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Curriculum

Our partner Universities, the Polytechnic University of Guayaquil and Florida International University – ESPOL and FIU – offer several summer intersession programs at IOI.

IOI Summer 2010: May – July 2009
(Preliminary)

Course Descriptions

5/22 – 6/5
Environmental Communication: The Galapagos and Marine Resource Management
Synopsis
This course is designed to bring science and journalism together, so that students from a variety of disciplines can develop compelling news and informative stories about issues regarding the Galapagos, with a special focus on marine resource management and sustainable land-based tourism initiatives.

By focusing on issues regarding the Galapagos’ marine resource management, you will gain first-hand experience and knowledge of important and compelling themes making the news. You’ll be researching and writing about issues and developments related to conservation, land-based tourism initiatives, and sustainable development over the course of the semester, in order to put complex issues in a compelling context.

6/5 – 6/26
MPA management – Marine Protected Areas and the Galapagos Marine Reserve
Synopsis
General introduction to the principles, goals, and strategies of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and their role in marine conservation and coastal management with a special emphasis on the Galapagos Marine Reserve (RMG). We will examine the scientific, legal, economic, and political issues relevant to MPAs as well as a wide range of MPA concepts such as design principles, adaptive management, conflict resolution, stakeholder participation, goal setting, evaluation and enforcement. These will be studied in a global context as they relate to all MPAs and then tested specifically in the context of the Galapagos Marine Reserve. In addition, the course will examine the success of participatory management following the 1999 approval of the revised RMG management plan.

The class will take place in a participatory setting and discussions will be the key in developing the topics and concepts outlined in the syllabus. While traditional classroom lectures and readings will be included, we will strive to provide a dynamic, educational experience which utilizes the natural and cultural settings of the Galapagos Islands.

6/26 – 7/17
Biological Oceanography of Galapagos
Synopsis
Introduction to basic concepts in Marine Science including studies of biological, physical, chemical and geological oceanographic parameters. In the biological section the class emphasizes plankton ecology, fauna of the littoral zone and food web dynamics. Physical aspects include current structures, upwelling, and wave dynamics and the influence of these factors on the biota.

Water quality and changes in ocean chemistry will entail the chemical section, including the influence on biological factors. The geological section will focus on plate tectonics and island formation. Each section will include the most recent findings in the field as they apply to the Galapagos and emphasize their connection to the biota.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
The Isabela Oceanographic Institute admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.