Instructors and
Information
Dr Alistair Smith
College
of Natural Resources
Email:
alistair@uidaho.edu
Wade Tinkham
College
of Natural Resources
Email:
tink8633@vandals.uidaho.edu
Times: Tuesday and Thursday: 11:00am - 12:15am
Lecture Location: TLC 046
Office hours:
Wednesday from 10am - 1pm, or by email appointment
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this class you should be able to do the
following:
- Understand the role of fire in
ecosystems around the world
- Understand fire policy, including why and how
it has changed through time
- Understand the different strategies and
tactics used in United States wildland fire management.
Required text and Readings
Your primary source for reading material in this class
will be from the following books, each of which is available from
amazon.com for $20-$25:
Fire: A Brief History, by Stephen J.
Pyne
Flames in Our Forest, by Stephen F.
Arno
Fire in America, by Stephen J. Pyne
Additional readings will be available from the UI
library or provided on this website.
Readings will be assigned and
expected for each lecture.
Classroom Policies
Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory, but is highly
recommended. You will not be graded down for lack of attendance - you
are adults and are not in highschool. However, keeping pace with the
material will be very difficult if you fail to attend the lectures or
fail to participate in the online discussions.
Your One and Only Warning:
Zero Tolerance of Cheating & Plagiarism
Plagiarism means using words,
ideas, or arguments from another person or source without citation. Cite
all sources consulted to any extent (including material from the
internet), whether or not assigned and whether or not quoted directly.
For quotations, four or more words used in sequence must be set off in
quotation marks, with the source identified.
Any form of cheating will immediately earn you an
F for
the entire course. By remaining enrolled, you consent
to this policy.
For more information about the University of Idaho
policy on plagiarism go to the following website:
http://www.its.uidaho.edu/forres/
Grading (A-F)
| Essays (Best 2 of 3) |
200 |
| Introduction and Expectation |
50 |
| Discussions (Best 8 of 9) |
600 |
| Quizzes (3) |
150 |
| Total |
1000 |
Discussion Credits
Due Dates: All discussion posts must be
on blackboard at the end of week following the associated lecture material.
For example: Week 6 discussion posts will be due at the end of week 7 and so
on.
For each discussion point (3-4 sentences) you will
receive the following points:
-
0-15: Below Expectations - points
that merely agree or disagree but don't add anything that had not
already been said,
-
15 - 35: Fair - points that discuss
other posts and agree/disagree based on evidence.
-
35 - 50: Meets Expectations - well
thought out discussions points that add to the discussions and make
reference to other sources or questions.
You will need to post at least two entries per
discussion to receive full credit.
Extra Credit
Extra credit of 50 points (extra 5% of grade) will be
awarded if you submit an online course evaluation for this course.
Credit will be awarded via the honor system. Simply email the course
instructor once you have submitted your evaluation and we will tally
response rates with emails.
50 points of extra credit (extra 5% of grade) will be
awarded for the writing assignment in week 14.
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