SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
FACULTY/INSTITUTE
Biology/Environmental protection
Faculty of Biology and Agriculture
Department of Agrobiology and
Protection
COURSE CODE
DEGREE PROGRAMME
FIELD OF STUDY
DEGREE LEVEL
FORMA
MODE
Environmental
STUDIÓW/STUDY
Biology/Environmental protection I
Stationary
Laboratory and consultation
I winter semester (I)
dr inż. Iwona Makuch
COURSE FORMAT
YEAR AND SEMESTER
NAME OF THE TEACHER
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students are acquainted with:
- soil and climate factors and links between them,
- influence of these factors on habitat conditions and functioning of the biocoenosis,
- the ability to value worth of the habitat and its resistance to degradation on the base
of self determinate soil quality coefficient.
PREREQUISITES
Chemical and botanical knowledge
LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE:
EK_1 – lists and describes the elements of the habitat and their
interactions
EK_2 – indicates the method for evaluation of basic worth
parameters of habitat and soil quality
SKILLS:
EK_3 – able to perform simple laboratory analysis and on this
bassis evaluate environmental soil value
EK_4 – interpret the state of the habitat and its threats based on
laboratory tests
FINAL COURSE OUTPUT - SOCIAL COMPETENCES
EK_5 – the ability of cooperation in group during laboratory
analysis and with elaboration the environmental habitat report
EK_6 – demonstrate the responsibility for the equipment, and
exhibits and safety in work
COURSE ORGANISATION –LEARNING FORMAT AND NUMBER OF HOURS
Laboratory/consultations – 20 hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Substantive content
Hours
2
Basic properties and presentation of the most common minerals; systematic
and identifying characteristics of rock
9
Basic physical, chemical and biological properties and their impact on soil
fertility
9
Determination of soil mechanical composition, soil reaction, content of
carbonates and the quantity, quality of organic substances, hydrolytic acidity,
total exchangeable bases and sorption capacity – laboratory exercises
Total hours
20
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION work in laboratory, discussion
REQUIREMENTS
AND Final degree is based on report and test with open questions.
ASSESSMENTS
GRADING SYSTEM
Learning
Grading system
TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE
EXPECTED LEARNING
OUTCOMES EXPRESSED
IN TIME AND ECTS CREDIT
POINTS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
INTERNSHIP
MATERIALS
outcomes
EK_1,
test with open questions
EK_2
EK_3
observation the work in laboratory
EK_4
report from laboratory
EK_5
long observation, report from laboratory
EK_6
long observation
Activity
Hours
Laboratory
9
Consultation
11
Prepare to laboratory and consultation
20
Prepare the raport
5
total hours / ECTS amount
45/2
total hours / ECTS in the framing of
20/1
lessons with demanding attendance of
teachers and students
total hours / ECTS in the framing of
29/1
lessons with practical character
English
PRIMARY OR REQUIRED BOOKS/READINGS:
Keefer, R. F. 2000 Handbook of Soils for Landscape Architects,
New York Oxford University Press
Reszel H., Reszel R. (translation by Iwona Makuch) 2010
Method book for laboratory exercise from Knowledge about
habitat. Department of Agrobiology and Environmental
Protection UR, typescript ss. 21
Sposito, Garrison 2008 The Chemistry of Soils Edition: 2nd ed.
Oxford : Oxford University Press.
SUPPLEMENTAL OR OPTIONAL BOOKS/READINGS:
Coleman, David C., Crossley, D. A., Hendrix, Paul F. 2004
Fundamentals of soil Ecology Amsterdam : Elsevier Academic
Press.