Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Seminar

Graduate Seminar in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries

WFS 512, FOR 512, FWF 612

Spring Semester 2015

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Instructors: Dr. Matthew Gray (mgray11@utk.edu) and Dr. Chris Lituma (clituma@utk.edu)

Seminar Assistants: Dr. Rachel Hill, Emily Hockman, and Tan Watcharaanantapong

Phone: 974-2740 (MG), 974-7962 (CL)

Office: 247 Ellington PSB (MG), 239 Ellington PSB (CL)

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% (1.07% per seminar, 14 Jan – 5 May)

Course grade will be determined using the following scale:

Grade	Final Weighted Percent	Grade	Final Weighted Percent
A	90–100%	B	80–86%
B+	87–89%	C+	77–79%

Full Syllabus

Presentation Grading Sheet

Examples of Contemporary Natural Resource Topics

Presentation Schedule:

Date	Name (MS/PhD; 1^st/2^nd Seminar)	Title
28 Jan	Bill Stiver (National Park Service)	Black bear management in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
4 Feb	Thomas Jennings Amanda Kaeser	Utilizing i-Tree to Assess the Urban Forest Attitudes Toward and Participation in Women’s Conservation Programs in Belize
18 Feb	Tan Watcharaanantapong Stephanie Prevost	Deforestation in Developing Countries XBAT analysis of prairie warbler field recordings
11 Mar	Dr. Chris Lituma (UTK)
25 Mar	Christina Saidak Emily Hockman	Characterization of important habitats for lake sturgeon restoration in the upper Tennessee River system based on differences in water quality. Ethical consumerism: are wildlife-friendly products financially viable?
9 Apr	Marc Banholzer Max Platzer	Process Modification for Improvement of the UTIA Center for Renewable Carbon Solvent Fractionation System Market analysis of cross laminated timber for the USA