PRISM courses and course components

Courses

PRISM Cruise - Oceanography Field Course

PRISM courses and course components are developed in line with recent recommendations for educational reform by the National Research Council and the National Science Foundation. All students are expected to be competent in science in order to become informed citizens. PRISM's educational program, therefore, focuses on developing and supporting courses in the environmental sciences (e.g. Oceanography, Fisheries, Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Affairs) and issues courses for non-specialists with interests in the environment (e.g. Business, Education, Law, Urban Planning).

Methods include: active learning by inquiry, class and laboratory presentations, and collaborative student activities. The program relies, to a significant extent, on educational technologies for presentations, running simulations and problem-solving exercises. The education program also provides opportunities for students to take part in the development of PRISM's databases and models. Initial conversations with the staff of the UWired Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology about how they might work with us have been most encouraging.

Fall Course:

The Puget Sound Ecosystem (Ocean/Envir 260)

Proposed Courses:

Atmospheric Dynamics
Hydrologic Processes. Drainage Basin Dynamics
Nearshore. Estuarine Dynamics
Marine. MIXED Ocean (Modelling Puget Sound Dynamics)
Landscape Structure. Seasonal Patterns in Landscape and Seascape Expression: Remote Sensing
Biotic Resources. Salmon Habitat Modelling
Urban Dynamics. Restructuring and Teaching an Introduction to Urban Simulation Course
Water Demand.

Previous Courses:

The Role of Rivers in the Global Carbon Cycle: Landscape-Hydrology-Biogeochemistry Connections (OCEAN 582)
Spatial Information Technologies (OCEAN 485 - FISH497 - FM490 - QSCI499)
Drainage Basin Dynamics: River Basin Models and Biogeochemistry (OCEAN 582A jointly with GEOL 490F / 590F)
Policy and Management of Human Influences on The Puget Sound (URBDP 498U, GEOG 8216U, CFR 590U, FM 490U, FISH 497U, POE 450UU, SMA 499U)
Environmental Oceanography (OCEAN 102A)
Land Cover Classification of Satellite Remote Sensing Data (URBDP 467 / OCEAN 506A)
Oceanography of Puget Sound (OCEAN485b)
Human Influences on the Puget Sound (URBDP 498U / SLN Code 8234)
Coastal and Estuarine Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (Ocean 590B)
Urbanization, Water Resources and Lake Water Quality in the Seattle area (CEWA 599C / ZOO 572)
Human Influences on the Puget Sound (URBDP 498U/SLN Code 8234)
Linking Chemical and Biological Models of Puget Sound (OCEAN 506B)
The Puget Sound Basin and Salmon; Developing a Scientific Basis of Understanding (FISH 497)
Urban Planning Uses of Remote Sensing (URBDP 467)
Oceanography of Puget Sound (OCEAN 485b)