ECCB 385 Communication in Ecology and Conservation Biology
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department: Ecology and Conservation Biology
Type: C
Status: Approved
REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF C COURSE: ECCB 385
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 9/1/22 to 9/1/26
We recommend that ECCB 385 Communication in Ecology & Conservation Biology be certified as a Communication (C) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 90% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 1250; (3) the total minutes of performance is 10; (4) the instructor to student ratio is 1:1; and (5) the assigned writing and speaking are appropriate to the major.
ECCB 385 is a one-credit course in which students work one-to-one with a faculty member on a project. Faculty have a common syllabus. Students write a paper and a poster, both of which are turned in for faculty comment in draft form before being revised, and they also get comments on a practice speech. For instruction, students are referred to resources on the University Writing Center web site and are required to complete three of the interactive modules, and they are assigned relevant reading.
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 9/1/22 to 9/1/26
We recommend that ECCB 385 Communication in Ecology & Conservation Biology be certified as a Communication (C) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 90% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 1250; (3) the total minutes of performance is 10; (4) the instructor to student ratio is 1:1; and (5) the assigned writing and speaking are appropriate to the major.
ECCB 385 is a one-credit course in which students work one-to-one with a faculty member on a project. Faculty have a common syllabus. Students write a paper and a poster, both of which are turned in for faculty comment in draft form before being revised, and they also get comments on a practice speech. For instruction, students are referred to resources on the University Writing Center web site and are required to complete three of the interactive modules, and they are assigned relevant reading.