Trees & Shrubs of Parks and Tree-Rows

Course Information
TitleΔΕΝΔΡΑ ΚΑΙ ΘΑΜΝΟΙ ΤΩΝ ΠΑΡΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΔΕΝΔΡΟΣΤΟΙΧΙΩΝ / Trees & Shrubs of Parks and Tree-Rows
Code611Ε
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolForestry and Natural Environment
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID420000204

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600126053
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The students will: Gain knowledge of the morphological traits of important native and exotic woody taxa (genera and species), which are used as ornamental in Greece. Learn about their geographical distribution and their biological demands. Identify important ornamental woody species, based mainly on vegetative characters. Identify ornamental woody species using morphological traits of crown, trunk and bark.
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
  • Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Aesthetic morphological characteristics and biological demands of trees and shrubs of parks and tree-rows.
Keywords
Woody ornamental plants, park, tree-rows, urban green
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Multimedia
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
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures26
Laboratory Work13
Fieldwork10
Reading Assigment32
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities6
Exams3
Total90
Student Assessment
Description
Achievement of learning goals is evaluated through written exams on the content of all course lectures. A minimum grade of five (5) is required in the written exams so that the course is considered successfully passed. Written exams comprise multiple choice and short/extended answer questions.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΕΙΣ ΔΕΝΔΡΑ ΚΑΙ ΘΑΜΝΟΙ ΠΑΡΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΔΕΝΔΡΟΣΤΟΙΧΙΩΝ (https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=5187)
Last Update
21-10-2020