, you need to attend class to fill in the details.
Academic Freedom and Responsibility: Freedom in learning. Students are responsible for learning the content of any course of study in which they are enrolled. Under Board of Regents and University policy, student academic performance shall be evaluated solely on an academic basis and students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study. Students who believe that an academic evaluation is unrelated to academic standards but is related instead to judgment of their personal opinion or conduct should first contact the instructor of the course. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may contact the department head and/or dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation.
Students with Disabilities: If you are a student with a disability and need special accommodations in order to participate in this class, please inform the instructor and make appropriate arrangements with the Office of Disability Services (Room 145 Binnewies Hall, 688-4504).
Academic Dishonesty (cheating): All students enrolled in this course are subject to the provisions of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Academic Dishonesty Policy as follows:
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Academic Dishonesty Policy
(Revised Nov. 2000)
The Department and the University have taken a strong and clear stand regarding academic dishonesty. We believe that it is unethical and unprofessional to present work done by others in a manner indicating that the student/s is/are presenting material as his/her original ideas or work; such activity is academic dishonesty. Plagiarizing or knowingly assisting others in plagiarizing on tests, quizzes, problems, assignments, research papers, theses, dissertations, or other academic activities is unacceptable behavior. All academic work completed by students is expected to be the original work of that individual student, unless permission is specifically granted beforehand by the faculty member for some form of team effort or other format. If students are unsure if a particular activity may be regarded as a form of academic dishonesty they should consult the faculty member before undertaking such an activity.
The University has a policy on
academic honesty, procedures for academic grade and dishonesty appeals, and
sanctions for such activities (see Student Code). The Student Code has
different procedures for undergraduate and graduate students.
The Department policy described in this handout is intended to attempt to address perceived academic dishonesty violations between the faculty member/s and student/s before Student Code procedures are implemented. This is done because under Student Code procedures the minimum penalty for academic dishonesty is Disciplinary Probation. These added Department steps (Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the Undergraduate Student and Graduate Student Procedures) should not be construed as an attempt to circumvent the Student Code system; both students and/or the faculty member have the option to go directly into that system. The Department procedures portion of this policy are only available to a student one time; any second perceived offense will immediately follow the Student Code procedures.
1. When a student/s is/are determined to have broken the Academic Dishonesty Policy, he/she will be notified verbally by the faculty member involved as to the problem and sanction selected. This is similar to procedures 02:02:01:03 and 02:02:01:04 in the Student Code. The faculty member will do this immediately after the perceived violation occurs. Sanction options available to the faculty member are as follows:
a. provide the student/s a grade of zero or some other score on the test, quiz, problem, assignment, or other academic endeavor involved;
b. provide the student/s a grade of “F” in the course;
c. request that the student/s withdraw from the course;
d. request that the student/s change the grading for the course to an “audit”; or
e. immediately refer the case to the Student Code procedures.
The sanction selected is at the discretion of the faculty member, based on the seriousness of the situation.
2. If the student/s agrees to the sanction proposed by the faculty member the process is completed.
3. If the student/s does not agree to the sanction proposed by the faculty member, he/she has the right to appeal the faculty member’s decision. This Informal Phase Appeal should be made directly (both verbally and in writing) to the faculty member involved within 5 class days of notification or within 7 calendar days of notification, if the incident is at the end of the semester. The faculty member may then modify or leave unchanged the sanction proposed in step 1. A copy of the student’s written appeal and the faculty member’s written response will be sent to the Department Head so that a confidential record to protect the student/s and the faculty member is established. The student/s written appeal and faculty member written response will be secured in the student’s file until graduation or he/she leaves the program; if no further perceived violations have occurred these materials will be purged from the student’s file.
4. If the student/s is/are still dissatisfied with the decision he/she can appeal to the Department Head. This Informal Phase Appeal should be made verbally. The Department Head will utilize this verbal appeal and the written student appeal and faculty written response described in step 3 to reach a decision. (These are steps 02:02:01:05, 02:02:01:06, and 02:02:01:07 in the Informal Phase Appeal process described in the Student Code).
5. If the student/s and faculty member agree with the Department Head’s decision, the process is completed. Up to this point, no one other than the student/s, faculty member, and Department Head has been made aware of the situation.
6. If the student/s or faculty member is/are dissatisfied with the Department Head’s decision they can enter the Formal Phase of the Student Code process (Student Code 02:02:02). It is the responsibility of the faculty member and student/s to be aware of the procedures and penalties involved.