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Course Catalog 2008-2009, Csusb Jan 2008

Course Catalog 2008-2009, Csusb

CSUSB Course Catalog

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 4 THE CSU SYSTEM 5 THE UNIVERSITY 8 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 13 STUDENT LIFE 23 ADMISSION 36 FEE SCHEDULE 42 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 45 MINORS 56 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 58 EXTENDED LEARNING 60 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS 62 Academic Support Programs General Education Program Undergraduate Degree Programs GRADUATE STUDY 347 Graduate Degree Programs FACULTY 511 APPENDIX 532 INDEX 540

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Csusb Statistical Factbook (2008), California State University, San Bernardino Jan 2008

Csusb Statistical Factbook (2008), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Statistical Factbook

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The Impact Of Children's Literature On The Environmental Awareness Of A Population Of Second Grade Students, Iris Jackeline Russo Jan 2008

The Impact Of Children's Literature On The Environmental Awareness Of A Population Of Second Grade Students, Iris Jackeline Russo

Theses Digitization Project

This project aimed at helping second grade children gain environmental sensitivity and awareness by infusing the existing English Language Arts curriculum with environmental activities. The purpose is to demonstrate how one can infuse the California state's mandated curriculum, Houghton Mifflin, with children's literature in order to promote environmental sensitivity and awareness.

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How An After School Environmental Science Club Can Increase Environmental Knowledge: Awareness And Sensitivity Towards The Environment For Third And Fourth Grade Students, Sandra Joyce Jones Jan 2008

How An After School Environmental Science Club Can Increase Environmental Knowledge: Awareness And Sensitivity Towards The Environment For Third And Fourth Grade Students, Sandra Joyce Jones

Theses Digitization Project

Children today are disconnected from the natural environment around them, sometimes finding it annoying, lacking in excitement, and little use to them. Their attention and focus are spent inside watching TV, playing games on computers or a variety of other electronic devices. The purpose of this project was to see if after-school exposure to an Enirovnmental Science Club on the school grounds can impact student attitudes toward our local environment and to increase these third and fourth grade students' knowledge and awareness of their environment.

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Environmental Education Resource For Fifth Grade Science Instruction, Gaelen Kathleen Richer Jan 2008

Environmental Education Resource For Fifth Grade Science Instruction, Gaelen Kathleen Richer

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project was to develop an environmental education resource for fifth grade teachers using the California Science textbook. The goal is for teachers to be able to use this guide as a convenient resource to incorporate environmental education and environmental literature into science instruction.

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A Cost Benefit Analysis For The Denitrification Of Waste Water Utilizing Wetlands Versus Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Jennifer Michelle Bell Jan 2008

A Cost Benefit Analysis For The Denitrification Of Waste Water Utilizing Wetlands Versus Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Jennifer Michelle Bell

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to not only identify current regulatory issues, as they pertain to water and denitrification, but also could be used to assist policy makers with identifying other factors to be considered when choosing the appropriate advanced treatment systems for their facilities.

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Ecological Literacy, Environmental Attitudes And Behaviors Of Residents Adjacent To The Coahcella Valley Preserve, Kathleen Dawn Fleming Jan 2008

Ecological Literacy, Environmental Attitudes And Behaviors Of Residents Adjacent To The Coahcella Valley Preserve, Kathleen Dawn Fleming

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis aims to address the many processes that guide communication between the public and conservation ecologists, and how one's knowledge of the area around them could affect communcation between groups. This thesis researched the dynamics of ecological literacy levels environmental attitudes and frequency of behaviors of the urban, suburban, and rural sub group residents that live in the Coachella Valley of Southern California. It is relevant to the current strategy for designing multiple species reserves through the development of multiple species habitat conservation plans.

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Next Generation Public Service Announcements For The Environment, Danielle Alexis Diaz Jan 2008

Next Generation Public Service Announcements For The Environment, Danielle Alexis Diaz

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this research was to design new public service announcements (PSAs) for a teenage audience around environmental topics. Using components of constructivist pedagogy and free-choice learning, these PSAs demonstrated how to fuse popular teen culture with environmental education objectives. The design of the PSAs for this project hinged on finding a current popular format that would grab the attention of teenagers in order to successfully communicate information. This was achieved by taking a popular MTV show and twisting it to fit educational purposes. The success of this approach was tested by surveying a group of 50 teenagers. The …

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A Rationale, Conceptual Framework, And Initial Curriculum For Teaching Green Building, Jason Ernest Moyer-Schmit Jan 2008

A Rationale, Conceptual Framework, And Initial Curriculum For Teaching Green Building, Jason Ernest Moyer-Schmit

Theses Digitization Project

This project created a rationale and conceptual framework, as well as seminal curriculum, for teaching green building as a vehicle for environmental education in seventh and eighth grades. Green building is the practice of creating sustainable structures, and preserving natural resources and ecological conditions for future generations.

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The Day The River Ran Away: The Impact Of A Children's Literature Book And Accompanying Curriculum Upon Student Perceptions Of The Salton Sea, Kathryn Ann Schofield Jan 2008

The Day The River Ran Away: The Impact Of A Children's Literature Book And Accompanying Curriculum Upon Student Perceptions Of The Salton Sea, Kathryn Ann Schofield

Theses Digitization Project

This project is focused on an author-created children's literature book about the Salton Sea called "The Day the River Ran Away". An accompanying curriculum has been developed for third grade students to increase knowledge of ecological foundations and conceptual awareness

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High School Lessons On Human Sprawl In The Inland Empire, Anieno Abasiofiok Ibekwe Jan 2008

High School Lessons On Human Sprawl In The Inland Empire, Anieno Abasiofiok Ibekwe

Theses Digitization Project

The aim of this project was to develop curriculum that educators could use to assist high school students (ages 14-17 years) in the Inland Empire of Southern California to apply critical thinking skills to understanding the negative effects of uncontrolled urban sprawl. The problems and issues which result from sprawl are emphasized in the learning activites.

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Proposed Activities For An Enrivonmental Education Summer Camp Program, Caitlin Joan Farr Jan 2008

Proposed Activities For An Enrivonmental Education Summer Camp Program, Caitlin Joan Farr

Theses Digitization Project

A proposal was developed for a one week, residential, summer camp program for children 12-15 years to explore the out doors in a safe and fun way and to give children a chance to learn about the environment using hands on lessons and activities. This one week program is planned for future possible implementation at Astrocamp, an outdoor education facility in Idyllwild, California.

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Effects And Response Of Dual Phase Extraction (Dpe) Remediation On The Former Sun City Soco Gas Station, Travis Winter Meier Jan 2008

Effects And Response Of Dual Phase Extraction (Dpe) Remediation On The Former Sun City Soco Gas Station, Travis Winter Meier

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to target three zones for both soil and groundwater remediation. It is the intent that by targeting the source areas of the contamination with remedial processes that consequently the continued introduction and dispersal of the hydrocarbon compounds will be prevented. The former Sun City SoCo gas station has large amounts of hydrocarbon compounds present in the soil and upper groundwater aquifer located beneath the site.

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Commencement Program (December 2008), Csusb Jan 2008

Commencement Program (December 2008), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

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Commencement Program (June 2008), Csusb Jan 2008

Commencement Program (June 2008), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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May 7th 2007, Csusb May 2007

May 7th 2007, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

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February 19th 2007, Csusb Feb 2007

February 19th 2007, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

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January 24th 2007, Hispanic News Jan 2007

January 24th 2007, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

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Course Catalog 2007-2008, Csusb Jan 2007

Course Catalog 2007-2008, Csusb

CSUSB Course Catalog

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 4 THE CSU SYSTEM 5 THE UNIVERSITY 8 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 13 STUDENT LIFE 23 ADMISSION 35 FEE SCHEDULE 41 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 44 MINORS 55 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 57 EXTENDED LEARNING 59 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS 61 Academic Support Programs General Education Program Undergraduate Degree Programs GRADUATE STUDY 339 Graduate Degree Programs FACULTY 503 APPENDIX 523 INDEX 531

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Csusb Statistical Factbook (2007), California State University, San Bernardino Jan 2007

Csusb Statistical Factbook (2007), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Statistical Factbook

No abstract provided.

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Environmental Education Curriculum For The California Conservation Corps, Barbara Katherine Cook Jan 2007

Environmental Education Curriculum For The California Conservation Corps, Barbara Katherine Cook

Theses Digitization Project

This project was developed to provide curriculum for young adults in the California Conservation Corps to help them connect to their employment with attitude and knowledge acquisition related to the outdoors.

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Promoting Responsible Environmental Behavior In Second Grade Students, Mary Annette Kirchhoff Jan 2007

Promoting Responsible Environmental Behavior In Second Grade Students, Mary Annette Kirchhoff

Theses Digitization Project

This project provides a convenient way to incorporate environmental education into the already exiting curriculum. Many of the environmental lessons and activities provided in this project cover language arts and math standards as well as providing students with the environmental knowledge, sensitivity, and skills they need.

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Using Children's Environmental Literature And Journaling To Help Students Develop A Sense Of Place In Nature, Marcie Lynn Horsky Jan 2007

Using Children's Environmental Literature And Journaling To Help Students Develop A Sense Of Place In Nature, Marcie Lynn Horsky

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop a series of three lesson plans based on children's environmental literature and journaling to be used in an outdoor environment and correlated to California State Science and English Language Arts Standards for the sixth grade.

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A Nonformal Education Program On Marine Environmental Issues For High School Students, Stefanie Rose Brummell Jan 2007

A Nonformal Education Program On Marine Environmental Issues For High School Students, Stefanie Rose Brummell

Theses Digitization Project

These nonformal environmental education programs focus on ocean issues for high school science students. There are four programs: "Earth Science and Plastics in the Pacific," "Biology and Marine Fisheries," "Chemistry and Global Climate Change," and "Physics and Tsunami." The presentation portion of each program is intended to be given by a nonformal educator to science students visiting a site, such as a museum or an aquarium.

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Integrating Spatial Thinking Into The Curriculum Through Geographic Information Systems And The Santa Ana River Watershed, JoaquíN Javier Baca Jan 2007

Integrating Spatial Thinking Into The Curriculum Through Geographic Information Systems And The Santa Ana River Watershed, JoaquíN Javier Baca

Theses Digitization Project

Lesson plans were developed in order to address the inter-disciplinary nature inherent in environmental education by drawing on place-based learning approaches and relating natural and human made aspects of watershed dynamics.

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Impact Of Environmental Expo On Eight Graders' Self-Perceived Environmental Behaviors, Laura Anne Borg Jan 2007

Impact Of Environmental Expo On Eight Graders' Self-Perceived Environmental Behaviors, Laura Anne Borg

Theses Digitization Project

This study sought to determine the impact of a free-choice environmental learning event on "at-risk" eighth graders' self-perceived environmentally responsible behaviors.

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Weaving Stories Around The Old Fire: Using Heuristic Inquiry As A Path To Personal And Professional Growth, Nancy Denise Manning Jan 2007

Weaving Stories Around The Old Fire: Using Heuristic Inquiry As A Path To Personal And Professional Growth, Nancy Denise Manning

Theses Digitization Project

The author of this thesis uses her own personal experience of the Old Fire that took place in the fall of 2003 in San Bernardino County to teach children ecological concepts, especially fire ecology using an art oriented methodology. Thus, heArts for the Forest was born incorporating ash from the burned forest into pottery and other art pieces to sell and raise money for reforestation efforts in the San Bernardino mountains.

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Stewardship Of Creation: A Guidebook For The Episcopal Church, Kristy Leann Chambers Jan 2007

Stewardship Of Creation: A Guidebook For The Episcopal Church, Kristy Leann Chambers

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an environmental education program guidebook for use by the Episcopal Church.

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Using Therapy Dogs With Troubled Middle School Children To Improve Social Skills And Teach Environmental Sensitivity, Linda Sue Flanagan Jan 2007

Using Therapy Dogs With Troubled Middle School Children To Improve Social Skills And Teach Environmental Sensitivity, Linda Sue Flanagan

Theses Digitization Project

The objective of this project is to impove the social skills of troubled middle school children by teaching them humane dog care as well as the handling and training skills of dogs. The hope is to use therapy dogs as a link to the local environment and the development of environmental sensitivity; and to improve the academic status and decrease any negative behaviors displayed by these children. Includes lesson plans.

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Commencement Program (December 2007), Csusb Jan 2007

Commencement Program (December 2007), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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