2008 Summer Session Course Detail and Descriptions

 

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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

FW 302/BI 302

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.

 

Aquatic Biological Invasions

BI 421 / FW 421/521/808

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

SED 431/531/808

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

FW499/599/808

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:  

Dr. Ford Evans

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

Off-Campus housing