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Graduate Seminar in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries WFS 512, FOR 512, FWF 612 Fall Semester 2019 University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
Facilitators: Dr. Matthew Gray (mgray11@utk.edu) and and Dr. Charlie Kwit (ckwit@utk.edu)
Seminar Assistants: Bonner Powell, Mallory Tate, Katherine Kurth, and Aparnu Annamraju
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:
● Presentation 85%
● Attendance 15% (1.15% per seminar, 28 Aug – 4 Dec)
Course grade will be determined using the following scale:
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Grade |
Final Weighted Percent |
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Grade |
Final Weighted Percent |
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A |
90–100% |
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B |
80–86% |
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B+ |
87–89% |
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C+ |
77–79% |
Examples
of Contemporary Natural Resource Topics
Presentation Schedule:
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Date |
Name (MS/PhD;
Major) |
Title |
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18 Sept |
Lisa Muller (FWF) | FWF Graduate Student Orientation |
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25 Sept |
1. Katherine Kurth (PhD) 2. Aparna Annamraju (PD) |
Population Ecology and Health of Elk in Tennessee Structural characterization of lignin using small-angle neutron scattering |
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2 Oct |
NO SEMINAR -- AFS/TWS |
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9 Oct |
1. Max Street (MS, FOR)
2. Eryn Watson (PhD) |
Genetic Variability and Pregnancy Rate Assessment of Elk in Eastern Tennessee |
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16 Oct |
1. Cristina Watkins (PhD) 2. Hannah Shapiro (MS, WFS) |
Recreation User Conflicts in Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas |
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23 Oct |
1. Zack Darby (MS, WFS)
2. Dustin Thames (MS, WFS) |
The relationship between place attachment and recreation demand at Canton Reservoir, Oklahoma
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30 Oct |
Guest Speaker - TBA |
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6 Nov |
1. Lindsey Phillips (PhD)
2. Mallory Tate (MS_WFS) |
Potential repercussions of abolishing wildlife and natural resource legislation |
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13 Nov |
1. Johnny Richwine (PhD) 2. Brittany Panos (MS_WFS) |
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20 Nov |
1. Bonner Powell (MS_WFS) 2. Tim Kane (MS_FOR) |
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4 Dec |
Alex Wyss (Tennessee TNC) |
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)
Slide Quality: Good and Poor Examples
Archives of Previous Seminars:
Other Resources: