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MACS 5602 – Marine Ecosystems
A study of the major plankton, nektonic, and benthic groups and associations, including
their diversity, distribution, metabolism, production, trophic relationships, and ecological
roles, with emphasis on coastal communities.
MACS 5603 – Biostatistics
This web-based distance education course introduces students to the fundamentals of
statistics. More specifically, this course is designed to teach students: 1. how statistics
relates to science and life in general. 2. Basic terminology and notations used in statistics
3. Techniques for describing and summarizing large amounts of data. 4. Methods for
using a limited set of observed data (sample) to make inferences about a broader set of
data (population) 5. Techniques for conducting statistical tests of scientific hypotheses at
the end of this course, students should be able to identify appropriate procedures for
examining different types of data, analyze data and interpret results, use statistical
results to draw reasonable conclusions about data, and evaluate the appropriateness of
statistical tests conducted by others.
MACS 5604 – Marine Geology
The objectives of the course are (1) to enable students to examine the structure,
evolution and stratigraphy of the ocean basins and continental margins, and (2) to
provide an understanding of the dynamic processes that shape the surface of the earth
under the ocean surface.
MACS 5605 – Marine Chemistry
A web based study of the properties, composition, and origin of seawater; the
importance, distribution, relationships, and cycling of major inorganic nutrients, dissolved
gases, carbonate species, trace metals, radiotracers and organic compounds. The course
is designed for students pursuing careers in marine biology and coastal management. It
includes unit quizzes, online discussions, a literature research paper and a final exam.
MACS 5608 – Introduction to Physical Oceanography
This course is intended to give students a view of how wind, radiation, gravity, friction,
and the Earth's rotation determine the ocean's temperature and salinity patterns and
currents. Some important processes we will study include heat budget of the oceans,
exchange of heat with the atmosphere and the role of the ocean in climate, surface
mixed layer, waves in the ocean, geostrophy, Ekman transport, Rossby waves. Students
will learn how to explain physical features of the ocean ranging from microscopic
turbulence to global circulation.
MACS 6000 – Organizational Conflict: Theory & Practice
This course examines consultation as used by dispute resolution professionals through
the exploration of various consultation models: process, third party, expert, and systemic
approaches to program and organizational evaluation. Students are oriented to the ways
in which consultants establish, market, and develop their professional practices. Offered
summer.
MACS 6110 – Public Policy and Strategic Planning
This course focuses on the theories and the analysis of public policy including the design,
implementation and evaluation of legislation on the local, state, national and
international levels. It includes current policy issue analysis emphasis with an emphasis
on the role of public policy and strategic planning.
