• Professor J. E. Seibert
• E-mail address: jseibert@willamette.edu
• Office 209; telephone number: 503-373-3302
• Office hours: after class every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Help is also available by appointment.

• There is no textbook for this class, but there may be charges for other materials, such as pamphlets, etc.
• Bring all handouts and materials to class each day. Stay organized.
• There will be a written and an oral final exam and you will be responsible for everything we have learned.
• Bring a dictionary to class!

• ALL class activities are learning activities and you will be held responsible for what you learn in quizzes and exams.
• Attend and actively participate in all classes.
• Come to class. Bring your textbooks, your dictionaries, and handouts.
• Complete all in-class and homework assignments at a satisfactory level or above. Pass quizzes and tests.
• Use English in class and encourage others to use English. Please speak English 97.145927% of the time.
• Cooperate with your classmates and encourage your classmates.
• No chewing gum in class. It makes it hard to practice English.
• No eating food in class, please, because I would like you to focus on the class. Drinks in hard-sided cups are fine.

• There may be a short "pop" quiz at the beginning of any class on any information we have covered. Be prepared, review, and stay organized.
• There is no make-up of quizzes and tests unless the students contacts me BEFORE class and has a very good reason for missing a quiz or test.
• Final grades can be A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, or F.
• Each assignment will have a point value; smaller assignments and quizzes will be worth fewer points and major assignments and exams will be worth more points. At the end of the semester:
  • "A"s are 90% and above
  • "B"s are 80%-89%
  • "C"s are 70%-79%
  • 69% or below = "F"
• At the end of the semester, if you are between two grades, you will get the higher grade if you tried hard to do your best, had a good "attitude", and participated actively in class.
• You can check your grade any time using the course web site and a password.
• Students who do average work will receive "C's". A few students may receive "A's" if they do outstanding work throughout the course. Students who do below average or unsatisfactory work will receive "F's". Everyone can do well if he or she studies hard.
• Students who miss 20% or more of the class hours (about six days) will receive an "F" and will not get credit. This is TIUA policy. Also,
  • Three late arrivals equal one absence. You are absent if you are asleep in class.
  • You will be marked absent if you arrive more than about 20 minutes late, but come to class anyway so you don't miss learning.

• Plagiarism or cheating will result in the students involved receiving an "F" on the assignment and possibly in the course.
• Plagiarism is copying text or ideas from another student's work or from a text or website, without giving credit.
• Do not translate from Japanese sources into English and claim the work to be your own. This is also plagiarism and cheating.
• Do your own homework. Don't copy from your classmates. It is a waste of your time and my time.

I will do everything in my power to help you succeed in this course, but you are the person in control of your success and your future.

Tentative course progression

• What is sustainability
• The world, Japan and the United States: geography, climate, demographics, natural resources, and values
• The current state of the world: ecology, economics, and society
  • Problems we face
• A sustainable future? The four "E"s
• Equity
  • A sustainable society?
  • Hurricane Katrina
• Environment : examples of topics
  • Air and water
    • Mill Stream
  • Natural resources and energy
    • Bio-diesel plant
  • Ecological footprint
  • Waste
  • Recycling: behind the scenes: Agri-Plas
  • Architecture
    • "Green" businesses
    • Kaneko Commons
    • Pringle Creek Community
  • Climate change
• Economics
• Education for sustainability

You will do a major project and presentation in November.

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