1. Course Description

   This is a 1-unit laboratory course designed to complement ES 10. The hands-on activities included in this course are intended to strengthen and enrich what has been learned in the lecture. The course includes field and laboratory experiments, a film critique, campus surveys, classroom exercises and an exposure trip.

2. Course Objectives

1. knowledge and skill in terms of environmental data gathering and analysis;

2. opportunities to develop critical thinking and teamwork in problem solving; and

3. venues for the application of environmental concepts, principles and ethics.

Attendance. Two records of tardiness will be equivalent to one absence. You are only allowed 3 cuts for ES 12; no distinction is made between excused and unexcused absences. Students who exceed the allowable number of cuts will get a grade of W.

Class Decorum. Turn beepers and cellphones off during class, otherwise they shall be confiscated. Your physical and mental presence in class is highly valued, as well as your opinions and ideas. The fruitfulness of the semester very much depends on your openness, discipline and creativity.

• You are expected to submit requirements on time. Late submissions will be accepted but shall be marked two grades lower than the deserved one.
• No make-up for missed quizzes/exercises.
• You are expected to follow standard regulations inside the laboratory. For example, smoking and eating are not allowed.
• Students must be responsible for the safekeeping and return of materials and equipment during the lab period.
• For each exercise, groups are required to prepare some materials. This is normally assigned prior to the lab exercise.
• After every lab exercise, students submit the required data and observations gathered plus a one-paragraph synthesis of comments on the data and what was learned during the activity.
• In the post-lab group reports, the specific task performed by each member of the group must be clearly indicated for proper evaluation (process documentation). Following is the suggested group report format:

1. Introduction (includes objectives of the exercise)
2. Methodology (clear and concise version of the original procedure, deviations)
3. Data and Observations (summarised, tabulated, etc.)
4. Answers to Questions and Analysis (questions as guide and more)
5. Conclusions and Recommendations
6. References
7. Process Documentation (who did what, when)
   
   
   Consultation Hours

Consultation hours will be every WF 1.30-2.30 p.m. at the ES Program Office, Manila Observatory. Please set an appointment before coming. Students are allowed to set appointments outside the consultation hours but at a time convenient to the teacher.