2008 Summer Session Course Detail and Descriptions
"Step-by-Step instructions for registering"
Introduction to Marine
Biology
BI 299* (course number may change)
Date: June 23
– July 4 Time:
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM 4
credits
Description: This class is designed to introduce students to the fascinating creatures that live in the sea, from plankton to whales. You will discover their unique adaptations, the functionality of their morphology, their incredible diversity and the importance of their ecological roles. As you visit their natural environments, you will learn what organisms live where and why. Field trips will begin by exploring the fascinating unseen world of plankton, then hiking into tidepools to discover which animals live in each zone, followed by mudflat grubbing in the estuary to learn clams, shrimp and worms, then a visit to a seabird rookery to identify the birds and interpret their unique courting behaviors, and culminating with a boat ride to view our magnificent summer resident gray whales. This hands-on course will further engrain the material with discovery labs and inquiry-based mini projects. The projects will be a team effort, presented the last day.
Instructor: Carrie
Newell
The focus of my research is on resident gray whales and
their food, mysids. Some of the whales IÕve named are: Eagle Eye, Valentine,
Star, Stretch and Trio. Eagle Eye has an eye shape pattern on the left dorsal
hump, Valentine has a white heart on the bottom of the fluke and Star has a
star made of barnacles on the underside of the tail fluke. My research has been
highlighted by Jean Michel Cousteau in his film, "Gray Whale Obstacle Course"
which aired on PBS. IÕve also authored a book on resident gray whales titled
"A Guide to Resident Gray Whales Along the Oregon Coast".
Biology and Conservation
of Marine Mammals
Date: July 7
– July 18 Time:
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 4
credits
Description: Examine the biology of whales, pinnipeds, and other marine mammals and their conservation. Topics include systematics and biogeography of marine mammals, reproduction, energetics and physiology of swimming and diving, vocal communication and echolocation, feeding and migratory behavior, and marine mammal/human interactions. A necropsy of a beach-stranded marine mammal and field studies of harbor seals, sea lions, and gray whales of the Oregon Coast will be conducted.
Instructor: Dr. James Sumich
My research focuses on the study of the interactions between
newborn gray whale calves and their mothers and the way each budgets its energy
expenditures during the period of calf nursing. In 1986, I completed a Ph.D.
program at Oregon State University with Dr. Bruce Mate on the distribution,
growth patterns, and reproductive energetics of gray whales, and have continued
to conduct research in Baja California Sur, California, and Oregon. A young
gray whale (JJ) held at Sea World, San Diego for rehabilitation provided 14
months of opportunities to address in a controlled situation several questions
related to the development of metabolic rates of very young gray whales.
Currently, I am enjoying the recent publication of the 8th edition of a widely
adopted marine biology text and lab manual, and am hard at work on a 2nd
edition revision of a textbook on the evolutionary biology of marine mammals
co-authored with Dr. Annalisa Berta and Dr. Kit Kovacs.
Eco and Adventure Tourism CANCELLED
FOR 371/808
Date: July 14 – July 19 Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM 3
credits
Description: This course will introduce students to coastal eco and adventure tourism, including definitions and historical development, visitor motivations and market issues, business issues, positive and negative impacts, and planning and management issues. Both domestic and international issues and examples will be covered. Students will gain a basic understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the various actors in the field – operators, land managers, communities, and others.
Instructor: Dr.
Kreg Lindberg
http://www.osucascades.edu/academics/orlt/lindberg/
I teach and conduct research in tourism, with a particular focus on economics and nature/eco tourism. I have lived and/or worked in 14 countries on 6 continents and have traveled in more than 40 countries. My work has been funded by organizations such as Oregon State Parks, the US Forest Service, the World Bank, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (Australia), Tourism Queensland, the International Ecotourism Society (TIES), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Norwegian Research Council, and the FAO.
I was lead editor for both volumes of the book Ecotourism: A
Guide for Planners & Managers and am on the editorial board of the Journal
of Sustainable Tourism. I have a Ph.D. in forest social science with a minor in
economics from OSU (1995), as well as a Masters in international relations from
the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Prior to
coming to OSU-Cascades, I worked at Colorado State University and at
universities and research centers in Australia and Norway.
Date: July
21 –August 8 Time:
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM 4
credits
Description: This course is a Òhands-on, go there, see-itÓ
experience with diversity, natural history, theory, evolution, ecology,
politics, economics, and conservation of biological invasions in aquatic
environments. About 1/3 concerns
local aquatic species and biology, and issues and 2/3 is on natural history,
diversity, theory, ecology and management of aquatic nonindigenous species. It is organized for
students, teachers and professionals
in ecology, conservation,
fisheries biology and resource management and will include field or lab research projects, at least two field
trips to local sloughs, marshes, ponds and estuaries of the Oregon coast and an
overnight trip to the lower Columbia River and Willapa Bay.
Instructor:
Dr. John
Chapman
Dr. John Chapman is an invertebrate taxonomist and biological invasion ecologist with major interests in the patterns and rates of biological invasions in aquatic systems and the ecological conditions in which they occur. Some of his research bears on how to distinguish introduced species, what new species are moving around the world, what Vikings ate, and what can happen with live seafood.
Understanding Free Choice
Learning for Education and Outreach
Date: July 21
– August 1 Time:
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM 3
credits
Description: More
people participate in non-school based science and environmental education each
year than attend all professional sports combined. This course seeks answers to
questions about what and how they learn in these kinds of settings by reviewing
research and practice in what has been called free-choice learning: the
learning that occurs when people believe that they have choices over what they
learn, how they learn, how much time they spend learning, and their sources of
information. We will examine research on learning in and from museums,
aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens and interactive science centers, as well as
after-school programs, magazines, newspapers, television and apprenticeships.
Instructor:
Dr.
Shawn Rowe
I focus on studying how people learn beyond the school environment. Shawn holds a PhD from Washington University in St. Louis; along with Dr. Olga Rowe, he has carried out research in history and science museums both in the US and in Ukraine. His Sea Grant Extension position combines academic work on free-choice learning with practice-based research in the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center. He also works closely with graduate students in the new Free-Choice Science Learning Ph.D., M. S., Environmental Science, and Marine Resource Management programs at OSU. Projects and areas of interest include: Investigating how talk and activity work together to help people absorb and make sense of what they see in history and science museums; Free-Choice Learning.
Aquaculture and Aquarium
Science
Date: August 18 – August 29 Time: 11:00 AM
– 5:00 PM 3
credits
Description: Aquaculture
and Aquarium Science is designed to provide students with hands-on experience
in aquatic animal husbandry and health management. This intensive course consists of a 1-h lecture and a 4-hour
laboratory session that meet daily Monday through Friday for two weeks. During
the first week, students will study principles of water quality management as
well as initiate and maintain a variety of commonly cultured organisms such as
microalgae, macroalgae, rotifers, and bivalve larvae. During the second week, lab work will be expanded to include
exercises in fish handling, disease diagnosis and health management. Students will collect and interpret
data, analyze results and write up short lab reports. Students will also visit local commercial aquaculture
facilities and participate in behind-the-scene tours of the Oregon Coast
Aquarium and the Hatfield Marine Science Center.
Instructors:
My research focuses on the use of selective breeding to
improve production traits (e.g. growth rate and survival) and product quality
traits (e.g. shell color) in Pacific oysters raised along the West Coast of the
United States (The
Molluscan Broodstock Program).
I am also interested in the use of macroalgae as an in situ biofilter and food source for marine
herbivores. My teaching experience
includes marine science at the Catalina Island Marine Institute, ÒBiology of
Captive InvertebratesÓ at Oregon Coast Community College, and ÒAquaculture
Group Problem SolvingÓ at Oregon State University.
Dr.
Tim Miller-MorganÕs primary focus is on providing educational
programming and service to the aquarium industry in Oregon and beyond, to help
wholesalers, retailers, and hobbyists succeed in the rearing, husbandry, and
health care of ornamental aquatic animals in the aquarium or pond environment.
He led the development of a new two-year Aquarium Science degree and
one-year certification program at Central Coast Community College, and
travels widely to educate aquatic pet owners, breeders, importers, and
retailers about the proper care and handling of ornamental fish.
Projects and areas of interest include: Ornamental
Fish Health, OSU Pond School
Current Sea Grant research: Modeling
of shipping-related stress in marine ornamental fish.
Contact:
Academic Program Coordinator - Itchung Cheung
Oregon State University
Hatfield Marine Science Center
541-867-0380
¥ Fax: 541-867-0138
Email: HMSCacademic@oregonstate.edu
On-campus housing: Reservations must be made by June 1