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ASM 23600

Environmental Systems Management
Simsek, ASM 23600, Summer 2023

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About the Course
Analysis of environmental systems with special emphasis on non-urban and agribusiness needs. Technological and sociological solutions to environmental problems. Computer-based tools are used to analyze global environmental issues, chemical use and management, waste disposal and management, water and air quality, soil and water conservation, sustainable agriculture, regulatory and policy issues.
 
This course meets University Science, Technology, and Society core curriculum requirements.
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
  1. Develop a general awareness of the interactions between agricultural systems and the environment.
  2. Increase familiarity with major environmental issues related to agriculture.
  3. Increase awareness of contemporary and future trends and the potential effects on the environment, agriculture, and society.
  4. Understand the need to use a systems approach rather than focusing on one component to use technologies in an environmentally responsible manner.
  5. Broaden/enhance problem solving skills, written skills, and oral communication skills.

ASM 23600

Course Catalog
ASM 23600 Environmental Systems Management

Description
Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis of environmental systems with special emphasis on non-urban and agribusiness needs. Technological and sociological solutions to environmental problems. Computer-based tools are used to analyze global environmental issues, chemical use and management, waste disposal and management, water and air quality, soil and water conservation, sustainable agriculture, regulatory and policy issues.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture
Offered By: College of Agriculture
Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program
Course Attributes
Lower Division, UC-Science, Tech & Society, GTC-Science, Tech & Society
May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette
Learning Objectives
1. Develop a general awareness of the interactions between agricultural systems and the environment. 2. Increase familiarity with major environmental issues related to agriculture. 3. Increase awareness of contemporary and future trends and the potential effects on the environment, agriculture, and society. 4. Understand the need to use a systems approach rather than focusing on one component to use technologies in an environmentally responsible manner. 5. Broaden/enhance problem solving skills, written skills, and oral communication skills.
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