| Ansvarligt institut | Ph.d.-skolen
20 % Institut for Grundvidenskab og Miljø 20 % Skov & landskab 20 % Department of Geography and Geology, UCPH-SCIENCE 20 % GPS Agro 20 % | ||||||||||||||
| Kursusdatoer | 20-24 August 2012: Preparation at home. 27-31 August 2012: Lectures, excursions and exercises at SCIENCE. | ||||||||||||||
| Kursus resumé | This course provides the participants with the theoretical foundation for planning and conducting field studies where a detailed knowledge on soils are required. The participants will learn to assess the variation in soils and use this knowledge for making soil maps and evaluation of soil and environmental data. The participants will also receive a solid introduction to the geomorphology of Denmark and Northern Europe. | ||||||||||||||
| Kursustilmelding | By email to Lars Holm Rasmussen: LHR@LIFE.KU.DK | ||||||||||||||
| Deadline for tilmelding | 1 July 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 4 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Ph.d.-kursus | ||||||||||||||
| Rammer for Undervisning | You will work at your place of work for the first week of the course (reading and preparation of precourse assignment). The second week includes lectures at Frederiksberg Campus and excursions to field sites at Zealand. | ||||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||||
| Begrænset deltagerantal | 20 (min. 15) | ||||||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||||||
| The participants are introduced to the basic statistical techniques applied to handle spatial variation at field and catchment levels. Practical planning, carrying out and presentation of soil sampling at field and catchment levels are also included in the course. Tentative program: 20-24 August 2012: Preparation at home (reading and precourse assignment). 27 August: Introduction, spatial variation at field level, course dinner. 28 August: Basic statistical techniques, excercises (soil maps). 29 August: Exercises, soil mapping in Denmark, geomorphology of Denmark, excursion. 30 August: Spatial variation at catchment level, soil texture, EM38 measurements, excursion. 31 August: Intrinsic variability in soil profiles, re-measurements over time. The participants must expect to participate in group work and excursions until 9 PM 28-30 August. The course dinner will take place 27 August at 6-9 PM. The participants will have to spend 2½ day on a course assignment after the course. The deadline will be settled at the course. | |||||||||||||||
| Undervisningsform | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-course assignment: The participants will have to prepare a oral presentation, which are to be presented at the course. The topic will be chosen in agreement with the teachers. The participants will receive proposals for literature and guidelines for the presentation. The presentations will focus on soil processes and soil types and relate to the lectures. Lectures and exercises: The participants will have lectures by well-known specialists in their field from University of Copenhagen, Aalborg University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the private company GPS Agro. The partipants will work in groups in different exercises. The approach is case-based learning. Excursions: Two excursions are included in the course. The participants will be introduced to the spatial variation of soils in typical Danish landscape and have a demonstration of different equipment used for soil mapping (e.g. EM38 and NIR). | |||||||||||||||
| Målbeskrivelse | |||||||||||||||
| The course provides the participants with the theoretical foundation for planning and conducting field studies. After completing this course, the participant will have knowledge of: . The variation of sois in relation to the landscape. . The internal variability in soil profiles. . The intrinsic variability in soil horizons. . How to take representative soil samples. . How to produce and interpret soil maps. in addition, the participant will also have knowledge of commonly occurring soil types in Denmark and Northern Europe. The participants can improve their skills by participating in Module B of this course, which gives participants the practical skills required to individually carry out field studies in Denmark or aboad. | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusmateriale | |||||||||||||||
| The participants will receive a compendium of selected papers on soil mapping, sampling strategy, soil formation, soil-forming processes, the geology of Denmark/Northern Europe/Zealand. Supplementary material will be send to all participants in relation to the pre-course assignments. | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||
| Lars Holm Rasmussen, lhr@life.ku.dk, Uddannelse og Studerende, Tlf: 353-32659 Ole K. Borggaard, okb@life.ku.dk, Institut for Grundvidenskab og Miljø, Tlf: 353-32419 Lars Vesterdal, lv@life.ku.dk, Skov & Landskab/Anvendt økologi, Tlf: 353-31672 | |||||||||||||||
| Andre forlæsere | |||||||||||||||
| Professor Henrik Breuning Madsen, UCPH-SCIENCE. Director Casper Szilas, PhD, GPS Agro. Researcher Erik Karltun, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Associate professor Thomas Balstrøm, Aalborg University. | |||||||||||||||
| Deltagerbetaling | |||||||||||||||
| Free for PhD students from University of Copenhagen, PhD students from Open Market partners and NOVA universities. Others: Contact the secretariat for information. | |||||||||||||||
| Kursus omkostninger | |||||||||||||||
| None. | |||||||||||||||
| Evalueringsform | |||||||||||||||
| 2½-day course assignment after the course (self-chosen topic in relation to mapping and sampling of representative soil samples). The participants are evaluated pass/no-pass. | |||||||||||||||
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