Syllabus
The entire website for this course constitutes the official syllabus for the course that faculty are supposed to provide students with within the first week of class. This page addresses the schedule of events and activities for the class.
Academic Participation
All students are required to acknowledge the Code of Academic Conduct for each registered course.
Beginning on the first day of instruction my.ucdavis.edu will notify students online and through email to participate in keeping UC Davis a fair and honest community.
Be sure to go to https://participate.ucdavis.edu.
Use of Commercial Films in Class
In this class you will watch commercial films during a class screening on Wednesday evenings (or on your own otherwise). Please note that this educational use of the films is legally permitted under U.S. Code section 110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays.
If you miss a film screening and need to make it up on your own, see the Course Logistics web page for details on where to find the films to screen them.
Schedule for Fall 2023
Click on the links below to access the conent for each day, including the weekly video podcasts.
Considering the online lecture component of the course, there are 660 minues of video podcasts over 10 classes, yielding an average of 66 minutes per class, so it is a bit heavy on the video content.
| Week |
Dates |
Topic |
| Week 0 | WATER IN MODERN AMERICAN SOCIETY | |
| 25-Sep | Monday- NO CLASS (Quarter begins)
Before arriving at fist class meeting on Wednesday, watch videos at this link: |
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| 27-Sep |
First class meeting begins @ 5:10 pm in Wellman Hall 226. The topic for the week beginning today is covered at this link: (complete the content in this link betwen 9/27 and 10/04) |
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| Week 1 | 02-Oct |
Water Scarcity Discussion: where will new water come from for societal use and/or can we grow population while decreasing water use? (Do readings before coming to discussion) |
| 04-Oct |
Water, Race, & Socio-Economic Class in America (complete the content in this link betwen 10/04 and 10/11) |
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| Week 2 | 09-Oct |
Flood Insurance Discussion: Are “Risk Rating 2.0” and associated higher NFIP rates fair? (Do readings before coming to discussion) |
| 11-Oct | Water Quality in America | |
| Week 3 | 16-Oct |
Water Quality Discussion: Is meeting very strict state imposed water quality standards fair regardless of how much it costs a community? |
| 18-Oct | Self-Psychology, Externalization, and Environment | |
| Week 4 | 23-Oct | Water & Psychology Discussion: Is a journey into the wild the right choice to find oneself? |
| 25-Oct | Tropical Wilderness, Water, and Native Peoples | |
| Week 5 | WATER IN WORLD CIVILIZATION | |
| 30-Oct | Conquering Nature Discussion: Are we using up Earth’s resources and heading toward a collapse of global human civilization? | |
| 01-Nov | Pro Poor Water | |
| Week 6 | 06-Nov | Pro Poor Water Discussion: How shall civilization provide fresh water for its poor? |
| 08-Nov | Arctic Socio-Ecology | |
| Week 7 | 13-Nov |
Indigenous Knowledge: Does humanity have the necessary wisdom to live more sustainably and with greater sensitivity towards our fellow creatures?. |
| 15-Nov | Human Stewardship of the Earth | |
| Week 8 | 20-Nov | Earth Stewardship Discussion: Shall humanity build more dams to reduce dependence on fossil fuels or remove more dams to restore more rivers to a health ecosystem? |
| 22-Nov | Global Climate Change | |
| Week 9 | 27-Nov | Global Climate Change: Shall developed nations pay climate reparations? |
| 29-Nov | Coastal Zone in Crisis | |
| Week 10 | 04-Dec | Coastal Access Discussion: Shall Private Coastal Landowners Have the Right to Keep the Public Off Their Beaches? |
| 06-Dec | Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow: Course Review | |
| 14-Dec |
Final Examination: 3:30 - 5:30 pm |
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