SOIL MAPPING AND LAND QUALITY EVALUATION
| Title | ΧΑΡΤΟΓΡΑΦΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΚΩΝ ΕΔΑΦΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΓΑΙΩΝ / SOIL MAPPING AND LAND QUALITY EVALUATION |
| Code | Ν216Υ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420001872 |
Programme of Study: PPS Geōponías (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the other | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| EGGEIŌN VELTIŌSEŌN, EDAFOLOGIAS KAI GEŌRGIKĪS MĪCΗANIKĪS | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 104 |
| Class ID | 600056004
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600056004
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the use of computers.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. achieve soil mapping of an agricultural area
2. evaluate land suitability of an agricultural area
3. use GIS in soil mapping in a preliminary level.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Soil mapping techniques and methods, classic and physiographic method, mapping scale, land evaluation methods, mapping of eroded soils, soil erosion and amelioration, soil mapping using aerial photos and satelite images, data base, gegraphical information systems, soil erosion modeling.
Keywords
soil mapping, land evaluation
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Teaching and Lab Software: GIS
Laboratory exercises and Practice: Computers room.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 52 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 13 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 13 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 130 |
Student Assessment
Description
75% written exams
25% individual project assignment (a set of exercises)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Xαρτογράφηση και αξιολόγηση γεωργικών εδαφών και γαιών. ΣΥΛΛΑΙΟΣ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣ, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Σ. Γιαχούδης & ΣIA O.E. (Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 8987)
Last Update
13-07-2015
