ENVR 1500 — Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Biological Data

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: W/FBostonTraditional

Introduces the fundamental concepts in the fields of environmental, social, and biological science. Studies the expertise needed in each discipline to organize and manage data in sustainability science. The first half of the course covers data collection relevant to pressing issues in sustainability, database organization, coding, and finding errors in data sets. The second half of the course covers basic principles in the statistical analysis of data sets used in conservation and sustainability, including simulating data, machine learning, and errors in analysis. Offers hands-on experience through students' own data collection projects. Appropriate for students interested in biology, marine biology, environmental science, and ecology and evolutionary biology. Designed to prepare students for co-ops and upper-level classes in these fields.

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Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20231617680%15.0
Spring 20241305753%27.0
Fall 20241475782%10.0
Spring 20251265746%31.0
Fall 20251596492%5.0
Spring 20261246040%36.0

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Common patterns: WF (75% of sections), TF (25% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

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