| 课程号 |
12739070 |
学分 |
3 |
| 英文名称 |
Global Environmental Health Problems: Principles and Case Studies |
| 先修课程 |
English proficiency, general chemistry, basic statistics. |
| 中文简介 |
许多全球范围的环境问题可能对区域有不同的影响，因此在理解和处理环境问题时，区域和全球的视角都很重要。通过本课程的交互式教学方法，学生将参与学习和思考当下最重要的环境问题，例如气候变化、大气污染、水资源短缺及污染、废物处理、土壤污染，以及/或者对消费品中化学物质的暴露。张教授将在本课程中采用在杜克大学全英文授课的教学方法。学生需要积极参与课堂讨论与课程项目。
成绩考核将基于作业、小测/考试、课堂参与和课程项目。
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| 英文简介 |
As many environmental problems occur on a global scale but may have differential local impacts, both local and global perspectives are important in understanding and addressing the problems. Through interactive approaches to be used in this course, students will be engaged in learning and thinking of most important contemporary environmental issues such as climate change, air pollution, water scarcity and pollution, waste disposal, soil contamination, and/or exposure to chemicals found in consumer products.
This course will be taught completely in English following teaching methods Professor Zhang uses to teach students at Duke university. Students are required to actively participate in class discussions and in class projects. Grading will be based on homework, quiz/exams, class participation, and class project.
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| 开课院系 |
环境科学与工程学院 |
| 通选课领域 |
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| 是否属于艺术与美育 |
否 |
| 平台课性质 |
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| 平台课类型 |
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| 授课语言 |
英文 |
| 教材 |
无；
无, |
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| 教学大纲 |
As many environmental problems occur on a global scale but may have differential local impacts, both local and global perspectives are important in understanding and addressing the problems. The objective of this course is to engage the students to learn and think of global and local impacts of most important contemporary environmental issues such as climate change, air pollution, water scarcity and pollution, waste disposal, and/or exposure to chemicals found in consumer products. Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to integrate fundamentals of physical, chemical, and/or biological processes into understanding case studies that address these problems. The course will also improve students’ skills to critically review the scientific literature.
Session 1：Course introduction and global environmental health
To introduce course objectives, the structure, and the participation from students.
To provide a knowledge framework for addressing environmental health problems.
Session 2：Introduction to environmental epidemiology
To explain the role of epidemiology in quantifying the health effects of environmental hazards
To introduce major epidemiological study designs
To present case studies of air pollution epidemiology
Session 3：Toxicology and environmental health
To introduce the concept of toxicology and its role in identifying environmental hazards.
Session 4：Air pollution
To describe the source and exposure pathways of urban outdoor air pollution.
To understand the contribution of urban air pollution to national and global burden of disease.
To Understand the contribution of indoor air pollution to national and global burden of disease.
Session 5：Health impact of climate change
To explain greenhouse gases and global warming.
To describe the major mechanisms by which climate change affects human health.
Session 6：Energy resources and urbanization
To describe the need and trend of urbanization.
To explain the energy structure needed to support urbanization.
To discuss the environmental and health impact of urbanization.
Session 7：Water scarcity and pollution
To describe most challenging issues related to water shortage and water pollution.
Session 8：Solid and hazardous waste
To describe major problems related to municipal solid waste disposal.
To describe challenges related to nuclear waste disposal.
Session 9：Chemicals in consumer products
To describe major synthetic chemicals used in consumer products.
To introduce the framework and methods for evaluating health risks associated with chemicals in consumer products.
To present a case study on evaluating health risks associated with engineered nanomaterials used in consumer products.
Session 10: Children’s health
To introduce the concept of individual and population susceptibility and vulnerability.
To explain why children should receive particular attention in the context of environmental health.
Session 11: Risk management to reduce the health impact of environmental problems
To integrate all the materials learned in the course and formulate a specific question.
To complete a term paper addressing the identified question.
小组讨论、文献阅读与讲授相结合
Homework: 30%
Class participation including quiz: 30%
Term paper and class presentation: 40%
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