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LAS 100 FRESHMAN SEMINAR:
INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY &LECTURES ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Autumn Semester 2002 Teaching Assistants:

Tuesday: Eric BernadinoE-mail: eberna2@uic.edu phone: (630) 370-3181
Thursday: Bogdan Catalin E-mail: bcatal1@uic.edu phone: (773) 383-4674

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Course Description: This class is for freshmen students only. It meets during the first 10 weeks of the semester. This class introduces you to prepare and benefit from the available resources to acquire knowledge in a university setting. This trains you to practice the basic intellectual skills, such as analysis, interpretation, critical thinking and writing, and problem solving. In addition to this you will be presented with a series of lectures and films on some basic aspects of Environmental Pollution, especially related to Lake Michigan basin.

Objective: This seminar course is designed to introduce you to the university studies so that you can get maximum benefit of your education at UIC. The meetings will involve workshops and information about the resources available at UIC, provided by administrators of various university facilities, such as Financial Aid, Library, Honor’s College, Writing Center, Academic Skills Center, Career Center, Campus Safety, Wellness Center, Study Abroad, etc. We will visit some of the facilities, such as Jane Adam Hull House, Science Library, Biology Department, etc.

The lectures presented by Dr. M.A.Q. Khan will cover some of the basic material on environment and its pollution with emphasis on Great Lakes. Some available films on various aspects of environmental pollution will be presented.

During workshops and lectures informal discussion will be held and participation by students will be encouraged.

Students: Student participation in class, attendance, and completion of assignments (summaries of lecture presentations and a final 2-page report on the theme of lectures) will be used to assign a letter grade in this course.

Attendance: Attendance record will be maintained each day. Students are required to be in class on time. Only two classes can be missed and that ONLY with the permission of Dr. Khan or your TA.

For additional information, call, write or email:

The University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Biological Sciences
Science and Engineering South
845 West Taylor Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7060

Ph: (312) 996-5449, email me at maqkhan@uic.edu

Last modified 27 August 2002