310036 Environmental Case Studies in Europe

Detaljer
Inst. for Grundvidenskab
Tidligst mulig placeringBachelor 3. år til Kandidat 1.år
VarighedUdenfor blokstruktur
 
Pointværdi7.5 (ECTS)
KursustypeFælleskursus
EU Erasmus programme summer field course visiting European "cases" in Environmental Science
 
EksamenLøbende eksamen

skriftlig og mundtlig eksamen

Portfolio eksamen


Alle hjælpemidler tilladt

Beskrivelse af eksamen: The portfolio consists of 4-5 assignments mostly worked in groups but at least one is individually (Oral or written). The total volume of the portfolio is 8-10 pages per student.

Vægtning: All assignments and oral examinations count equally.



7-trinsskala, ingen censur
 
Rammer for undervisning3-week summer university consisting of 1 week at UC-LIFE and 2 weeks field excursions in one of the Euroleague for Life Science countries. In Czech Republic 3 weeks in July 2008. The pre-course video-conference is held in May/June
 
BlokplaceringOutside schedule
Ugestruktur: Outside schedule
Training is taking place during the 2 weeks field excursion where lectures, demonstration in the field and work with case studies are integrated.

 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Anbefalede forudsætninger250021 Jord, vand og planter
230009 Miljøkemi i biologiske systemer
A general background in environmental science including insight in soil and water resources is recommended.
 
Begrænset deltagerantal5 participants (5 seats allocated to UC-LIFE. After application deadline seats not filled by the other universities are offered to students on the waiting list).
 
Kompetenceområder
Competences within basic sciences:
Transfer natural science theories to environmental issues and problems observed in the field.
Understand new tools for collecting, analysing and modelling of environmental issues within environmental chemistry and biology.

Competences within applied sciences:
Comprehends impacts of the use of natural resources on environment and health.
Comprehends observation and identification of full-scale environmental issues and problems in the field.
Understand to combine several point of views to solve important environmental issues in northern Europe.

Competences within ethics and values:
Is aware of international and intercultural cooperation.
 
Kursets målsætning
- to apply environmental science theory to problems observed in the field
- to get insight into different types of pollution, environmental effects, remediation, environmental policies and local management strategies in different parts of Europe
- to learn new tools for collecting, combining, analysing, modelling and interpretation of environmental data
- to draw on different expertises for problem solving in a group of students with different backgrounds
 
Kursusindhold
The specific topic of the course will change from year to year depending on the location of the field excursion and not all of the following topics will be taught every year. The topics comprise: Geochemical processes, geomorphology, biogeochemical cycles of C, N, P, O and trace elements, atmospheric deposition, soil hydrology and soil physical properties, soil erosion, groundwater and surface waters, transport processes, systems for sampling, anlysis and monitoring of pollutants in soil and groundwater, quality assurance, the retention, degradation and bioavailability of organic pollutants, heavy metals, soil acidification, radionuclides, eutrophication, conservation of C in terrestrial ecosystems, liberation of green house gases (CO2, CH4, N2O), quantification of air, soil and water quality, (bio)remediation, modelling tools for quantification of fluxes and mass balances, restoration and conservation of landscapes/natural resources, quality criteria for soil and water, local practises used in multifunctional land use management, national and EU environmental policy and legislation applied to management of soil and water resources, links between environmental quality and health, conflicts between different groups of users (rural/urban areas, ornitologists/hunters, tourists/local population...)
 
Undervisningsform
The course is part of the Euroleague for Life Science (ELLS) program and the organisation of the course rotates between the ELLS universities. Each course has its own focus depending on which region of Europe is visited during the excursion. The course comprise 3 weeks of full work, one week consisting of preparatory work (reading, theoretical exercises) in advance of the field excursion which runs over two weeks. The preparatory work can be distributed over a longer period than one week. The course is started by two video-link seminars, one is held 2 - 3 months before course start, and one immediately at start of the course. The video-link seminars involve all of the participating ELLS universities. The video-link seminars are used for presentation of the the study and excursion programs including the specific topics and case studies adressed, a short introduction tot the region of Europe to be visited, and presentation of the profiles of students and teachers. The preparatory work is carried out based on texts which can be downloaded from the course webpage. The field excursion is taking place in a selected region of one country where a number of different environmental problems and projects can be demonstrated, investigated and used for teaching. During the excursion the students and teachers stay at a course center. The teaching activities during the excursion comprise: - morning lectures providing theoretical backgound and overviews of selected cases to be adressed during the excursion - Excursions: Visits to different parts of the region for demonstration of environmental case studies - Group work on the case studies - Group presentation of case studies followed by discussion - Afternoon lectures and tours The course is taught by ELLS teachers and workers at local authorities and research institutions.
 
Målbeskrivelse
Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address"
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
- Selected book chapters, reports - to be presented at the course Campus site or distributed at the excursion part of the course.
- Lecture notes (presented at the course web page)
- Relevant web pages.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Bjarne W. Strobel, bjwe@life.ku.dk, Institut for Grundvidenskab/Jordbunds- og miljøkemi, Tlf: 35332411
 
Deltagerbetaling
50 euro
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
teoretiske øvelser20
teoretiske øvelser20
ekskursioner40
projektarbejde24
forberedelse102

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