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Instructor:
Dr. Robert A. Perkins, P.E.
Office: 253 Duckering
Office phone 907-474-7694
Home phone 907- 479-3906
Email raperkins@alaska.edu
Grading
The final grade is the instructor's subjective
evaluation of the student's knowledge of the course subject matter. The instructor
considers such objective criteria as:
| Assignments | (14 @ 15) | 210 points |
| Quizzes | (14@10) | 140 points |
| Brief Reports | (4 @ 20) | 80 points |
| Paper | 100 points | |
| Miscellaneous | Approximately | 20 points |
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Total
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550 points |
Course Description
This course provides an overview of hazardous waste generation, handling and
disposal. Hazardous wastes cost money to dispose properly and often much more
money if they are not disposed properly. Proper disposal means both disposal without
harming human health or the environment and also conforming to applicable laws
and regulations. This course will overview the U.S. Environmental laws and the
position of the hazardous waste laws within those environmental laws. The course
will also consider the physical, chemical, and biological hazards of materials,
and basic workplace practice to minimize those hazards. The main topics are
listed in the Course Outline.
The course is organized in modules. The modules are both an administrative and
teaching unit. The student will complete one module per week, and each module
will "close" on a Monday at 8 PM, Alaska Time. Electronic asynchronous
discussions with other students are part of the course and these require participation
prior to the closing time.
Each week's module will have a description of the
homework due, and other administrative information about the module.
Each module will be graded; the typical module will generate 25 points: 5 points
for the individual student's assignments, 5 points for the group discussion
and 5 points for Email to the instructor. There will 10 points for the week's
quiz. Extra credit points are given as justified or announced. The individual
assignment may be questions requiring text answers or problems that require
calculations. The discussion with other students requires participation in an
on-line "discussion board." The Email to the instructor, "questions
and comments," require the student to ask questions pertaining to the material
or identify glitches in the on-line presentations. If the student identifies glitches ranging
from gaps in the material to incorrect hyperlinks and typographical errors,
the student will get credit for calling them to the instructor's attention.
Questions will be answered to the student directly and posted to a "closure"
section in the following weeks module.
There will be several brief reports that the students make during the semester. These typically involve web-searching and analysis of a topic.
The paper will be a term-paper on a relevant topic. The length of the paper will vary between students, but the typical paper will have about 10 pages of text, 12-point font, double spaced.
Goals
The student will understand the management of hazardous waste including the
engineering, scientific and regulatory matrix that controls hazardous materials
and operations.
Final Exam
There will not be a final exam.
Text Books
The recommended textbook is: Hazardous
Materials and Hazardous Waste Management, Second Edition, by Gayle Woodside,
John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-17449-1.
Learning Modules
The course website is accessed through the course web page .