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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2015/2016

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40% Assessment Methods:
Final Examination: 60% Continuous Assessment: 100%

Medium of Instruction: Medium of Instruction:
English English

Soft Skills: Soft Skills:
CS2, CT3, EM2 CS2, CT3

Main References: Main References:
1. Energy and Environmental Science 1. Guidelines on Industrial Training
(http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/ee#!rec (http://myum.um.edu.my/doc/berita/Industrial%20Tra
entarticles&adv) ining%20Guidelines%2020092010.pdf)
2. Energy Science and Engineering 2. Dasar Latihan Industri
(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28IS (http://www.psp.edu.my/pspweb/files/Dasar-latihan-
SN%292050-0505) Industri-IPT.pdf)
3. Renewable Energy 3. Article
(http://www.journals.elsevier.com/renewable- (http://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2012/05
energy/) /31/how-to-get-an-awesome-internship/)

SIH 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS SIH 3003 ECOLOGY

Environmental pollution had caused many environmental This course is a continuation to the basic ecology courses
effect. This involves the quality and biodiversity of the thought at lower level i.e. secondary school and
environment. Therefroe, this course will expose students matriculation or equivalent. History, origin and definition of
in investigation of environemntal evidence do identify the ecology will be discussed. Issues such as definitions and
causes of any pollution episode.. problems in ecological study and its relationship with other
disciplines like climate change are brainstormed.
Assessment Methods: Terrestrial and marine ecological sampling techniques will
Continuous Assessment: 50% be highlighted. In depth topics include biodiversity,
Final Examination: 50% populations, community, ecosystem, conservation and
ecological restoration.
Medium of Instruction:
English Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Soft Skills: Final Examination: 50%
CS4, CT3, CS2
Medium of Instruction:
Main References: English
1. Environmental Forensics Journal
2. Environmental Forensics. Soft Skills:
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uenf20/current CS1, CT1, LL1
3. O'Sullivan & Sandau .2014.. Environmental
Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants, 1st Main References:
Edition. Elsevier 1. Smith, T.M. and Smith, R.L. 2012. Elements of
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Ecology. 8 ed. Pearson International Edn/Benjamin
SIH 3001 SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL Cummings.
MANAGEMENT PROJECT 2. Molles, M.C. Jr., 2012. Ecology: concepts and
applications. 6 edition. McGraw Hill.
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Students will conduct research project individually under 3. Robert E.Ricklefs and Rick Relyea, 2014. Ecology:
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at least one lecturer from the Science and Environmental the economy of nature. 7 edition. McMillan
Management program. The lecturer becomes the main Education.
supervisor and has to make sure that the project will be
finished within the 2 semesters. The thesis must be
completed at the end of the course. SIH 3004 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, POLICY AND
LAW
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 100% In pursuing vast and rapid development in any countries,
one cannot avoid sacrificing its nature and resources.
Medium of Instruction: Environmental problems and disasters could only give
English negative impacts to livelihood and environment. But this is
not necessarily so. Only those who have awareness
Soft Skills: towards sustainable development would have vision and
CS3, CT3, LL2, EM2 mission in applying and implementing ethics, policy and
law to save the nature. Analysing the recent calamity like
Tsunami and problem solving by giving a constructive and
SIH 3002 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING practical ideas from every perspective. Analyse how to
create ethics that lead to policy making and finally law
In this course, students will gain practical skill and enforcement. Environmental ethics, policy and law is
experiences in solving environmental issues during their applicable in various fields like biotechnology for food
industrial attachment. Students will be attached to various safety, air and water quality for health improvement, the
institutions/industries/companies/research centres, use of chemicals and pesticides for health risk, socio-
environmental laboratories etc. for 8 weeks. economy for balancing costs and benefits of

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