Course Identification

Guided reading course: Global warming debates
20182021

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Eli Galanti
Dr. Guy Dagan

Course Schedule and Location

2018
First Semester
Tuesday, 10:15 - 12:00, FGS, Rm 4
31/10/2017

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Guided Reading Course; Elective; 3.00 points
Life Sciences: Seminar; For PhD students only; 3.00 points

Comments

Students are required to attend all course meetings, read the assigned readings for each class, and write a half page position paper of the assigned readings before each class. In addition, each student will lead the discussion (in groups of 2-3 and with an accompanying presentation) in 1-2 class meetings. Guidance and help regarding these tasks will be provided throughout the term. Please refer to course website for more details.

For LS faculty- Only for PhD students.

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

15

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

20%
40%
40%

Evaluation Type

Seminar

Scheduled date 1

N/A
N/A
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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

3

Syllabus

Want to be an informed climate skeptic? Come learn from other people’s mistakes… This reading course seeks to provide an overview of the science of global change thorough a survey of current scientific debates. Topics are specifically chosen for their relevance, interest, and open-ended nature. No correct answer is likely to emerge, but we hope that you will become scientifically better informed regarding relevant climate topics. An initial list of topics is provided in the course website, but this can be revised according to current events and student interests.

In preparation for the first course meeting, students are requested to read the three background articles: "holes in climate science", "IPCC summary for policy makers" and "Don't believe the hype").

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate familiarity with the science of global change and the debate around anthropogenic global warming.
  2. Evaluate the criticisms to it based on climate science principles.

Reading List

Detailed in the course website.

In preparation for the first course meeting, students are requested to read the three background articles: "holes in climate science", "IPCC summary for policy makers" and "Don't believe the hype").

Website