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Day One Recap ... Australia on points
Upper hand: For much of the day you might have thought the balance of power a 50-50 scenario, or perhaps England with its nose marginally in front, but the batting side's failure to force the pace enough through the middle part of the day came back to bite it hard with the late wickets of Bell, Stokes and Bairstow, leaving the visitors perilously placed at not much more than 200 for its toil with precious little batting to come.
The key man: He's been the workhorse of the Australian attack, incredibly consistent, and Ryan Harris won't have many days of Test bowling as economical and dangerous as this one. The veteran finished with a tremendous 2/32 from 20 overs with eight maidens and was responsible for two critical breakthroughs, the first removing Joe Root, then late in the day, the prize scalp of Ian Bell.
Big moment: England was closing in on a comfortable-looking 1/100 half-an-hour after lunch with Michael Carberry looking good and Root at least comfortable, when Shane Watson procured a huge breakthrough, coming around the wicket and getting the ball to reverse viciously into the left-hander, who let it go only to see his off stump tilted back. England was never again able to apply any real scoreboard pressure for the rest of the day.
It all could have changed if ... Kevin Pietersen rode his luck, offering two chances, the first when he was "caught" on the boundary by sub fieldsman Nathan Coulter-Nile, who couldn't halt his momentum and lurched over the marker to instead concede a six, then later when he pulled to short mid-wicket, where George Bailey was unable to hang on to a difficult chance. As well as Australia is placed, had either offering been taken, Australia might already be batting.
Things went swimmingly for ... The MCC. They hoped to break the world Test cricket crowd record, and they delivered, with a spate of late-ish arrivals pushing the crowd past the previous record of 90,800 set in February 1961 to a new high of 91,092. No doubting the longer form of the game is alive and well in Melbourne!
Not so swimmingly for ... Shane Watson. Just when you thought the all-rounder might have a bit of luck finally going his way, and after snaring the important wicket of Carberry, Watson pulled up while running in during his seventh over, and left the field with a groin strain. Whilst he returned to the field to take a catch late in the day, it appears his bowling contribution might be over for a while.
What does it all mean?: Once again, England finds itself desperately trying to eke out a total of more than 300 with Pietersen the key to those hopes, unbeaten on 67. If Australia picks him up early on day two, things will be looking dire. If the visitors can somehow hang around long enough to see him through to three figures, things might just be back on an even keel.
And that's it from Rohan Connolly here at blog central. Join us back here for day two from about 10am. See you later!
STUMPS: England 6/226 (Pietersen 67 not out, Bresnan 1 not out)
Bresnan plays and misses! And that's stumps! Slow going for England, and late wickets ensured that Australia narrowly take the honours on day one. Hang around for our post-game summary coming up soon!
Bouncer! Bresnan ducks under it. One ball from Johnson left. Will we have another over or not? Pietersen stalling for time. Think this will be it.
This will be Johnson's last over of the day, Bresnan on strike. Negotiates the first couple OK, plays and misses the next. There's five slips in place now!
And that's four! Pietersen plays close to his best shot of the day, a spanking off drive that goes all the way, he moves on to 67.
Some serious heat from Johnson now. Short one has Bresnan fending, pops it up in the air and just wide of the close-in fieldsman. Three overs left in the day.
Siddle back for a last hurrah today. And straight away nearly gets a wicket! Pietersen edges him just short of Watson at first slip and it gets through for four. Very close indeed.
Mitch!!!!! Bowls into the "Bermuda Corridoor" (Where batsman disappear) knocks over bairstow stumps Eng 6/216 #Ashes
— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) December 26, 2013
Ohhh ... close! New batsman Tim Bresnan is rapped on the pads first ball, decent shout but was outside leg, and pretty sure he got an inside edge too. Crowd's rocking now, though!
WICKET! What a jaffa from Johnson! Bairstow's gone! Superb delivery, swings back into the right-hander seams a bit, too, and rattles the top of the off peg. Really good late spell from MoJo here.
Jonny Bairstow sees his off stump rattled by Mitch Johnson.
Six! Johnson fires up, digs in short, and Bairstow gets a massive top edge right over the keeper and slip cordon. Chancy, but effective this time.
Pietersen continuing to hang in there on 58. Has ridden his luck today, offering two chances, but you can't fault him for grit this time, has really shown some patience and England's hopes of a decent score rest squarely with him now.
Harris to take the new pill from the other end. Been clearly the pick of the bowlers today, Australia a big chance to get on top here with one or two more wickets before stumps.
New man in is the new man in the team, Jonny Bairstow. Still trying to work out just what has happened to the "h" in his first name! Crowd right behind Johnson.
WICKET! Johnson strikes, and the new ball does the trick! Great ball just on off stump, Stokes can't help but push at it, and a thickish edge is comfortably caught by Shane Watson at first slip! That one really hurts England.
Mitch Johnson celebrates as Ben Stokes edges him to Shane Watson at first slip.
Clarke reacts to that little flurry by immediately taking the new ball. It's going to be Johnson on again for Siddle. Can he get something to happen?
Great shot! Lyon drops a little short, Stokes rocks back and plays a superb cover drive for four! Now he follows it up with a straight drive for six back over the bowler's head. That's more positive stuff! And it brings up the England 200.
Siddle back on again. Has 1/35 from 18 overs today. Pietersen takes a two and that brings up his 50, hasn't been easy for him but has showed a fair bit of guts ... literally, I guess!
This is a long delay as Pietersen continues to have a sip and try to get his composure back. You sense he's going to hit out or get out now, because he looks decidedly crook.
Kevin Pietersen struggles with illness during his innings. Photo: Getty Images
And now KP makes them pay. Belts Harris over mid-on for four. But there's something wrong with him. Looks like he's just brought up yesterday's Christmas dinner to be frank, and for the second time in two balls calls for some treatment.
CHANCE! Short one from Harris, Pietersen pulls it to mid-wicket, and Bailey, in close, gets hands to it, juggles it, but can't make it stick! Only about the third chance the Australians have dropped all series from memory. And KP lives again. Could this be his day?
They took drinks with that dismissal, Stokes, the centurion from Perth the new man in. And what about Harris's figures now, 2/24 from 17 overs! Not bad for a bloke whose dicky knee was perhaps going to keep him out of this game!
The Harris Hallway of Hesitation has been used again. This time little bit of outseam gets Bells edge thru to Hadds #QualityBowling #Ashes
— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) December 26, 2013
WICKET! Harris gets the breakthrough. And Bell is gone! Almost a repeat of the Root dismissal. Just a little movement away and he can't resist a nibble, the thin edge carrying comfortably through to Haddin.
Ryan Harris celebrates as Ian Bell is caught behind.
Just realised that one cricket tradition which seems to have vanished is the slow handclap. Guess modern crowds haven't had to use it much! England 3/172, eight overs to go until the second new ball is due.
Harris back on to replace Siddle, and KP actually plays an attacking shot! Just gets the one for it. Last 10 overs have produced just 17 runs, Lyon has 0/37 from 15.2.
Sorry to keep repeating myself, but this is really slow going. Neither Pietersen nor Bell are risking anything, guess it's understandable given their frequent collapses this series but you'd think they've got to start forcing the pace a little more soon.
Certainly a more attractive figure than the run rate today! ...
We have the official WORLD RECORD attendance @mcg #ashes pic.twitter.com/z9kybmGW51
— BBC TMS (@bbctms) December 26, 2013
And Pietersen and Bell still very cautious, England 3/160, run rate just 2.44. Pretty old-fashioned war of attrition today.
England's Kevin Pietersen is watchful to the bowling of Nathan Lyon. Photo: AFP
Yes, ladies and gentleman, we have a NEW WORLD RECORD! The official crowd for today is 90,831, 30-odd up on that crowd of February 1961!
Boy, close shave for KP there! Leant forward on a drive to Lyon and bowler's right hand only centimetres away from a catch.
Some good news for Australia, Watson back on the field at least, if not bowling. Bell and Pietersen still very watchful, KP is 28 from 73 balls.
Bowling change, Siddle coming back on to replace Johnson, who was flagging a little. Mitch has 0/45 from 15 today, Sids 1/32 from 13.
Johnson and Lyon the attack for now, four overs since the break, England up to 3/148, Pietersen on 26, Bell 17.
And this world record Test crowd attempt appears to be going right down to the wire! ...
Precise crowd 90581…come on…beat 90800
— Jonathan Agnew (@Aggerscricket) December 26, 2013
Cruel, but probably good for a cheap laugh! ...
Shane Watson leaves the field for treatment. Records cover of Olivia Newton John song while in the sheds. #Ashes pic.twitter.com/DXJdVZ8ZQJ
— Not David Warner (@notdavidwarner) December 26, 2013
Half a shout for LBW from Johnson on Bell, but turned down, and Australia isn't about to waste a second review. It's going to be Lyon from the other end, Pietersen on strike.
Ready to go again! It's Johnson to kick us off, Pietersen on strike.
TEA: England 3/135 (Pietersen 20 not out, Bell 11 not out)
And that's tea! England go to the break 3/135, probably with their noses slightly in front now. That let-off for Pietersen may well prove a critical moment. Let's go and get a cuppa, and we'll catch you back here in 15 minutes or so.
Oh! What a ball from Lyon, turned a lot and went right through not only Pietersen's defences, but Haddin as well! Only a pile of sawdust stopped it going for four byes. Timely placement!
Here's the latest injury update on Shane Watson ...
Shane Watson has some right groin pain and is currently being assessed by the medical staff on when he can return to the field #Ashes
— Cricket Australia (@CAComms) December 26, 2013
That might be the touch of fortune Pietersen needs! Looks a bit looser now. Johnson coming back into the attack. Can the Aussies jag one more wicket before tea?
Nathan Coulter-Nile attempts to juggle the ball whilst he jumps over the boundary marker. Photo: Getty Images
CHANCE! OH NO! Looked like a wicket, Pietersen hooked Harris down to fine leg, where substitute fieldsman Nathan Coulter-Nile took the catch, but too close to the boundary marker. He stumbled over the line, and while he threw the ball in the air hoping to regather it, he threw it in the wrong direction, and it's six!
Five from that Lyon over, a veritable picnic in the context of the previous 45-odd minutes! Pietersen actually moves off four, too, he's on to six, from 40 balls.
Graeme Swann's nan just stuck a pin in her Shane Watson voodoo doll. #Ashes
— Titus O'Reily (@TitusOReily) December 26, 2013
Uh oh!! And Watson looks like he's twanged the hamstring or calf again! Was halfway through the over when he pulled up just at the start of his run-up. Coming straight off now, the over will be finished by Nathan Lyon.
Shane Watson leaves the ground with a leg injury. Photo: Getty Images
When you get a chance, check out our picture gallery of great photos from Boxing Day Tests of the past!
Boy have the runs dried up! Just four runs from the last six overs, Pietersen still on four from 31 balls, and the run rate is down to 2.33.
How's Harris's figures today, 11 overs seven maidens, 1/12! And Siddle's tight as a drum as well, reckon Pietersen's pondering the consequences of losing his wicket to Sids again! Has scored just four runs from 27 deliveries.
WICKET! Another terrific bowling change! Harris comes back on and first ball gets a nice little away swinger to take the edge of Root's bat, and England's 3/106!
Joe Root trudges off after being caught behind from the bowling of Ryan Harris. Photo: Getty Images
Fair point, this ...
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— Jill Stark (@jillastark) December 26, 2013
That's drinks. And honours probably even after that important breakthrough wicket, England 2/106, have added 35 in the hour after lunch.
Ohh ... close! Johnson induces the edge from Root and it bounces just short of Clarke at second slip. This is definitely the best spell Johnson has bowled to date today.
Finally, a watchful Pietersen is off the mark from the 13th delivery he's faced! And a little streaky, too, a very uppish pull over mid-wicket to the boundary. And the next one is straight through him, that went right over the top of the stumps!
And while Melburnians continue to flock to the MCG for the Boxing Day Test, here's a few heathen folk who decided to get crushed at the Boxing Day sales at Myer instead!
Cricket? What cricket? Photo: Penny Stephens
There's the 100 up for England. Run rate has dropped right back to 2.68 after that brisk start, Johnson working up some good pace and Pietersen very watchful with his "master" at the bowling crease.
WOW! Mitchell Johnson bowling a very quick spell. First ball of this over recorded as 155km/h. The second as 149km/h and the third 152km/h.
— Cricket Talkback (@CricketTalkback) December 26, 2013
More aggressive captaincy from Clarke. Watson got the wicket, but with KP at bat, he brings Siddle back on, remembering that the Victorian has taken Pietersen's wicket 10 times in Tests already.
Pietersen to the wicket, Johnson bowling, and the crowd is sensing another big moment! That was ordinary judgement from Carberry, but Watson got a heap of swing there, was a great delivery!
WICKET! What a ball from Watson! Came around the wicket, Carberry let it go, and some great movement through the air saw it take the top of off stump. Massive breakthrough, and again Carberry can't convert a good start!
Michael Carberry looks back at his stumps after being bowled by Shane Watson. Photo: Reuters
Another boundary for Carberry! Wide one from Watson and again cuts in the air safely down to backward point for four. This is the fifth time he's got a start of 30 or better in seven knocks this series. One good note from this series for England at least.
Johnson's back on now to replace Harris, who's conceded just 12 runs from his first 10 overs. Mitch from the Members' end for the first time today. And straight away, Carberry spanks him through point for four! Uppish but safe.
And here's a report from Michael Gleeson on the first session of play today.
Harris comes from the other end, and there's another four byes! Wide outside Carberry's leg stump coming around the wicket, and Haddin had no chance.
Watson's getting plenty of movement through the air in this humidity. Could be an even more dangerous bowler than usual today. And good shot from Root, straight drives through mid-on and after a look at the video, umpire signals four.
Set to start again here. Was a good first session for England, brisk run rate early then managed to hang in after the loss of Cook. This afternoon stanza will go a long way to determining the sort of Test match we have ahead of us. It's going to be Shane Watson to open up proceedings with Joe Root on strike. Play ball!
Here's Carolyn Webb on all the colour of Boxing Day at the MCG.
The queue to buy a beer #itwillbestumpsbythetimetheygetone pic.twitter.com/HXNPBSmJ77
— Tony Tardio (@tonytardio) December 26, 2013
LUNCH: England 1/71 (Carberry 26 not out, Root 11 not out)
Great bowling from Harris here. That LBW shout was perilously close. Another maiden. And that's lunch. Great session for England after being sent in, Cook the only loss and Carberry looking good. Go and get some Christmas left-overs everyone, and we'll see you back here in about 30 minutes or so.
And he's safe! Hawkeye shows it was just going over the top, good call from Aleem Dar! Carberry survives.
Big shout for LBW, Harris comes around the wicket and raps Carberry on the pads. Turned down but they're calling for the review!
Shane Watson's coming on for Johnson for a couple of overs before lunch. Has managed to pick up a couple of important wickets this series, can he do it again with the break looming?
Harris coming back on for Siddle now. He's clearly been the tightest of the bowlers so far, went for just four runs from his first six overs this morning. What can he produce in 15-odd minutes before lunch?
No doubt this is going to be another massive Boxing Day crowd. Few little gaps in the MCC members, but they're continuing to pour in!
The MCG crowd continues to build during the first session of play. Photo: Getty Images
Michael Carberry pulls Mitch Johnson through mid-wicket for four. Photo: Getty Images
Cracking shot from Carberry! Johnson drops short, and the left-handed pulls him imperiously through mid-wicket, the ball racing to the boundary. England 1/66, Carberry's on to 25.
And that's four byes! Tough on Haddin, Johnson was wide down leg side to Carberry and the keeper never really had a chance.
Bowling a good spell, Siddle. Getting bit of movement through the air as the sun disappears temporarily. Root doesn't look entirely comfortable. England 1/58 from 21 overs.
You will have seen that Crown Lager "Australia's finest barley" ad a fair bit this series. Quite like this take on it ...
"When I was 16, Dad said to me: 'It's about time you had a crack.' So we arranged for plastic surgery to separate my buttocks." #ashes #ads
— Stephen Downes (@downesy) December 26, 2013
Four to Root off the edge. Not overly convincing, but a thick edge to Johnson gets between slips and gully and goes for four. He's on to seven.
Johnson is working up a better head of steam now. Hit Joe Root in his previous over, now bowls a bouncer to Carberry, who manages to duck under it OK. Pushes off his pads for a single to rotate the strike, England on 1/53.
Johnson back on for Lyon. Wicket's gone, pressure back on, time for one of your best fiery spells, Mitch!
Joe Root's the new batsman. And great work from Siddle, he's a master at getting the important breakthrough. That's ramped up the pressure on the young England batsman. Crowd right behind the bowler, but Root's off the mark straight away with a thick edge for a single.
Peter Siddle picks up the first wicket as Alastair Cook edges to Michael Clarke in slips. Photo: Getty Images
WICKET! Siddle strikes! Nice length ball, Cook just spars at it, and the thick edge travels nicely through to Clarke at second slip, who swallows it. Australia needed that, England now 1/48.
Siddle resumes. Has decided to come around the wicket to Carberry, changing the angle. Still take a couple from the over, though, England up to 0/46.
Already seeing more positive intent and foot movement with the mindset of looking to score than the rest of the series from England #Ashes.
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 26, 2013
That's going to be drinks, folks, and a really good first hour for England, 0/44 from 14 overs and Australia already resorting to spin. Clarke has some thinking to do whilst he sips a Gatorade.
Another four for Carberry. Siddle's back on for Harris, and the opener slashes outside off down to the third man boundary. Gets another couple and England are 0/40 in a bit of a hurry. Clarke must already be beginning to wonder whether he's made the wrong call here.
Interesting tweet from former Aussie paceman and SEN commentator Rodney Hogg on the Kallis retirement.
With Kallis retiring the men forced out of test cricket because of Mitchells pace stands at 3. Prior might make it 4?
— Rodney Hogg (@RMHogg) December 25, 2013
Four to Carberry! Lyon too short, and the left-hander rocks back and cuts him through point for four. Both batsmen looking in pretty good nick so far today.
Check out this video of former Test batsman Mike Hussey talking to Daniel Lane about how hard it is to make it as a first-class cricketer.
What drives a first class cricketer?
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And former English skipper Michael Vaughan, after a few days of doom and gloom, is sounding confident again!
Pitch playing great ... No swing... No Seam.. True Bounce ... No pace ... England should make a bug un... Should... #Ashes.
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 26, 2013
Half a shout there. Harris jags one back to Cook, comes off the pad and through to Haddin, but no referral for either the catch behind or LBW.
Here's another surprise. Nathan Lyon into the attack already after just nine overs to replace Siddle. Guess that could be interpreted as an early win for England, pacemen haven't done the trick as yet. Impressive opening over from the spinner, though, a fair bit of turn for him, and he starts with a maiden.
Four! Lovely shot from Carberry, straight drives Siddle down the ground and it just beats the fieldsman to the rope. That's his most positive shot thus far. England 0/28 in the eighth over and already looking a lot more positive.
Chance! Tough one, but Carberry gets an edge to Harris, and Steve Smith at second slip, diving to his right, can't hang on. Hmm ... perhaps he should have left it for the skipper at first slip. England 0/23 after seven overs.
Steve Smith looks on in anguish after dropping a tough chance from Michael Carberry. Photo: Michael Dodge
And a bowling change already! Local boy Peter Siddle is coming on to replace Johnson after just two overs. Charging in from the Southern Stand end with the MCG crowd right behind him!
Another four for Cook! Bottom edge off Harris past keeper Haddin, and he's already up to 17, England 0/18. Better over from Harris, but England have started well enough today.
Brad Haddin and Shane Watson watch the ball run to the fence. Photo: Getty Images
Another boundary for Cook! Johnson wide outside off stump, and the skipper square drives beautifully. He's looking in much better nick so far, and both Aussie bowlers haven't quite been there for line or length.
Crowd continues to build on this massive occasion. Organisers are hopeful of breaking the world record of 90,800 set against the West Indies back in 1960.
Harris having just a little trouble with his line, though one jaffa has Carberry beaten all ends up. It's a maiden, though, and England 0/9 after three, Johnson again to Cook.
Alastair Cook clips Mitch Johnson through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Photo: Getty Images
Here comes Mitch! First one to Cook right on line, just bats it back down the pitch. Full toss, and Cook whips him through mid-wicket for two. Now nice little bunt through cover for another couple. Defends the next, and cuts the next behind point for the first boundary of the day! Good start by the English skipper!
First one outside off, gets an inside edge, no run. Second on leg stump, takes him on the pad and they take a leg bye, off the mark! First ball to Carberry, just pulls his bat inside the line. Next is wide outside off and he leaves it. Repeats the dose for the last two, and England is 0/1, Mitch Johnson to come from the Southern Stand end.
Almost ready to go here! Cook and Carberry walking out to bat now. It's going to be Ryan Harris to start proceedings from the Member's end with Cook on strike. Play ball!
National anthems ... and we've got God Save The Queen done in that Mariah Carey-esque warble again ... yep, not quite sure about that. And here's Advance Australia Fair ... yes, the simple, straight-down-the-line approach. Ahhh, that works ... dizzy stuff, folks! Looks like Australia is winning the anthem contest, too!
Australia had a motivational speaker with a difference this morning with comedian Dave Hughes addressing the team before play. Perhaps Clarke is seeking to replicate Monty Python's World War II "deadliest joke" strategy!
Dave Hughes speaks to the Australian team before the start of play. Photo: Getty Images
Swann's retirement isn't the only one making news in cricket headlines, either. South African champion all-rounder Jacques Kallis has also announced his retirement from the game.
Let's look at the teams. And Australia will field an unchanged line-up. England has made two changes. The now-retired Graeme Swann is replaced by Monty Panesar, and in a bit of a shock, team leader Matt Prior is out of the wicketkeeper's slot, replaced by Jonny Bairstow.
OK, so here's the toss. And it's won by .... Michael Clarke! That's FOUR in a row! Says he wanted to lose this one. And he's elected to bowl! It really is muggy and potentially a fair bit of movement around, but still a brave decision!
Australian captain Michael Clarke about to win his fourth toss of the series. Photo: Getty Images
And while we're waiting, have a read of our man Greg Baum's piece on one of the great occasions in cricket.
Interesting day weather wise today. It's warm enough, already 23 degrees with an expected top of 20, but it's also very overcast and muggy with a 40 per cent chance of rain. We're going to have the toss in five minutes or so and it's going to be a particularly interesting one, with more temptation perhaps for either Michael Clarke or Alastair Cook to think about sending the opposition in. Cook, for one, will have fond memories of the havoc his bowlers wreaked on day one last tour here in 2010/11, when Australia was skittled for just 98 in its first innings.
Good morning everyone. Rohan Connolly here at blog central to take you right through the Fourth Test at the MCG. The Boxing Day kick-off is one of the biggest occasions on Melbourne's sporting calendar, with a huge crowd (perhaps even one bigger than the current world record of 90,800 set back in 1961) expected to roll up, despite the fact this series has already been decided. Should be a beauty!
Muggy but mild in Melbourne, with only the slight chance of any rain interrupting a much-anticipated first day's play. We are expecting a huge Boxing Day crowd, as Chloe Saltau reports here.
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Faculty & Staff
Program Manager: Kay Barclay
Phone: 972-473-3435
Hal Barkley. Department Chair
Betty Gilmore, Director, Dispute Resolution Program
Thomas L. Hartsell, Assoc. Director of Clinical Services; Senior Lecturer
Robert Barner, Assoc. Director of Executive Education
John Potter, Clinical Assistant Professor
Dan Rainey, Assistant Professor
Harry Anderson, Instructor
DeLila Bergan, Instructor
Richard Blackburn, Instructor
Caryn Carson, Instructor
Ken Cloke, Instructor
Joseph Folger, Instructor
Stephanie Frogge, Instructor
Joan Goldsmith, Instructor
Steve Joiner, Instructor
Jennifer Kresge, Instructor
Judy Mares-Dixon, Instructor
Nina Meierding, Instructor
Adam McGough, Instructor
Belinda Newman, Instructor
Robert Otey, Instructor
Pattie Porter, Instructor
John R. Roach, Jr., Instructor
Gary Robinson, Instructor
LaShon Ross, Instructor
Larry Schooler, Instructor
Michelle Shughart, Instructor
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The Center for Family Counseling at SMU in Plano
Excellent information on range of positions in Mediation field.
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ESM 201 - Ecology of Managed Ecosystems [4 units] Tilman
Principles of individual ecology, population ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology. Emphasis on applications (conservation, resource management, ecological effects of pollution and habitat fragmentation, etc.).
Waiver Policy
Prerequisites: None
ESM 202 - Environmental Biogeochemistry [4 units] Keller & Melack
Biogeochemical processes as applied to the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land, and inland waters, and applications to environmental issues such as eutrophication, toxic pollution, carbon sequestration, and acidification.
Waiver Policy
Prerequisites: Introductory Chemistry. ESM 203 is strongly recommended.
ESM 203 - Earth System Science [4 units] Dozier & Booth
Interactions among the atmosphere, oceans, and land and models of Earth's climate and hydrology. Application of knowledge about the Earth System in environmental management and policy.
Waiver Policy
Prerequisites: Geography 3 or equivalent
ESM 204 - Economics of Environmental Management [4 units] Libecap
Environmental regulation (incentives, command, and control), asymmetric information (cost revelation and auditing), regulatory incidence, dynamics and discounting, exhaustible and renewable resources, valuation, environmental macroeconomics, trade and the environment, and comparative regulatory analysis.
Waiver Policy
Prerequisites: ESM 251 or equivalent.
ESM 206A - Statistics & Data Analysis for Environmental Science & Management [2 units] Horst
Develop skills and conceptual framework to effectively use data to solve practical problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, experimental design, exploratory data analysis, probability and uncertainty, time series analysis, and spatial stats. Emphasis of case studies from environmental problems.
Prerequisites: Math 3ABC or equivalent.
ESM 206B - Statistics & Data Analysis for Environmental Science & Management [2 units] Horst
Develop skills and conceptual framework to effectively use data to solve practical problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, experimental design, exploratory data analysis, probability and uncertainty, time series analysis, and spatial stats. Emphasis of case studies from environmental problems.
Prerequisites: Math 3ABC or equivalent.
ESM 207 - Environmental Law and Policy [4 units] Salzman
Basic elements of the legal system as it specifically relates to environmental issues. Study of the different stages and different institutions involved in environmental policy making.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 210 - Business and the Environment [4 units] Potoski
Introduces students to business objectives and structure and discusses new business models and tools that incorporate principles of environmental management and corporate performance. It highlights corporate strategies that deliver value to shareholders while responding to environmental concerns.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 211 - Applied Population Ecology [4 units] Kendall
Examination of the application of population ecology to conservation of rare species and management of harvested populations. Topics include populations regulation, population viability analysis, fisheries management, metapopulation dynamics, and populations monitoring.
Prerequisites: ESM 201
ESM 212 - Biological Community Survey & Analysis [4 units] Davis
Design and execution of field sampling campaigns to characterize, map, and inventory plant and animal communities. Includes review of basic sampling theory, measurements for terrestrial vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate survey methods, multivariate analysis of community data, vegetation and species habitat mapping and modeling.
Prerequisites: ESM 201
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 213 - Ecotoxicology [4 units] Means
Ecotoxicology will examine the biochemistry and biology of the responses of organisms in ecosystems to the presence of substances in the environment that can cause adverse effects upon the organisms. The course will also present case studies from recent literature.
ESM 214 - Biological Waste Treatment [4 units]
Concepts and approaches to alleviate the effects of pollution using biological processes. Biological, chemical, physical, and practical aspects of hazardous and nonhazardous waste remediation, large scale composting, and associated renewable energy generation. Current trends and opportunities in the environmental and solid waste industries.
Prerequisites: (None)
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 215 - Landscape Ecology [4 units]
Relationships between spatial patterns in landscape structure (physical, biological, and cultural) and ecological processes. Role of ecosystem pattern in mass and energy transfers, disturbance regimes, species' persistence, applications of remote sensing, and GIS for landscape characterization and modeling.
Prerequisites: ESM 201
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 219 - Microbial Processes in the Environment [4 units] Holden
Microbes are the most abundant organisms on earth and are responsible for most biogeochemical cycling. Who and where are they, what do they do, and how? This course provides an integrated understanding applicable to managing the environment and natural resources.
Prerequisites: ESM 202 or equivalent
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 222 - Fate and Transport of Pollutants in the Environment [4 units] Keller
Transport and biogeochemical transformation of pollutants in the environment. Review of pollutant properties and media characteristics that affect transport, accumulation, and degradation of pollutants. Basic tools for managing pollutants in the environment, including prevention, detection, and remediation.
Prerequisites: ESM 202
ESM 223 - Management of Soil and Groundwater Quality [4 units] Brown
Focuses on protection and remediation of contaminated aquifers. Covers the determination of groundwater quality objectives based on risk assessment, approaches for protecting or remediating aquifers and contaminated soils, and cost evaluation of management strategies.
Prerequisites: ESM 202, 203 {Strongly recommended: ESM 222 and groundwater hydrology.}
ESM 223L - Laboratory in Management of Soil and Groundwater Quality [1 unit] Keller
A hands-on approach to learning how to sample and treat contaminated soil and groundwater. The series of lab modules covers field sampling, analysis, unit treatment processes and a remediation design project. Students are presented with state-of-the-art technologies for dealing with contamination.
Prerequisites: ESM 222 and ESM 223 or concurrent enrollment in ESM 223
ESM 224 - Sustainable Watershed Quality Management [4 units] Keller
Integrates Environmental Science & Management to address sustainable watershed management. Learn the elements of a watershed management plan and become familiar with the development process that takes into consideration various issues and concerns and provides concrete actions to address them.
Prerequisites: ESM 202 & 203. Strongly recommended: ESM 222 and 234 or 235.
ESM 225 - Water Policy [4 units] Wilkinson
Explores key water policy issues in the context of science, technology, and the practical management of water systems. If focuses on the nexus of science, economics, law, and social and political factors play in the policy process.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 226 - Groundwater Management [4 units] Brown
Examines the principles and tools for groundwater management and stewardship of groundwater resources in the US and includes examples drawn from global groundwater management challenges.
ESM 229 - Science, Economics, & Policy of Climate Change [4 units] Kolstad & Tague
Natural and social science of climate change. Human causes, expected impacts and how systems might adapt. Greenhouse gas generation, possible mitigation strategies and policy actions, assessments of current and projected future change and strategies for ameliorating impacts. Use of an integrated assessment model.
Prerequisites: ESM 204
ESM 230 - Strategic Planning for Non-Profit Ventures [4 units] Cotter (Chan)
This course is about strategic planning issues unique to non-profits. Provides an entrepreneurial perspective for charitable organizations, non-government organizations, social ventures and not-for-profit organizations. Topics include stakeholder analysis, the mission statement, strategic objectives and goals, board development, fiscal management and fundraising.
ESM 232 - Environmental Modeling [4 units] Dozier
Introduction to the development, evaluation, interpretation, and presentation of models as applied to environmental problems. Course will consist of theory and many practical examples building and interpreting models using computers. No previous computer experience required.
Prerequisites: Math 3ABC or equivalent
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 233 - River Restoration [2 units] Dunne
Review of hydrologic, geomorphic, and engineering principles used in restoration of rivers, floodplains, and riparian zones for safety, land management, and ecosystem improvement. The course involves lectures and the analysis and reporting of general principles and case studies.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
ESM 234 - River Systems [4 units] Dunne
Hydrologic and geomorphic basis of environmental management problems concerning large river systems. Analysis of the processes of flooding, sedimentation, and morphological change in channels, floodplains, deltas, and alluvial fans. Effects of climate, land use and engineering.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 235 - Watershed Analysis [4 units] Dunne
Hydrologic and geomorphic basis of environmental management problems concerning land surfaces and channels in small drainage basins, including the effects of land use and engineering. Emphasis placed in the use of theory and field methods.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
Normally offered every other year
ESM 236 - The Mountain Snowpack [3 units] Dozier
Intensive field, laboratory, and classroom study of physical processes in the mountain snowpack. Snow accumulation and ablation, metamorphism, physical and chemical properties, and remote sensing. Role of snow in watershed hydrology, water resources, and recreation.
Prerequisites: ESM 203, intermediate skiing ability and consent of instructor.
Normally offered every other year over spring break.
ESM 237 - Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation [4 units] Tague
Global climate change may dramatically alter water resources and the ecosystems that depend upon them. This course will provide an overview of research on current and projected future hydro-ecological impacts of a changing climate at local to global scales.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 238 - Climate Change Agreements and Politics [4 units] Clemencon
The seminar will provide students with a basic introduction to climate change politics and policy, combining an international relations and comparative politics approach. It will trace the evolution of the complex international climate change agreement signed by countries in 1992 (UNFCCC) and discuss the difficult collective action problem related to agreeing on a comprehensive global climate agreement by December 2015. Political, technical and methodological questions will be covered, related to defining binding "common but differentiated responsibilities" (UNFCCC) between rich and poor countries, emissions trading (EU Emissions Trading System, CDM, REDD+, California ABS32), emission inventory reporting and verification, and international climate financing for developing countries for adaptation and mitigation. The second part of the course will explore national climate and energy policy approaches of key countries, with an objective to learn lessons from experiences with different public policy instruments and emission reduction projects. A look at sub-national and voluntary private sector and NGO initiatives on energy and climate will be included.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 240 - Climate Change Biology [2 units] Hannah
Biological changes in response to climate, their causes, emerging conservation responses and policy implications.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 241 - Environmental Politics and Policy [2 units] Anderson
The politics of environmental policymaking from agenda formation to the stages of implementation, assessment, and reforms. Emphasis on national and state level policymaking in the U.S. coupled with a consideration of interactions across levels of social organization and comparisons across socio-political systems.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 242 - Natural Resource Economics and Policy [4 units] Costello
Economic principles and policy issues in the use of exhaustible and renewable resources including fossil fuels, water, minerals, fisheries, forests, and biodiversity. Management of resource markets on a regional or international scale.
Prerequisites: ESM 204
ESM 243 - Environmental Policy Analysis [4 units] Anderson
Developing and analyzing environmental policies involves balancing social, political, and economic considerations. Course covers this process, including problem identification, formation of alternative policy response, and methods of analyzing and selecting the most appropriate policy response, and effective communications of results to clients/policymakers.
Prerequisites: ESM 204 & ESM 241
ESM 244 - Advanced Data Analysis [4 units] Horst
Learn to use specialized data analysis techniques commonly employed in ESM. Topics include: environmental monitoring, incorporating methods for censored data and for time series; spatial data interpolation and prediction; and multi-criteria decision analysis.
Prerequisites: ESM 206A&B or equivalent
ESM 245 - Cost-Benefit Analysis and Non-market Valuation [4 units] Libecap
Economic theory of environmental policy, with special emphasis on the role of cost-benefit analysis. Techniques for estimating economic values for nonmarket environmental resources. Case studies involving ecosystem protection, pollution control, and other topics to illustrate the necesarry analytical tools.
Prerequisites: ESM 204
ESM 248 - Environmental Institutions [4 units] Potoski
Comparative study of management systems or regimes addressing natural resources and environmental concerns and operating at scales ranging from local to global. Topics include characterization of individual regimes and factors affecting the formation, evolution, and effectiveness of these institutional arrangements.
Prerequisites: (None)
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 251 - Economics and Environmental Policy Analysis [2 units] Plantinga
Design and evaluation of public policies for addressing environmental problems. Theory of environmental policy that arises from the study of markets, market failure, and economic efficiency as well as the broader scope of analysis that accounts for distributional concerns, sustainability, impact analysis, cost effectiveness, and multi-criteria analysis.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 254 - Coastal Marine Ecosystem Processes [4 units] Miller
Examination of physical, chemical and geological processes in coastal ecosystems, including estuaries, that are influenced by human activities. Focus centers on dynamical processes that control biological communities and resources, and the relationship of the science to marine resource management and policy.
Prerequisites: ESM 201 & 203; 202 (may be concurrent)
ESM 256A - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation [2 units] Cotter (Chan)
Introduction to entrepreneurship for students interested in launching a new product or service that offers an environmental and/or social benefit. Provides an entrepreneurial perspective and overview of the venture creation process. Emphasis on idea generation, opportunity recognition and initial concept development.
Prerequisites: (None)
New Venture Opportunity Analysis [4 units] Cotter (Chan)
Development of the analytical and conceptual skills required to assess the feasibility of a new venture opportunity. Topics include industry analysis, concept development, market definition, customer discovery, elements of a business model and competitive analysis.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 257 - Coastal Marine Policy & Management [4 units] Hastings
Conceptual approaches and analytical tools used in marine ecosystem management, marine biodiversity protection, and integrative watershed planning. Review of relevant international, federal and state marine policies and programs.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 260 - Applied Marine Ecology [4 units] Lenihan
The application of ecological principles and methods to environmental problems in marine ecosystems. Emphasis is placed on design and execution of field sampling and experiments to assess biological impacts of anthropogenic disturbances and restoration activities. Concepts illustrated with case studies
Prerequisites: ESM 201
ESM 261 - Management of Scientific Data [4 units] Frew
Theory, techniques, and tools for managing heterogeneous scientific information, database architectures, and data models. Metadata standards and data characterization. Design and use of relational databases. Aspects of the science data life cycle: collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and presentation.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 263 - Geographic Information Systems [4 units] Frew
Advanced introduction to GIS theory and technology, emphasizing spatial analysis and cartographic presentation. Typical algorithms and data structures. Role of GIS in environmental information management. Integration of GIS with other analytical tools.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 264 - Web Mapping/Publishing [2 units] Frew
Tools and techniques for publishing, accessing, and manipulating environmental information on the World Wide Web, including: web services; scientific and geographic markup languages; virtual globes; distributed geographic information systems; open-source tools; geographic mashups.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 266 - Remote Sensing of the Environment [4 units] Dozier
Advanced introduction to remote sensing theory, technology, and applications in Environmental Science & Management. Survey of principles and analytical methods throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. Integration of remote sensing with other tools.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 269 - Survey Design and Environmental Public Opinion [2 units] Anderson
Issues of survey design, including sampling, questionnaire design, data collection and data processing. Students will design and field an original survey, analyze the survey data and report the results.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 270 - Conservation Planning & Priority Setting [4 units] Halpern
Analytical approaches that can be used to direct energy and resources toward conservation that yields the greatest return on investment. Case studies of how government agencies, international multilateral institutions and non-governmental agencies identify where to invest their conservation efforts.
Prerequisites: ESM 201
ESM 271 - Carbon Footprints & Carbon Accounting [2 units] Suh
Using the BSI's PAS 2050, the WRI's GHG Protocols, and the ISO14067, basic skills and knowledge necessary to establish corporate carbon accounts and to calculate carbon footprints will be covered.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 272 - Energy and Resource Productivity [4 units] Suh
Options for improving energy and resources productivity are evaluated from technology, economics, and policy point of view. Energy, housing, transportation and agro-food sectors will be elaborated, and energy-resource nexus will be discussed. 4 units
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 273 - Life Cycle Assessment [4 units] Geyer & Suh
Advanced introduction to life cycle assessment (LCA) tools and practice. Students will conduct an LCA according to ISO 14040/44 (2006) using professional LCA software. Goal and scope definition, parametric life cycle inventory modeling, impact assessment, sensitivity analysis, reporting.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 275 - Principles and Practice of Environmental Planning [4 units] Jacobson
Principles, concepts, and techniques of environmental planning at the state, regional, and local government levels, with emphasis on emerging trends in addressing environmental problems. Green plans, sustainable communities, coastal planning, agricultural land preservation, smart development, new urbanism, and mitigation monitoring.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 276 - Ethical Decision-Making for the Environment [2 units] Harris
Ethical and legal issues surrounding environmental decision-making by individuals and in organizations. Environmental challenges facing public, non-profit and for-profit organizations. Analysis of behavior according to ethical standards; examination of opportunities for corporate social responsibility and initiatives; application of ethical frameworks to decision-making.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 279 - Financial Management and Environmental Accounting [4 units] Edwards
Corporate financial management and reporting and environmental accounting. Function of stock markets, discounted cash flows, investment appraisal and decisions, valuation of bonds and stocks, the capital structure decision, the accounting model, management and control of enterprises, financial reporting and financial statement analysis.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 280 - Organizations and Environmental Leadership [4 units] Jostes
Individuals play an important role in leading organizations toward environmental sustainability and implementing cross-sector initiatives. Getting results in today's complex world requires collectively influencing peers, managers and executives at a variety of organizational levels to bridge the gap between the values they hold and the conditions they face. Course participants learn about their own behaviors and build skills to more effectively influence environmental decision making within groups, organizations, networks and society. The course explores, theory, practice and skill-building.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 281 - Corporate Environmental Management [4 units] Potoski
Prepares students to use creatively conceptual tools and management strategies to improve the environmental performance of firms. Corporate, societal, and political barriers to implementing these innovative strategies will be analyzed and methods for overcoming these constraints discussed.
Prerequisites: ESM 210
ESM 282 - Industrial Ecology [4 units] Geyer
Introduction to the study of material and energy flows in industrial and consumer activities and their effects on the environment. Explores the concept of industrial ecosystems and teaches tools like life cycle assesment and material flow analysis.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 283 - Environmental Negotiation [4 units] Jostes
Strategic negotiations take place daily. Their successful outcome depends on the competence of the negotiators. Using environmental case studies and negotiation exercises, course participants will gain a hands-on understanding of the negotiation process and how they can influence it.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 285 - Environmental Markets [4 units] Libecap
Environmental and resource problems are due to incomplete property rights. Defining rights and using environmental markets can be an alternative to regulation. Emphasis on when this might be the case and analysis of markets in fisheries, water, land use, and emissions.
Prerequisites: ESM 251 recommended
ESM 288 - Energy, Technology and the Environment [4 units] Geyer
Covers the main physical principles of energy conversion and the environmental impacts related to it. Also explores the balance between resource availability and demand, and the relationship between energy use and technology.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 293 - Advanced Special Topics in Climate and Energy [1-4 units]
Advanced topics in climate and energy.
ESM 293-1W - Pyrogeography and Policy--Wildfire and People on a Warming Planet [2 units] Swetnam
Wildfire constitutes a set of "wicked problems" for human communities living within fire-prone landscapes, and increasingly for the global climate system. The causes and consequences of these problems, and appropriate societal responses to them, vary tremendously from place to place. In this short course we will review and discuss the current state of relevant physical and ecological fire sciences and the historical/social circumstances of selected wildfire problems. We will focus on exemplars in the western U.S., including Southern California, Sierra Nevada and Southwestern landscapes. We will also briefly consider global wildfire issues, including climate change, land uses, carbon dynamics and policies in boreal landscapes of Siberia, Canada and Alaska.
ESM 293-1S- Climate & Energey [2 units] Flannery
Climate skepticism is growing, yet in democracies good policy depends upon an informed public. Strategies for funding, building, and operating climate education are discussed, with a particular focus on Australia's new crowd-sourced Climate Council.
ESM 294 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Law [1-4 units]
Advanced, special topics in environmental law. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 294-1W - Climate Justice [2 units] Zaelke & Picolotti
This course examines the goal and processes of climate justice within the broader context of international environmental law and environmental justice. Climate justice addresses the unequal burden climate change impacts imposes on vulnerable peoples (and places), including inhabitants of low-lying islands and coastal areas, and considers the rights-based approach of human rights versus the more standard regulatory approach of environmental law. The course will include lectures and group exercises.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 294-2W - Water Law [2 units] Daniels
The course will consider state and federal laws respecting water allocation, development, and conservation. More specifically, the course will address: California law governing the allocation of water rights; public rights in the use and conservation of water; allocation of water resources between the federal government and states, with a particular focus on the overlap between federal environmental law and state allocation of water rights. The course will also highlight ways non-lawyers can influence legal and political outcomes relating to water law. Students will have the option of completing a course paper or taking a final examination for the course.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 294-1S - Natural Resources Law and Policy [2 units] Salzman
This course examines the law and policy of how we use nature's resources -- from forests and fisheries to biodiversity and parks. We pay special attention to the historical and political origins of our competing ideas of why nature matters and what we should do with it, from economically productive use and outdoor recreation to preserving the natural world for its own sake. We also consider the complicated interplay of science and law.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 296 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Management [1-4 units]
Advanced, special topics in environmental management. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
ESM 296-1W - Confronting Models with Data: State of the Art Hydrologic Modeling [1 unit] Tague
This short workshop in hydrologic modeling will offer an intensive look at some cutting edge practices in the design and application of hydrologic models. We will begin with an overview of hydrologic modeling - reviewing the evolution that lead to the different types of hydrologic models currently available, as well as new state of the art initiatives. We will then focus on a central issue in hydrologic modeling - confronting models with data. We will address this issue in two ways: 1) how we use data to improve models; and 2) how we use data to define model uncertainty and incorporate that uncertainty into model predictions. The course will combine lectures with two in-class exercises. Exercises will involve the use of R statistical software. We will guide students through the necessary R steps required for the exercises. However, if you are new to R, we recommend going through a short introductory R tutorial prior to the class.
ESM 296-2W - Ecodesign [1 unit] Lee
Life-cycle environmental impacts of a product is determined largely during the design phase of the product. Therefore designing a product to minimize its life-cycle environmental impact (ecodesign) is one of the most effective ways to reduce the environmental footprint of products. Increasingly more industries including Herman Miller, HP, and Boeing are practicing ecodesign, and various governmental entities have initiated ecodesign programs (see e.g., http://www.epa.gov/dfe/). In this course, ecodesign concepts and engineering design procedures are presented. Methods necessary for the implementation of ecodesign including product modeling, life cycle thinking (LCT), environmental quality function deployment (EQFD), and environmental benchmarking (EBM) are discussed. Procedures for deriving Ecodesign strategies and tasks, product specifications, function analysis, finding solutions, selecting conceptual design from the variants are also discussed. Student groups work on hands-on case studies using products of the group's choice.
ESM 296-3W - Engaging the System [1 unit] Hsueh
This one-unit workshop will introduce the basic framework of systems thinking and system dynamics, and how they can be used to effect large-scale systemic change. This framework has been applied to numerous corporate and environmental systems, including fisheries and water resource management. The workshop will also focus on providing practical skills and tools for effective multi-stakeholder dialogue and facilitation, which can be very helpful for Bren's Group Project process. This will be a fun, highly participatory and experiential workshop.
ESM 296-1S - Conservation Management in Practice [2 units] O'Connell
This short course uses case studies, discussion and lecture to examine the practice and realities of conservation management. Students will gain insight into the challenges faced in implementing conservation management and how to accomplish tangible results, and will leave with resources and ideas to help them pursue their goals. Different potential career paths will be discussed, with an emphasis on non-profit organizations and their activities. This course is designed for students considering a career in conservation who may not have extensive "real world" experience, or for those re-examining their career focus. Includes advance reading of two books – Forces for Good (required – ISBN 1118118804) and Whole Earth Discipline: The Eco-pragmatist Manifesto (suggested – ISBN 0670021210).
ESM 296-2S - The Quiet (R)Evolution in Environmental Management: Ecosystem Services, Systems Thinking, and the Next Wave in Public & Private Sector Environmental Performance [2 units] Waage
This two-day workshop provides a brief overview of the emergence of ecosystem services concepts, current scientific thinking on the topic and their relationship to biodiversity concepts. The workshop will describe key emerging decision-making aids and current examples of integrating ecosystem services concepts into public sector decision-making as well as corporate environmental management processes, based on ongoing research conducted by the instructor in her capacity as lead in Business for Social Responsibility's (BSR's) Ecosystem Services Working Group (www.bsr.org/en/our-work/working-groups/ecosystem-services-tools-markets). This workshop will also include a series of interactive sessions, to provide students with 'hands on' decision-making experiences. Workshop participants will gain a strong grounding in the rationale for this current shift in thinking and its implications for environmental decision-making processes in public and private sector settings.
ESM 296-3S- Equity & the Managed Environment [1 unit] Anderson & Lenihan
Issues of equity in environmental management take many forms including distributional impacts in environmental markets, access to clean water, and the sourcing and manufacturing of global products. This five-session lecture/discussion series invites experts in environmental management fields to describe issues of equity in their experience and research. Topics are chosen for relevance to a broad range of Bren specializations.
ESM 297 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Policy [1-4 units]
Advanced, special topics in environmental policy. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
ESM 297-1S- Environmental Persuasion in Action [2 units] Potoski
In this course we will explore the use of message framing and persuasion in public environmental communications. The course will consist of three classroom lecture and discussion sessions covering topics on environmental psychology, persuasion, and framing, all with a focus on public media and communication. Students will then attend local government or community group meetings to see how these ideas are used in real world settings. The class will conclude with a wrap up session during finals week in which students will share how motivation, communication and persuasion can help solve environmental problems in public settings.
ESM 297-2S - Motor Vehicle Regulatory Policy and the Environment [2 units] Raney
This course provides a history of and evaluation of current trends inregulatory policy for motor vehicles, focusing on emission,s and fuel economy controls. Current case studies, such as California's zero-emissions vehicle mandate and new Federal CO2/Fuel Economy standards, will be presented. Students will gain an awareness of the opportunities, challenges and constraints for advancing policy and industry toward a more sustainable future for transportation.
ESM 298 - Advanced Special Topics: Eco-E Lab [2 units] Cotter (Chan)
Advanced, special topics in eco-entrepreneurship. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
ESM 299 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Science [1 - 4 units]
Advanced, special topics in environmental science. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
ESM 299-1S - Biological Community Survey & Analysis [2 units] Davis
Design and execution of field sampling campaigns to characterize, map, and inventory plant and animal communities. Includes review of basic sampling theory, measurements for terrestrial vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate survey methods, multivariate analysis of community data, vegetation and species habitat mapping and modeling.
ESM 401A - Masters Group Project [4 units]
1st quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem. Includes in-class training sessions to develop skills necessary to efficiently and effectively conduct the study.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Group Project)
ESM 401B - Masters Group Project [4 units]
2nd quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Group Project)
ESM 401C - Masters Group Project [4 units]
Final quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem. Requires completion of a final report, policy brief, poster, and defense, and public presentation.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Group Project)
ESM 402A - Masters Eco-E Project: New Venture Formation [4 units] Cotter (Chan)
This course teaches students how to pursue opportunities for new ventures and transform them into real enterprises, focusing on development of viable business models.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Eco-E Project)
ESM 402B - Masters Eco-E Project [4 units]
2nd quarter of a year-long team project to develop a new environmental venture.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Eco-E Project)
ESM 402C - Masters Eco-E Project [4 units]
3rd and final quarter of a year-long team project to develop a new environmental venture. Requires completion of a final report, marketing communication materials and public presentation.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Eco-E Project)
ESM 410 - Internship Practicum [1 unit]
Students complete a summer internship, prepare a short paper, and present internship experiences to the Bren School community through an informal presentation.
Prerequisites: Completion of a summer internship.
ESM 425 - Workshops in Communication [0.5 - 1 unit]
Special workshops to help Bren students strengthen communication skills.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 425-1W - Applied Communications Tools for Conservation Initiatives - Meeting with Policymakers [1 unit] - Sikich
This workshop will help students hone their communications skills for success in conservation policy, with a focus on meeting with policymakers. Students will learn tactics for planning and carrying out communications and meetings policymakers. The workshop will include guest speakers from local legislative offices and conservation organizations to share firsthand perspectives and tips for conducting legislative meetings. It will be an active, practical workshop involving mock legislative meetings and other in-class exercises based on applied case studies.
ESM 425-1S - Applied Communications Tools for Conservation Initiatives - Written Communication for the Media [1 unit] Sikich
This is the third workshop in a series of three communication workshops taught by Sarah Sikich (MESM 2005), and is designed to help students advance their written communication skills targeted for the media.It willinvolve case-studies and applied in-classexercises that focus onwritten, media-related communication, such as letters to the editor, opinion editorials, and press releases. Students will learn strategies for, and practice preparing writtenmediapiecesrelated toenvironmental policy. While the communication workshops are designed as a series, students may choose take any of the individual workshops and are not required to enroll in all three.
ESM 430 - Workshops in Environmental Science & Management [0.5 - 1 unit]
Workshops to develop professional skills for careers in Environmental Science & Management.
ESM 430-1S - CEQA/NEPA Workshop [1 unit] Willis
The objective of the workshop is to provide you with a basic understanding of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). These are two regulatory frameworks that govern the practice of environmental impact assessment, the most important tool used by environmental planners to identify and evaluate the potential environmental consequences of proposed policies or activities. NEPA applies to the federal government, while CEQA applies to state and local agencies within California. The intent is to provide you with a sound basic understanding of these two important regulatory frameworks, so focus will not be on the details of these processes; rather, the workshop will provide background on the history and objectives of the environmental review process in the U.S., and a broad overview of the NEPA and CEQA processes, focusing on their similarities and key differences.
ESM 436 - Legal Issues in Environmental Problem Solving [0.5 - 1 unit]
May be repeated for credit with changes in content. Workshops to expose students to a range of technical and business writing.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 437 - Writing Skills for Environmental Professionals [2 units] Kayfetz
This course is an intensive analysis of the principles of excellent academic writing for graduate students preparing a range of texts including research papers, group project proposals, posters, requests for funding, dissertations. In-class discussion focuses on the central role of rhetorical positioning in the development of clear, interesting, and rigorous text for the appropriate audience. We also discuss the significance of audience and purpose, genre, narrowing the problem space, construction of logical arguments, and reporting of data, as well as other important concepts including reader-oriented writing, precision, tone, and strategies useful for developing content and approaches to redrafting and editing.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 440-1S - Advanced Environmental Communication [2 units] Leombruni
Students pursuing the Strategic Environmental Communication and Media Focus must take both sections of ESM 440.
This course will focus on strategic communication about environmental issues with the ultimate goal of optimizing communication to target audiences such as the general public, policymakers, business leaders, NGOs, and funders.In order to get the message right, effective environmental communication requires an understanding of the intended audience, their real values and attitudes, and recognitionof the complexity of decision making, including how reason, emotion, and social influence work.Effective environmental communication also involves strategy--who you will target, why, and how--and a deep understanding of the convoluted scientific "message landscape" that our own messages compete in for attention.Finally, since every form of communication requires you to think clearly, organize your thoughts, and deliver a streamlined, concise message, this short course will also focus intensively on writing. Homework assignments will challenge you to apply the skills we discuss in class and create your own tailored, effective, and strategic environmental messages.
ESM 440-1S is open to first year MESM students who intend to pursue the Strategic Environmental Communication and Media Focus.
ESM 440-2S - Advanced Environmental Communication [2 units] Hutton
Students pursuing the Strategic Environmental Communication and Media Focus must take both sections of ESM 440.
This course will focus on strategic communication about environmental issues with the ultimate goal of optimizing communication to target audiences such as the general public, policymakers, business leaders, NGOs, and funders.In order to get the message right, effective environmental communication requires an understanding of the intended audience, their real values and attitudes, and recognitionof the complexity of decision making, including how reason, emotion, and social influence work.Effective environmental communication also involves strategy--who you will target, why, and how--and a deep understanding of the convoluted scientific "message landscape" that our own messages compete in for attention.Finally, since every form of communication requires you to think clearly, organize your thoughts, and deliver a streamlined, concise message, this short course will also focus intensively on writing. Homework assignments will challenge you to apply the skills we discuss in class and create your own tailored, effective, and strategic environmental messages.
ESM 440-1S is open to first year MESM students who intend to pursue the Strategic Environmental Communication and Media Focus.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 441 - Introduction to Environmental Media Production [2 units] Hanrahan
This hands-on course is designed to give students the core skills needed to conceptualize, capture, edit, and deliver short-form environmental documentaries. The basic tools of filmmaking -- cinematography, lighting, sound, and editing -- are covered.
ESM 442 - Grassroots Organizing, Outreach, & Campaigning [2 units]
Reviews the role and effectiveness of grassroots environmental efforts on local, statewide, and national scales. Leaders from several local environmental groups will train students on strategy, campaigning, working with community members, engaging in local politics, and tailoring their efforts to achieve different objectives.
ESM 444 - Writing about the Environment for the Public [2 units] Ross
Explores written genres for scientists to educate and influence public audiences. Students will analyze and practice message/story development with emphasis on interviewing, analyzing and framing environmental issues in news. Students will complete course with media-ready work.
ESM 445 - Social Media and the Environment [2 units] Alario
Students will learn about and use different social media tools to engage and activate social networks to generate environmental awareness and action.
ESM 449 - Environmental Communication Practicum [4 units] Alario
This capstone course will give students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and communication skills in a practical setting. Working in teams with diverse skills, students will develop and implement their own information campaign in association with an environmental firm, organization, local or regional government, or other institution. Students may choose to use the environmental issue(s) explored in their Group Project or Eco-Entrepreneurship Project, or another topic.
ESM 595A-Z - Group Studies: MESM/PhD [1 - 4 units]
Seminars in selected fields of Environmental Science & Management. Open to master and PhD students. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 595AA-ZZ - Group Studies: PhD Level [1 - 4 units]
Seminars in selected fields of Environmental Science & Management. Open only to PhD students. May be repeated for credit with changes in topic.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 595AA - PhD Seminar: Seminar in Hydrology and Geomorphology [2 units] Dunne
ESM 595CC - PhD Seminar: Aquaculture [2 units] Lenihan
ESM 595EE - PhD Seminar: Managing Spatial Marine Resources [2 units] Costello and Wilson
This PhD seminar will introduce students to the science of spatial marine resource management. Our focus will be on developing, interpreting, and analyzing models to answer applied resource management questions. Examples of topics that will be covered include: marine reserve design, spatial fisheries management, data-poor stock assessment using spatial gradients, fishermen behavior, and tradeoff analysis of spatial policies. Weekly readings will be accompanied by class discussion, lectures, and guest speakers. Students will develop and present a research proposal in the final two weeks of class.
ESM 595GG - PhD Seminar: Ecological Sustainability [2 units] Davis
ESM 595II - PhD Seminar: Science, Policy, and the Environment [2 units] Young
ESM 595JJ - PhD Seminar: Environmental Microbiology [2 units] Holden
ESM 595MB - Field Experiments for the Social Sciences [2 units] Buntaine
This seminar is an introduction to the experimental methods used in the social sciences to understand how individuals and organizations respond to stimuli in their environments, including policies, programs, persuasion, monitoring, and information. Field experiments have two core components: (1) subjects are randomly exposed to stimuli under the control of the researcher and/or partners and (2) behavioral responses are measured in the subjects' actual environment. This seminar will explore design principles for field experiments and design field experiments to support the research goals of the participants.
ESM 595PB- PhD Seminar - Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research [2 units in winter or spring] Anderson & Tague
Students will learn how to conduct interdisciplinary collaborative research by working on a research paper that engages different disciplinary perspectives. The co-instructors will contribute their expertise in two or more disciplines (science, management, policy, economics, business, law, etc.) to explore a research question in the field of environmental science. Instructors and students will collaborate to develop a multi-authored paper that addresses the research question. Students will learn and practice techniques for comprehensive literature review, excellent group writing, oral presentation, peer review, and appropriate referencing. Required for 1st or 2nd year PhD students, optional for other graduate students.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 595RR- PhD Seminar - Research Conduct and Ethics [1 unit] Suh
Research conduct and ethics provide a guidance on what is the right thing to do as a researcher in the course of performing and reporting scientific research. In this course, the following topics will be discussed: (1) Basics in research conduct and ethics; (2) Plagiarism, authorship and peer-review; (3) Falsification and fabrication of data; (4) Human subjects; and (5) Financial interests. We will review historical cases of research misconduct including Soman and Felig case (1978), Hwang and Schatten case (2004, 2005), Bjørn Lomborg case (2003), and the case of cold fusion. Finally, we will review the institutional mechanisms in place at UCSB for prevention research misconducts.
ESM 595SB - PhD Seminar - Proposal Writing [2 units - in fall quarter] Keller & Melack
Students will learn about funding opportunities for interdisciplinary research and how to write effective proposals. Each student will select a research question based on his/her intended research. The instructors will guide students through the proposal writing process, including formulating research questions, literature review, development of hypotheses, approach, expected outcomes, broader significance, budgeting, project timeline, etc. Proposals written by students must meet all of the guidelines (e.g., required sections, length, formatting, etc.) for a real funding opportunity (e.g., NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, etc.). Peer review at several stages of the process will encourage critical thinking. Required for 1st year PhD students, optional for other graduate students.
ESM 595SS - PhD Seminar - Faculty Research Speaker Series [1 unit] Plantinga
Students will learn about interdisciplinary research conducted by Bren School faculty and will be exposed to diverse perspectives about the process of conducting interdisciplinary research. Students will attend research seminars given by four faculty members, read manuscripts or published papers on this research, and have discussions with the faculty members about their approaches to research. Required for 1st year PhD students, optional for other graduate students. First year students should take 1 unit in fall and 1 unit in spring.
ESM 596 - Directed Readings and Research [1 - 12 units] Staff
Independent study under the supervision of a Bren School faculty member (a faculty member from another department cannot supervise an ESM 596 course). Registration requires an ESM 596 Petition approved and signed by the supervising faculty member and the Assistant Dean before the start of the quarter. No petitions will be accepted after the 3rd week of the quarter. The ESM 596 Petition can be found on the Bren School website on the Class Schedule page. Registration in ESM 596 requires an "instructor code" that can be found on the Bren School website under Class Schedule or on GOLD. ESM 596 may be taken for a letter grade or S/U (as agreed upon by the instructor and the student). ESM 596 is a variable unit course; MESM students may apply a maximum of 4 units of ESM 596 towards their MESM degree requirements.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 597 - Individual Study for Ph.D. Examinations [1 - 12 units] Staff
Instructor should be students major professor or chair of the doctoral committee. Instructor approval required to finalize enrollment.
Prerequisites: Instructor approval required to finalize enrollment.
ESM 599 - Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation [1 - 12 units] Staff
Instructor should be students major professor or chair of the doctoral committee. Instructor approval required to finalize enrollment.
Prerequisites: (None)


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How to Use Formulas to Enter Data in the TI-84 Plus
Use can use formulas to enter statistical data in the TI-84 Plus calculator. The image here illustrates how you would place the sequence 10, 20, ..., 200 in list L1. The formula used in this example is simply x. The initial and terminal values of x are naturally 10 and 200, respectively. And, as you may guess, x is incremented by 10.
To use a formula to define your data:
If necessary, press [STAT][1] to enter the Stat List editor.
Use the
keys to place the cursor on the column heading where you want your data to appear and press [ENTER].
to access the seq command.
Enter your formula as a function of a single variable, press [,], and then enter the name of the variable and press [,].
The first picture shows this process; here the formula is x and the variable is x.
Enter the initial value of your variable, press [,], enter the terminal value of your variable, press [,], enter the increment for the variable, and then press [ ) ].
The second picture shows this process.
Press [ENTER] to enter your data in the calculator.
This procedure is shown in the third image.


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wsh allows you to execute commands on multiple machines in parallel. It is secure and fast, and even outperforms ansible. It works by having an agent live on the machine. When you run wshc, it sshes and execs wshd and sends commands over the encrypted channel. wshd executes the commands and sends the results back.
Cura is a mobile phone application bundle of remote server administration tools. It provides a personalized terminal emulator, a syslog module that allows for reading logs directly from a server, a SysMonitor module that visually graphs CPU and RAM usage percentages, access to Nmap, and Server Stats will offer general server information like its Vitals, Hardware information, Memory information, processes, and so on. A security feature allows you to have Cura's database wiped when you send the compromised phone a secret pattern of your choosing. (e.g. send an SMS message containing "phone has been stolen!" to your Android phone to wipe Cura's database and receive the location of the compromised phone as an SMS to your emergency phone number or as an e-mail to your emergency email address).
USB Network Gate (former USB to Ethernet Connector) easily connects one or more remote USB devices to your computer over Ethernet (Internet/LAN/WAN) as if the device was plugged into your own machine. It helps you share a USB device over Ethernet among multiple computers so people from all over the world (or your office) can use it. By intercepting the USB port activity of a shared USB device and redirecting it via TCP/IP,USB Network Gate lets you access your printer, scanner, Web cam, USB dongle, or any other supported USB device from your home PC or office laptop. Just plug the device in and it will automatically appear on the remote side of the connection. You can secure your USB data by enabling traffic encryption and access your USB devices remotely via WiFi.
Remote Utilities (RUT) is remote control software for secure access to computers, servers, and laptops over a LAN or over the Internet. You can view the remote PC screen and control its mouse and keyboard as if you were sitting right in front of the PC. With RUT, you can provide technical support to your customers, help your friends and family members to perform various tasks on the PC, and administer the local network in your organization.
Guacamole is an HTML5 Web application that provides access to desktop environments using remote desktop protocols such as VNC or RDP. A centralized server acts as a tunnel and proxy, allowing access to multiple desktops through a Web browser. No plugins are needed. The client requires nothing more than a Web browser supporting HTML5 and AJAX.