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Graduate Seminar in Forestry,
Wildlife and Fisheries
WFS 512, FOR 512, FWF 612
Fall Semester 2017
University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
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Instructors:
Dr. Matthew Gray (mgray11@utk.edu)
and Dr. Charlie Kwit
(ckwit@utk.edu)
Seminar Assistants:
Dr. Patrick Cusaac (jcusaac@utk.edu),
Coy Blair, Grant Fisher, and Larry Cyprian
Phone:
974-2740 (MG), 974-9793 (CK)
Office: 247
Ellington PSB (MG), G51C McCord (CK)
Meeting Time and Place: Wed, 12:20 − 1:10 p.m., 160 Plant Biotechnology Building
Course Goal: To provide an opportunity for forestry, wildlife and fisheries
graduate students to practice delivering professional presentations and to
increase opportunities for graduate students and faculty to interact.
Expected Outcomes: Students will develop skills in
constructing and delivering PowerPoint presentations and in answering questions
related to their graduate research and natural resource principles, concepts
and issues.
Course Credits: 1 credit
Academic Assessment:
Weights of Academic
Assessments:
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Presentation 85%
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Attendance 15% (1.15% per seminar, 30 Aug – 22 Nov)
Course grade will be determined using the following scale:
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Grade
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Final Weighted
Percent
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Grade
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Final Weighted
Percent
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A
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90–100%
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B
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80–86%
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B+
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87–89%
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C+
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77–79%
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Full Syllabus
Presentation
Grading Sheet
Examples
of Contemporary Natural Resource Topics
Presentation Schedule:
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Date
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Name (MS/PhD;
Major)
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Title
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20 Sept |
Dr. Bree Dell (UTIA CVM) |
Bushmeat in Uganda:
disease risk at the human-wildlife interface at Murchinson Falls |
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27 Sept |
Whitney Fair (UTIA) |
Graduate Student Workshop:
"It is What It Is" - Things to consider as you transition from student to
graduate to employee |
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4 Oct |
1. Jessica
Giacomini (MS, WFS)
2. Coy Blair (MS,
WFS) |
The Growth of Exurban Housing and Its Effects on Wildlife
American black bear movements in response to wildfire in Eastern Tennessee. |
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11 Oct |
1. Matt Aldrovandi (MS, FOR)
2. Larry Cyprian (MS, FOR) |
Is ecological restoration compatible with public use in national parks?
Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill: 7 years later |
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18 Oct |
1. Doug Raybuck (PhD, Nat Res)
2.Johnny Richwine (PhD, Nat Res) |
Improving Cerulean Warbler full annual cycle conservation efforts through a
closer look at Andean overwintering ecology and illumination of migratory
strategy and connectivity
The effects of interseeding cool-season annuals into established native
warm-season grass pastures |
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25 Oct |
1. Grant Fisher (MS, WFS)
2. Kyler Hecke (PhD, Nat Res) |
Living Waters: An Analysis of The Viability of Restored Streams
Historical Occupancy Modeling of Non-Game Fishes in the Clinch River
Watershed |
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1 Nov |
1. Dustin Thames (MS, WFS)
2. Sally Ross (MS, FOR) |
Foraging Range and Diurnal Roost Selection of Tri-colored Bats, Perimyotis
subflavus, in Middle Tennessee
Measuring competition effects on biomass and crown dimensions in cork oak
ecosystems on the island of Sardinia, Italy. |
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8 Nov |
1. Kristin Irwin (MS, WFS)
2. Melinda Box (MS, FOR) |
The
freshwater mussels of the Harpeth River and Upper Duck River Drainages,
Tennessee
Usefulness and shortcomings of remote sensing in landscape management |
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15 Nov |
1. Adrienne Dykstra (MS, WFS)
2. Vincent Johnson (MS, WFS) |
The Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy
Eastern Wild Turkey Nest and Brood Ecology with Associated Habitat Use in
Tennessee |
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22 Nov |
1. Christoph Metzner (MS,
FOR)
2. Justin Quick (MS, FOR) |
Quantifying the loss of cellulosic feedstock across the supply chain
Spatial Analysis of Federal Conservation Programs on Private Land |
Podcasts: (MP4 Format)
1.
iTunes
Instructions: (you must
first download iTunes to Listen to Podcasts)
1)
Go to http://itunesu.utk.edu
2)
Click on "Download
iTunes & Quick Time"
3)
Click on “Download iTunes
Free”
4)
Save iTunes to your hard
drive and install.
2.
Link to iTunes
to Listen to Podcasts:
Launch Podcast in
iTunes U
Slides: (PDF Format)
Introductory Presentations:
“Presentation Formats” (See
Seminar Archives Below for Other Examples)
Proposal Presentation Example
Research Presentation Example
Lecture Presentation Example
Slide Quality: Good and Poor Examples
Archives of Previous Seminars:
Spring 2017
Fall
2016
Fall
2015
Spring
2015
Fall 2014
Spring 2014
Fall 2013
Spring 2013
Fall 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
Other Resources:
FWF Graduate Student Handbook
UT Travel Request Form (Interstate
Travel: >2 weeks in advance)
UT Travel Expense Form (Travel
Reimbursement)