SUSTAINABILITY
| Title | ΑΡΧΕΣ ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗΣ / SUSTAINABILITY |
| Code | EC.ENB.5.20 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Biology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Athanasios Kallimanis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001673 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Viologías (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 33
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moriakī Viología, Genetikī kai Viotechnología | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Perivallontikī Viología | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Genikī | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600167907
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Βιολογίας |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Ι2 (208) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 13:00 έως 14:00 |
| Building | Βιολογίας |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Ι2 (208) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 13:00 έως 15:00 |
| Building | Βιολογίας |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Ι2 (208) |
| Calendar | Δευτέρα 17:59 έως 20:59 |
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/1/600167907
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive: Understanding sustainability and sustainable use of natural resources. Understanding environmental problems and their relations with management. Applying ecological theory and knowledge in principles of sustainable ecosystem management. Bacic princimples of biodiveristy conservation. Development of criteria and presentation of various examples on methodologies and tools applied for biomonitoring, managing natural areas and for assessing the efficiency of protected areas.
Affective: Raising awareness for environmental conservation issues, including sustainable living and sustainable use/management of natural resources.
Skills: Recognition of environmental problems in the field, evaluation and proposing alternative sustainable management scenarios. Oganizing management plans. Debating the methods and tools used for biodiversity conservation.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Global human population increase, use/overexploitation of natural resources. Τhe concept and challenge of sustainability / sustainable development. Εcosystem Services. Principles of population and ecosystem management. Conservation management tools (biomonitoring, population management, protected areas, ecosystem restoration)
Practicals
Biodiversity indices, biomonitoring, assessing pressures and threats to biodiversity, management plans, debates on conservation biology issues (e.g. deextinction, ecotourism, culling)
Field exercise
Biomonitoring, assessing pressures and threats to biodiversity
Keywords
conservation biology
Educational Material Types
- 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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 42 | 1.7 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 27 | 1.1 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 68 | 2.7 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral examination without the use of books
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Primack R., Μ. Αριανούτσου, Π. Δημητρακόπουλος, Ι. Διαμαντόπουλος, Ε. Βαλάκος, Π. Παφίλης και Ι. Παντής (2017) Βιολογία της Διατήρησης: Μια εισαγωγή, University Studio Press
Last Update
19-01-2021
