Plants and Society
Course Syllabus – Summer Study Abroad 2008

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Course Description

Title: Plants and Society

Credit Hours: 3.0 semester credit hours

Catalog Description:

Plants and Society emphasizes the intimate relationship between plants and our lives through our use of plants as food, drink, medicine, and to enrich our surroundings through gardening and landscaping.  In Italy , where plants are interwoven throughout Italian culture, we will learn about Italian cooking and meals, enology (salute!), herbalism, and the geometric and often humorous Italian gardens.  We will also explore the natural surroundings of the Tuscan countryside.  Join us as we explore Plants and Society in Italy , and through immersion in Italian culture become aware of the role of plants in our own lives.

This class does not require any prerequisite courses. 

Course Objectives: To understand and explore

• Basic plant structure and function
• Plant diversity
• The role of agricultural plants in society
• The role of plants in producing intoxicating and stimulating beverages
• The role of plants in medicine
• Basic plant ecology
• The dominant plants of the region
• The use of plants in landscapes

Student Learning Outcomes:

General education outcomes:

• Communication: knowledge base. Plants and Society will provide knowledge base information necessary for communication of information concerning basic plant structure and function, the role of plants in society, and plants of the region.

• Critical thinking: all components (question/issue, method, evidence, conclusion). Plants and Society will require application of knowledge base information to understand biological relationships.

Instructor Information:

Dr. Jere A. Boudell
Phone: 
email: JereBoudell@mail.clayton.edu 
Internet address: http://a-s.clayton.edu/jboudell/ 
Office Hours: open 

Class Meetings: 

Textbook Information:

Text:

Levetin, E. and K. McMahon, Plants and Society, 5th edition, McGraw Hill, 2005

Text Coverage:

Selections will come from the following chapters: 2-6, 9, 12-14, 16, 19, 20, and 24

Evaluation:

Grading:

Your final grade will be determined as follows:

Course Schedule:

Textbook: Plants and Society, Levetin, E. and K. McMahon, 4th edition, 2005

Course Policies:

Students must abide by policies in the Kennesaw State University Study Abroad Code of Conduct.

Absences are NOT excused (you must be sick enough to see a doctor).  The final grade will be dropped by one letter grade for each day missed.   

Assignments must be turned in on the due date at the beginning of the class period.  

No smoking is permitted at any time in the classroom.

Any type of activity that is considered dishonest by reasonable standards may constitute academic misconduct. The most common forms of academic misconduct are cheating and plagiarism.  All instances of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero for the work involved.  

Changes or additions to this syllabus, including reading, exam schedule, grading, and course policies can be made at the discretion of the instructor at any time.