Green House Gases and Life

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Basic principles and fundamentals of environmental science and technology will be introduced in this course. Common ideas of green house gases and their impact on environment will also be introduced. (a) Essentials of green house gases (carbon dioxide and others) - sources and industrial revolution - air pollution issues - chemical/biological reactions and environmental interaction - market of carbon/green house gases -- 1 of 4 -- (b) Role of government, industry and society - technology to handle green house gases - law and regulation - education - global warming and Kyoto Protocol (c) Impact to ecology - introduction - unpredictable climate changes - What controls the carbon balance of ecosystems? - How do ecosystems influence climate? - other consequences

目标

This subject aims to introduce the scientific aspects of atmospheric gases, environmental impact and ethical issues in our society.

先修要求

NIL Co-requisite NIL Exclusion

Teaching Pattern

Methodology Lectures: Basic principles and fundamentals of environmental science, technology and trade market for carbon/green house gases will be introduced and discussed. Students can acquire basic chemical and biological knowledge to further develop analytical skills as well as critical and creative thinking. Tutorials: Students are required to look at information and they are encouraged to discuss for selected topics. Tutorial questions and cases will be used to draw students’ interest and discussion. Through the tutorial questions, logical thinking will be developed. Laboratories: Simple experiments for green house gases analysis will be introduced. For the laboratory, students are required to collect scientific data, and they can acquire analytical skills as well as critical and creative thinking for conducting experiments and writing scientific reports. For report preparation, lifelong learning skills will be implemented, and students are required to search for information from literatures and reference books. In addition, students will develop team spirit through the laboratory activities. Group presentation: Students are required to deliver a presentation based on selected topics. Through group presentation, students can consolidate their higher order thinking, such as problem identification and solving skill, analytical mind, as well as critical and creative thinking for conducting experiments and report writing. Creative ideas can be solicited through the preparation of group presentation and discussion among the students. For group presentation, the students can apply their lifelong learning skill and can draw conclusion and recommendation. In this subject, students are required to do extensive reading (such as published literatures, reference books and government reports/websites and internet) and analyze information for possible action formulation via self-study and group communication. Students are also required to write an individual report on their findings for consolidation and elaboration of concept. These training elements will strengthen the literacy and communication skills of students. -- 2 of 4 --