NATSCA2: Course Objectives

NATSCA2 is an Appreciation, Awareness, and Advocacy class for the natural
environment.
A triple-A course that will help empower students to use their talents and skills in the
conservation of their natural environment

COURSE PURPOSE OVERVIEW:
It is the goal of this course to generally inculcate in students a global environmental
understanding that will produce highly conscientious and empowered individuals who
sincerely respect and appreciate the natural environment. Being able to produce
effective advocacy and learning tools using different mediums of interest is just one
derivative of the
general goal. Likewise, it is necessary to equip the students with a foundational
understanding of the different benefits humans get from their natural environment and a
good grasp of various global environmental issues caused by the way humans utilize
their natural resources.

COURSE OBJECTIVES / VALUES:
By the end of this course, the students are generally expected to develop into
conscientious
individuals who sincerely respect and appreciate their natural environment, and are
empowered to create significant contributions to the conservation of the environment. At
the end of this course, the student is expected to manifest the following as per Blooms
Taxonomy:
1. Remembering - To know the various components of and inter-relationships within
the different ecosystems;
2. Understanding - To understand the relevance of ecosystems components
and inter-relationships in addressing local and/or global ecological problems;
3. Application - To apply knowledge of ecological systems in conceptualizing a
multimedia project that addresses a relevant local and/or global environmental
issue;
4. Analyzing - To map out the causes, effects, and stakeholders involved in different
environmental issues and formulate an effective plan to address a need reflected in
the issues;
5. Evaluating - To integrate knowledge and analysis of ecological systems with
multimedia technical skills to produce effective educational or advocacy materials;
6. Creating - To produce an advocacy or educational material for a specific target