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Oceanography Undergraduate Education

Oceanography Undergraduate Education. GES: Interdisciplinary Rigorous Research focused B.S. degree. Educating Hawaii’s people through OCN 201 and 19 other undergraduate courses. UH and UHM Strategic Plans. Increase in degrees in STEM fields by 3% per year through 2015

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Oceanography Undergraduate Education

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  1. Oceanography Undergraduate Education GES: Interdisciplinary Rigorous Research focused B.S. degree Educating Hawaii’s people through OCN 201 and 19 other undergraduate courses

  2. UH and UHM Strategic Plans Increase in degrees in STEM fields by 3% per year through 2015 Increase native Hawaiians in STEM fields Involve undergraduates in research Focus on needs of State

  3. Service to UH and Hawaii • Science of the Sea (OCN 201 and 201L) • 500-550 students/yr • Global Environmental Change (OCN 310) • 40-60 students/semester • Aquatic Pollution (OCN 320) • 50-55 students/yr • Living Resources of the Sea (OCN 331) • 25 students/semester • Energy & Mineral Resources (OCN 330) • 25 students/semester • Enrollment dominated by nonmajors

  4. New Directions • Educational pedagogy – moving away from pure lecture courses • Discussion groups • Class projects • Student writing • Field work/trips • Use of clickers • Distance learning • HITS – e.g. OCN 331

  5. What We Want/Need • Increased enrollments • Agreement with A&S on credit requirement • HITS support • Increased faculty participation • TAs • Loss of a TA means loss of a 201 lab section • New teaching techniques require more instructor/student interaction and supervision

  6. GES Program – A Great Success • Started in 1998 • Rigorous BS; unique combination of breadth and focus • 63 graduates • 30 to graduate school • 24 to environmentally related jobs • 9 to military, other, or unknown

  7. GES Current Students • 55 majors • 30% local, 40% mainland, 30% international • Research experience is key – rewarding, but challenging • Connecting students and mentors • Funding projects • Guidance through process • Time to completion

  8. GES Plans - Recruitment • Top students everywhere • Improved website • Mailings/advertising • Increase numbers of Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders • Working with CMORE • Tutoring/mentoring/financial support are key

  9. GES Plans - Curriculum • Evaluation of current courses • Coord. of 310, 310L, 401 • More rigorous version of 310 • More rigorous version of 201? • Need more biology in curriculum • Ecosystem-scale biology • Support for new hire in coral reefs/climate change

  10. GES Plans - Curriculum • Course development • Research oriented course coord. w/ HIOOS • To shepherd students into thesis topics • Students would work up data sets from HIOOS projects such as Kilo Nalu, CRIMP, HOTS, etc. • Project would continue in a second semester OCN 499 with faculty mentor • OCN 363 provides prerequisites skills in Matlab and data handling • Field trips/field work • Would need a TA

  11. Summary • Service courses and GES degree are in good shape • To move forward with enrollments and program development: • Scholarships & Research Fellowships • Website upgrade/advertising support • TAs • Addition of coral reefs/climate change expertise • Agreement with A&S

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