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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

local and foreign impacts pertaining to its management. SIH 3019 TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENT
Case studies will be provided to assist student to relate to
actual environmental situation globally and locally, and Introduction to tourism and ecotourism. Tourism and
current issues of the management of hazardous waste. environment in Malaysian scenario including law, policy
and guidelines. Principles of economic valuation on
Assessment Methods: environmental resources, in relation to tourism, e.g.
Continuous Assessment: 40% Willingness to Pay (WTP) and Travel Cost Method (TCM).
Final Examination: 60% Students will be able to conduct a survey on WTP and TCM
via field visits and construct their own set of questionares.
Medium of Instruction: Impacts of tourism to environment and how to achieve
English sustainable tourism, in which SWOT analysis will be used.
Case study on selected ecotourism areas, like Protected
Soft Skills: Areas, World UNESCO Heritage and Ramsar sites.
TS2, LL2, EM2
Assessment Methods:
Main References: Continuous Assessment: 50%
1. International Conference on Hazardous Waste Final Examination: 50%
Management (2008). Proceedings of the 1st
International Conference on Hazardous Waste Medium of Instruction:
Management (1-3 October 2008) Crete, Greece. English
2. Muhamad Rosli Sulaiman. (2006). Hazardous waste
management: with reference to the Enviromental Soft Skills:
Quality Act 1974. Shah Alam, Selangor: University CS2, CT2, EM2
Publication Centre (UPENA), 2006.
3. Agamuthu, P. (2001). “Solid Waste: Principles and Main References:
Management”. University of Malaya. 1. Department of Environment, 2009. Guidelines on the
Economic Valuation of the Environmental impacts for
EIA Projects. Ministry of Natural Resources and
SIH 3018 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY Environment.
2. Malaysian National Ecotourism Plan. 2006. Part 1-3.
Environmental microbiology is the study of microbial Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism.
communities in the natural environments such as soil, water 3. Edward Inskeep. 1991. Tourism Planning: An
and air, and in man-made environments such as Integrated and Sustainable Development Approach.
bioreactors. The known diversity of microorganisms John Wiley & Sons.
covered less than 1% of the microbial species on earth.
Decomposing microbes have a special role in
biogeochemical cycles which recycle the nutrients back into
the ecosystem. Bacteria have symbiotic relationship which
is of great importance to human, animals and plants, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY
making unavailable nutrients accessible for growth. Their PROGRAMME
ability to survive in some of the most extreme environments
on the planet made this amazing organism suitable for
various applications particularly in amending environmental Career Prospects
pollutions. In-situ applications of microorganism or
bioremediation are an important aspect in treatment of Government sector: Research officer (Q41),
contaminated soil, sediments and marine environment. fisheries/agriculture officer / garden manager (G41),
This course is aimed to introduce the amazing roles of Science officer (C41), administrative / publishing / planning
microorganisms in the environment and the possibility to
apply them for remediation purposes. It will be achieved by officer (N41), training officer (E41), academic staff, curator
exposing students to the fundamental understanding of the (S41), medical officer (U41), maritime officer (X41), sea
functions of microorganisms in the natural environment and officer (A41) dan administrative and diplomatic officer
factors that control their activities. Students will also be (M41), and others
equipped with the fundamental skill in microbiological
laboratory techniques. Private sector: Technical research staff / science officer
(NGO), researcher/consultant (industry, consultation firms),
Assessment Methods: marketing executive, academic staff,
Continuous Assessment: 40% writer/researcher/journalist (mass media), environment
Final Examination: 60% control officer (industry, firms), audit officer (corporate
farms), technical/management officer (agriculture /
Medium of Instruction:
English aquaculture companies), entrepreneur (industry) and
others.
Soft Skills:
CS3, CT4, EM2
SIE 2001 PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATICS
References:
1. Varnam, A. H. (2000). Environmental Microbiology. This course is to develop the students' skills in classification
London: Manson of organisms by understanding the concepts of systematics
2. Maier, Raina M. (2000). Environmental and the philosophy behind systematics (classification,
Microbiology, San Diego, CA: Academic Press. taxonomy and nomenclature). Taxonomy in particular and
3. Pepper, I. A and Gerba, C.P. (2015). Environmental systematics in general are the prerequisites in scientific
Microbiology (Chapter 8: Environmental Sample endeavours either for fundamental research or
Collection and Processing). Pages 157-175. biotechnology.

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