ENVS 2500
Field Methods in Environmental
Lec 01 selected
A field-based immersion into environmental field sampling methods. Students gain skills in flora and fauna identification and inventory, assessment of ecosystem health, and sampling methods for air and soil. GPS, GIS, and basic remote sensing skills are utilized in sampling design, collection and visualization of results.
Sections
Lecture
Lec 01
Thu 8:35-12:25
From the syllabus
From the Fall 2026 syllabus by Amy Mui. Open the PDF
Grading
20%Species ID quizzes (10)2% each; ongoing weekly
20%Field journals (2)10% each; midterm and end term
15%Story mapEnd of term
15%PresentationsEnd of term
5%ParticipationOngoing
25%Final species ID quizLast class of term
Course rules
- Field trips
- One field trip may be missed without penalty; discuss absences with the instructor ahead of time.
- Weekend trips
- Attend at least one of the planned weekend field trips.
- Field certification
- Pass the online certification test with at least 70% before the first off-campus excursion.
- Field safety
- Tell the instructor at least two weeks before the first field trip about health or mobility issues affecting field safety.
- Late work
- Assignments lose 10% per day, including weekends; work seven calendar days late receives zero.
- Generative AI
- Do not use LLMs to answer quiz questions or generate any part of the story map.
- Smartphone
- A smartphone is required for free field identification and mapping apps.
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