There is no textbook. The professor will assign readings for class discussion. The purpose of this course is to study the contemporary environmental crisis, its causes, consequences, and possible solutions. It is expected that students will understand and willingly improve their relationship with the environment. The professor selects environmental topics, mainly related to the Puerto Rican context, and assigns group of four students to jointly discuss the issues.
Students are search, interview, and use other strategies to obtain pertinent information.
The professor requires progress reports through the preparatory phase of the panel exercise to guide students and to identify areas of difficulty. Dates of panel presentations are assigned early in the semester, with sufficient time for student preparation. A collage of articles from newspapers, journals and other sources are assigned for classroom discussions. These resources are available in the library and the Internet. Does not apply 8.