INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Michael D. Turner, Associate Professor. Office: PA B9C.
Office Hours: 9:00-10:00 a.m. and 11:00-12:00 a.m. MWF; 5:30-6:30 p.m. T; 1:00-2:00 p.m. Th; and by appointment at other times.
Telephone: 918-456-5511 ext. 2970.
FAX: 918-458-2337
E-mail: turne003@mail.nsuok.edu Web Page: http//arapaho.nsuok.edu/~turne003/
COURSE TITLE AND NUMBER: CLASS DAYS & TIME:
INDM 5143 - Environmental Management 6:30-9:30 p.m. T
PREREQUISITES:
NONE
CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
An overview of the federal and international environmental standards. Key components include: CAA, CWA, SDWA, RCRA, SARA, CERCLA, and FIFRA. Auditing, DOJ's mitigating factors and ISO 14000 will be covered.
COURSE PURPOSE:
Graduate students will gain a thorough understanding of the major environmental laws and how they affect business, industry and commerce. Emphasis is placed on measures required to ensure compliance, reporting requirements and pollution prevention opportunities.
EXPECTED COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students will be expected to achieve the following objectives:
2. Describe the process of preparing for and conducting an environmental audit.
3. Discuss ISO 14000 and analyze its value and effectiveness for businesses and industries.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Textbook (required): Basic Guide To Environmental Compliance, Vincoli, Jeffrey W., John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1993.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
The expected course outcomes will be realized through a variety of instructional strategies to complement students' life experiences. Those strategies include, but are not limited to, the following: expository-discussion, demonstration, inquiry, and group activities.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF INSTRUCTION
WEEK TOPIC
Week 1 U.S. Environmental Policy/Regulatory Process
Week 2 Environmental Audits
Week 3 National Environmental Policy Act
Week 4 Clean Air Act
Week 5 Clean Water Act
Week 6 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Week 7 Toxic Substances Control Act
Week 8 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Week 9 Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
Week 10 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
Week 11 Safe Drinking Water Act
Week 12 Wetlands and Groundwater
Week 13 ISO 14000
Week 14 Case Study - TBD
Week 15 Case Study - TBD
Week 16 Final Exam
STUDENT PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES: (Attendance/Punctuality)
Consistent and punctual attendance is both expected and required for your successful completion of the course. Absences will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Death or grave illness in the family, childbirth, impassable roads are of course beyond our control. Decisions to celebrate anniversaries, for example, or attend concerts, go on hunting safaris, or participate in a variety of extra-curricular affairs are not. Students will be expected to make up any work missed as a result of absence, whether or not the absence was justified. Unannounced Pop Quizzes may not be made up. Excessive absences and lates will affect your classroom participation score and final grade.
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES:
Assignments are due at the beginning of the class period on the date indicated for the assignment. After the assignment due date, work will be accepted up to one week late with a corresponding grade reduction of one letter grade. Reading assignments are considered preparation for the lecture period. The student is responsible for all material assigned even if not discussed in class. Quizzes over assignments may be given without prior announcement.
STUDENT EVALUATION:
Grades will be based upon formal written examinations, a research paper, meaningful class discussion/participation and the final exam.
Written Examinations (3 @ 100 points each) 300 points
Research Paper 100 points
Class Participation 100 points
Final Exam 200 points
Total Course Points 700 points
1. Your final grade will be based on your overall course average as follows:
90 - 100% A
80 - 89% B
70 - 79% C
60 - 69% D
< 60% F
2. The final examination will be administered at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, 2003.
4. Students may visit with the professor about their performance during normally scheduled office hours and by appointment.
ADA COMPLIANCE:
If any member of the class feels that he/she has a disability and needs special accommodations, please advise the instructor of such disability at the first class attended.
INCLEMENT WEATHER / DISASTER POLICY:
The following are basic premises for the inclement weather policy at Northeastern State University:
1. Classes are expected to be held if at all possible.
2. It is the student's responsibility to receive the information when weather is questionable.
3. Neither students nor faculty are expected to risk life or limb.
4. Faculty members are obligated to hold classes if the University is not closed, unless the faculty member is unable to get to campus.
Policy: During times of inclement weather, decisions concerning day classes will be made by 6:00 a.m. in order for the media to be notified and for students to receive the announcement before they leave home. Decisions concerning night classes will be made by 3:00 p.m.
The following media will be notified regarding closing of the campus:
Radio Stations: Television Stations:
KRMG 740 AM Tulsa KJRH Channel 2 Tulsa
KAYI 107 FM Tulsa KOTV Channel 6 Tulsa
KTLQ 1350 AM Tahlequah KTUL Channel 8 Tulsa
KEOK 102 FM Tahlequah KFSM Channel 5 Fort Smith
KBIX 1490 AM Muskogee Cable Channel 96 Tahlequah
KMMY 97 FM Muskogee
KVOO 1170 AM Tulsa
The automated attendant message on 918-456-5511 will be modified to include information concerning campus operations during inclement weather.
SUPPLIES
Each student who chooses to use the computers and/or printers in Practical Arts rooms B6 or B8 must purchase a blue card. Blue cards can be purchased in the Business Office for $10.