DATAMEX INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Course Description:
This course is designed to prepare the needs of the students in all disciplines
and acquired the basic knowledge and principles relating to general concepts
of Ecology, Natural Resources, Biodiversity, and Pollution: its sources, effects
and mitigations. Knowledge on the basic principles of Environmental Science,
such the relationship between things and their environment, food chain and
food web, energy and nutrient cycle, effects of the increase and decrease of
population to the community, significance of biodiversity, impact of pollution
to the environment, human role in the ecosystem, maintenance of organisms
and habitats etc., any individuals, as member of the public, make a sound
and valid judgment on environmental issues affecting human possible, thus
provide scientific approaches in solving problems.

Course objectives:
At the end of the semester students should able:
Indicate the origin and development of ecology
Discuss the relationships of ecology to other branches of sciences
Discuss the importance of environment to science
Discover the role of energy in the ecosystem
Define competition and distinguish between interrelationships of each
types
State the present condition of Philippine wildlife
Formulate solutions to the serious environmental problems we are
facing now

Grading System:

Class standing
Quiz

10%

Activities/ experiments =

20%

Presentation

Recitation/ attendance =

15

Major examination

15%

40%

Final grade:
(PG * 0.25) + (MG * 0.25) + (PFG * 0.25) + (FG * 0.25) = 100%

References:
-

Introduction to Environmental Science revised edition

Environmental science (the University of Manila)
Ecology by: (Liwayway L. Memije Cruz)

Prepared by:

Mr. Dwight S. Entico

Instructor

Course Outline

Contents/ Topic

Time
Allotment

Teaching
Strategies

Evaluation
Tools

Science
and
the 1 Hour
Environment
Environmental Education: its
definitions and importance.

Lecture
Discussion
Slide
presentation

Attendance
Class
Participation
Quiz
Activities
Experiments

An overview of ecology
Ecology and environmental 1 hour
science
Historical perspective
Related
disciplines
and 1 hour
approaches

Lecture
Practice giving
and Receiving
feedback

Prelim Period
Chapter 1: Introduction:
Environmental Science

Importance of Ecology
Biological spectrum
Tools used in study
Ecology

Lecture
Demonstration

Attendance
Class
Participation
Quiz
Activities
Experiments

of
1 hour

Chapter 2: Ecosystem
Ecosystem
Biotic components of
ecosystem
Abiotic
components
ecosystem
Limiting
factors
tolerance
Ecologic niche

an 1 hour
of

Lectures
Laboratory
Experiences

Attendance
Class
Participation
Quiz
Lecture
Activities
Demonstration Experiments

and 1 hour
Lecture

Attendance

Types of ecosystem

Showing
Illustrations

Chapter 3: Energy Flow in an 1 hour

Ecosystem
Trophic levels
Food chains and food web
Pyramids of energy and
biomass
The
laws
of
thermo
dynamics
1 hour
Chapter 4: Biomes of the
earth
Aquatic ecosystem
Factors that control the
nature of different aquatic
ecosystems
1 hour
Temperature,
salinity,
oxygen and transparency
Fresh water Ecosystem
1 hour
Ecological classification of
fresh water organisms
Lotic and lentic ecosystem
Marine ecology
Features of the sea
Estuarine ecology
Mangroves and coral reefs
Other uses of coral reefs
Threats of coral reefs
Terrestrial ecosystem
Tundra
Taiga
Coniferous forest
Deciduous forest
Grass land
Deserts
Rain forest

Slide
presentation
on
each
different
examples
(video
clippings, and
pictures)

Class
Participation
Quiz
Activities
Experiments

Attendance
Class
Participation
Quiz
Activities
Experiments

Slide
presentation
on
each
different
examples
(video
clippings, and Attendance
pictures)
Class
Participation
Demographic
Quiz
profile
Activities
Experiments

1 hour
Slide
presentation
Documentatio
n

Attendance
Class
Participation
Quiz
Activities
Experiments

Slide
presentation
on
each
different
Pencil

and

Philippine Flora and Fauna

examples
paper
(video
exam(assessm
clippings, and ent)
pictures)

Preliminary Exam
Midterm period
Chapter
ecology
Meaning
ecology

5:

Community 1 hour

of

Community

Types of interrelation
Predation and parasitism
Camouflage
Warming coloration
Mimicry
Territory mating and social
organization
Territory
Mating
Moment of truth defense
Environment
Gradient
Courtship
Intraspecies
and
interspecies competition
Succession in communities
Chapter 6:

Laboratory
Experiences
demonstration

Attendance
Class
Participation
Quiz
Activities
Experiments