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Revised 5/2017 Advanced Academic Programs Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Johns Hopkins University

Course Syllabus Table of Contents

1. Instructor, Course Information & Objectives a. Instructor Information b. Course Description c. Course Goals & Learning Objectives

2. Course Materials a. Textbook/s b. Other Readings c. Other equipment / software/ websites / online resources d. Specific Technology Requirements & Skills for this Course

3. About Your Course a. Course Topics b. Directions for Students c. What To Expect in this Course d. Course Structure

4. Assessments and Grading Policy a. Assignments b. Grading c. Assignment Guidelines d. Time Management Expectations

5. Course Participation & Communication Policy a. Participation b. Network Etiquette (i.e. “Netiquette”) c. Contacting the Instructor

6. Course Protocols a. Course Protocols

7. Course Topics, Activities & Schedule a. Tentative Course Schedule

8. University Policies a. General b. Students with Disabilities c. Ethics & Plagiarism d. Dropping the Course e. Getting Help

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Advanced Academic Programs Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Johns Hopkins University

425.602: Science of Climate Change and Its Impact Instructor Information

Instructor: Daniel Barrie E-mail Address: [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesdays 8-8:30pm Eastern Time, Fridays 10-10:30am

Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. We will meet via our Adobe Connect meeting room.

Course Description The course will present the fundamental science of how the climate system works and describe both natural and human-forced variability in climate. Students will also learn about the observed and projected impacts of climate change through the examination of observational data and climate/Earth system model predictions and projections. Material in the course will be organized around three central themes: (1) physics and chemistry of the atmosphere, focused on the greenhouse effect; (2) the carbon cycle and its relation to the energy system; and (3) predictions and projections of climate change. Students will engage with the material through class discussions and a diverse set of assignments. No prerequisites.

Course Goals & Learning Objectives By the end of this course, you will have the ability to:

(1) apply knowledge of the fundamental behavior of the climate system in professional circumstances, (2) synthesize and present the latest climate-related research results, (3) describe regional climate adaptation issues, (4) evaluate climate and Earth system models and the predictions and projections they produce, (5) debate the drivers and implications of climate change, and (6) analyze climate model, observational, and reanalysis data.

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Course Materials

Textbook/s (required for purchase) David Archer, Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast, 2nd edition, 2011, ISBN 0470943416 || Available from Amazon and the publisher amongst other sources.

Kerry Emanuel, What We Know About Climate Change, 2012, ISBN 0262018438 || Available from Amazon and the publisher amongst other sources.

Other Readings (no purchase necessary) Highlights of the Third National Climate Assessment. Available for download at the following link (In the “Highlights” row, click “21.42 MB” to download the low-resolution version of “111.99 MB” to download the high-resolution version).

NAS Report: Assessment of Intraseasonal to Interannual Climate Prediction and Predictability.

Knutti, Reto, The End of Model Democracy?, Climatic Change (2010) 102:395-404 DOI:10.1007/s10584-010-9800-2

Other equipment/software/websites/online resources (no purchase necessary)

NAS Climate Modeling 101

Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut Climate Explorer

Climate Resilience Toolkit

Introduction to climate dynamics and climate modeling (Modelling)

Specific Technology Requirements & Skills for this Course This course requires the use of a computer that complies with the following hardware specifications: computer-attached microphone and webcam to enable audio and video capture. Please see the links to Panopto and YouTube system requirements, below, to ensure that your computer has adequate resources for the type of media that will be used in this class.

Panopto basic system requirements

YouTube basic system requirements

You may find the Blackboard Browser Support page helpful in ensuring that you have the correct browser installed for the optimum use and compatibility of Blackboard.

Learning online requires some basic knowledge of computer technology. At a minimum, you need to be able to:

! Navigate in and use Blackboard; the Blackboard Student Orientation course on your “My Institution” page

! Create and save MS Word documents; see MS Word training and tutorials for PC users (all versions); Word Help for Mac users

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About Your Course

Course Topics Week 1: Fundamentals of Radiation Week 2: A discretized atmosphereWeek 3: Greenhouse effect and constituents Week 4: Atmospheric dynamics/structure Week 5: Weather/climate connections Week 6: Weather/climate system modeling Week 7: Climate system feedbacks Week 8: Natural carbon cycle, fossil fuels, and energy Week 9: Human interaction with the carbon cycle Week 10: Paleo and historic climate Week 11: Term project – debate/organization Week 12: Climate change indicators/climate impacts Week 13: Climate change indicators/climate impacts (continued) Week 14: Catch Up

Directions for Students Next Steps: Carefully review the remaining sections of the syllabus before beginning the Week 1 activities, which are located in the Lessons folder in your online course.

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This course is 14 weeks in length and includes individual, group, and whole group activities in a weekly cycle of instruction. Each week begins on a Wednesday and ends on the following Tuesday. Please review the course syllabus thoroughly to learn about specific course outcomes and requirements. Each week, you will complete readings that may include videos, multimedia presentations, web-based resources, textbook content, and articles from professional journals. A reading may be integrated within an activity during the week or provide some key information to assist your learning. In this course, you will also experience online learning activities, which include discussion boards, synchronous sessions, group work, the use of Web 2.0 tools (which allow for creating, collaborating, editing ,and sharing user-generated content, e.g. Blackboard), and online multimedia presentations. Web 2.0 tools such as VoiceThread, Doodle, Google Docs, and YouTube may be used at various points during the class.

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Assessments and Grading Policy

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Assignment 5: Course Engagement You are expected to have an active presence in course discussions, and complete course activities as noted in the assignment guidelines to maximize your learning. Participation in activities should be consistent, of high quality, and reflect both a high level of academic thought and your own personal perspectives, opinions, and ideas. Engagement will be evaluated based on quality, not quantity of engagement within blackboard, quality of collaboration with the instructor and your class peers, demonstrable engagement with course materials, etc.

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You should bring context into the project – e.g., if you’re studying a regional entity vulnerable to sea level rise, how has sea level rise already impacted that organization’s region? How is sea level rise expected to impact the region/organization in the future? How do organizations like the one selected typically respond to these types of threats? Half of the term project grade will be based upon a ten-minute voice thread posted to the appropriate forum in addition to extra supporting materials posted alongside the voice thread, and a written summary which will account for the other half of the project grade. The presentation should provide context for your project and chosen organization, indicate the contact you had with the organization, what you found, and your analysis of that organization’s approach to climate adaptation and resilience, especially in the context of potential response to climate change for an organization like yours. The written summary should describe the same elements with additional details uncovered during your research. The summary should be brief enough to efficiently communicate your findings; there are no page requirements. Please include references and citations in your preferred format. Project deadlines are as follows:

• 5/31 Project topic specified – the organization, its location, and its link to climate change adaptation issues should be specified (e-mail to me).

• 6/14 Contact for project specified – tell me who you are speaking with at the organization (e-mail).

• 6/28 Update on project – how is the contact going? Are you getting good information? • 7/12 Update on project – how is the research going; are you getting close to being

finished? • 7/26 Project due – post in the forum a voice thread and materials on this date.

Duplicate organizations will not be allowed, so the earlier you submit, the better. Your written summary is due to me electronically ([email protected]) the week of the in-class presentations.

Grading Grades are determined based on the quality, not the quantity of your work. Concise and thoughtful assignment responses will be rewarded more than lengthy, all-inclusive responses. A curve may be applied to final course grades depending on the distribution of raw student grades after all assignments are complete. Extra credit is not available. Late and missed work is not tolerated except in emergency cases that you can clearly document to me. A late assignment will lose 5% per each calendar day it is late, e.g., an assignment late by 7 days will lose 35%. Participation will be graded according to the thoughtfulness, not the volume of participation. This is particularly true for any discussion boards.

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Assignment Guidelines

How should assignments be submitted? Homework and tests will be done and submitted through Blackboard. I recommend you do Blackboard work offline in a word editor such as Text Editor or Microsoft Word and save it -- in case there are any issues with Blackboard, you don’t want to lose your work. The term project will be done via discussion boards or recordings. The written components of the term project should be submitted to me via Blackboard by any indicated deadline. Specific instructions on submission will be distributed with the assignment. References can be presented in your preferred style; my only requirement is that you keep a consistent style throughout your work.

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Section 5

Course Participation & Communication Policy

Participation What are the participation requirements? You are expected to log into the Blackboard at least three times a week, though a daily check-in is recommended so as to stay on top of and participate in discussions. It is your responsibility to read all announcements and discussion postings within your assigned forums. You should revisit the discussion multiple times over the week to contribute to the dialogue. What are the requirements for working in groups? You are expected to work equitably within your group to complete collaborative group activities. At different points in the course, you will have an opportunity to privately rate your own participation and that of your group mates.

What if I have travel (vacation or otherwise) scheduled? It is your responsibility to fit this course into your life. The online, asynchronous nature of the course should enable it to fit into your weekly time commitments. If you have too much going on in your life this semester, or have significant conflicts with assignment due dates, you should consider not taking this course at this time. Two sections of this course are being offered simultaneously; there are two many students enrolled for me to track and accommodate customized situations for particular students. As such, I cannot offer make-up homework, provide support if you miss a week for scheduled travel, etc.

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Section 6

Course Protocols

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Section 7

Course Topics, Activities & Schedule Tentative Course Schedule

Important Note: Activity and assignment details will be explained within each week's learning module. If you have questions, please contact me. The agenda is subject to change; any changes will be noted in the Announcements section of the Blackboard site.

Week Dates Topics Activities/Reading Due Dates

1 5/10 – 5/16 Fundamentals of Radiation

Archer preface (p. vii) Archer chapter 1 (pp. 1-6), Archer chapter

2 (pp. 9-18) Emanuel part 1 (pp. IX (preface) - 49)

2 5/17 – 5/23 A discretized atmosphere; basic energy flows

Archer chapter 3 (pp. 19-28) Emanuel part 2 (pp. 51-93)

3 5/24 – 5/30 Greenhouse effect and constituents Archer chapter 4 (pp. 29-42) Project topic due

4 5/31 – 6/6 Atmospheric dynamics/structure Archer chapter 5 (pp. 43-56) Homework 1 due by the

end of the week

5 6/7 – 6/13 Weather/climate connections Archer chapter 6 (pp. 57-70) Organizational contact due

6 6/14 – 6/20 Weather/climate system modeling

NAS Climate Modeling 101 Modelling the Climate System (sections

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7 6/21 – 6/27 Climate system feedbacks Archer chapter 7 (pp. 73-86) First update on project due

8 6/28 – 7/4 Natural carbon cycle, fossil fuels, and energy

Archer chapter 8 (pp. 89-102), Archer chapter 9 (pp. 103-117)

Homework 2 due by the end of the week

9 7/5 – 7/11 Human interaction with the carbon cycle Archer chapter 10 (pp. 119-132) Second update on

project due

10 7/12 – 7/18 Paleo/historic (observed) climate change Archer chapter 11 (pp. 135-152)

11 7/19 – 7/25 Term project –organization Term Project due

12 7/26 – 8/1 Climate change impacts Archer chapter 12 (pp. 153-166)

Highlights of the Third National Climate Assessment pt. 1 (pp.4-41)

13 8/2 – 8/8 Climate change

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University Policies General This course adheres to all University policies described in the academic catalog. Please pay close attention to the following policies:

Students with Disabilities Johns Hopkins University is committed to providing reasonable and appropriate accommodations to students with disabilities. Students with documented disabilities should contact the coordinator listed on the Disability Accommodations page. Further information and a link to the Student Request for Accommodation form can also be found on the Disability Accommodations page.

Ethics & Plagiarism JHU Ethics Statement: The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition. Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You are expected to familiarize yourself with the plagiarism policy, but in brief, from the Johns Hopkins definition: “At a minimum, please remember that any words taken verbatim from a source must be cited and contained within quotation marks. Even if you have paraphrased an idea from a source you must provide the appropriate citations. Ignorance of these principles will not be an acceptable excuse for violation of the policy.” From the Hopkins Notice on Plagiarism.

I take plagiarism very seriously and will pursue disciplinary action for any instances of plagiarism. You need to cite all information obtained or quoted from elsewhere. Do not represent writing or thoughts as your own that are not your own. I will assume that you are familiar with and recognize what constitutes plagiarism is and that you have reviewed the notice on plagiarism linked below and described above. Read and adhere to JHU’s Notice on Plagiarism.

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