Aquaponics - Aquatic animals as a companion animal
| Title | ΕΝΥΔΡΕΙΟΠΟΝΙΑ - ΥΔΡΟΒΙΟΙ ΖΩΙΚΟΙ ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΙ ΩΣ ΖΩΑ ΣΥΝΤΡΟΦΙΑΣ / Aquaponics - Aquatic animals as a companion animal |
| Code | 8.17 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Veterinary |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Eleni Mente |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024715 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Ktīniatrikīs (2020-2021)
Registered students: 35
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Total Hours | 17 |
| Class ID | 600256787
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600256787
- eLearning:
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- 5.6 Farming and Pathology of Aquatic Organisms
General Prerequisites
ECTS 2
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
Course Content (Syllabus)
Aquaponics is a food production system that under the circular economy couples aquaculture with hydroponics whereby the nutrient-rich aquaculture water is fed to hydroponically grown plants. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly under stress through population growth, urbanisation, water shortages, land and soil degradation, environmental pollution, world hunger and climate change.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 5 | ✓ | |||
| Internship | 5 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Other / Others | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 100 |
Student Assessment
Description
Contents
1 Aquaponics and Global Food Challenges.
2 Aquaponics: The Basics
3 Aquaponics: Closing the Cycle on Limited Water, Land and Nutrient Resources
4 Recirculating Aquaculture Technologies
5 Bacterial Relationships in Aquaponics
6 Coupled and Decoupled Aquaponics Systems
7 Nutrient Cycling in Aquaponics Systems
8 Aquaponics: Alternative Types and Approaches
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Goddek, S., Joyce, A., Kotzen, B., Burnell, G. (2019). Aquaponics Food Production Systems: Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future. Book. Springer-Nature International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-030-15942-9. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22883
Robaina, L., Sánchez, J. Pirhonen, J. Mente, E. and Goosen, N. (2019). Fish diets in aquaponics. Chapter 13. In: Aquaponics Food Production Systems: Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future. (Eds Goddek, S., Joyce, A., Kotzen, B., Burnell, G.). Springer-Nature International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-030-15942-9.
Somerville, C., Cohen, M., Pantanella, E., Stankus, A., Lovatelli, A., (2015). Small - scale Aquaponic Food Production: Integrated Fish and Plant Farming. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN: 978-92-5-108532-5
Lennard W. Ed.Lennard W.(2021). The Symbioponcs Aquaponics methods-A precision nutrient mass balance Method for Sizing and Management Aquaponic systems, 2021. Lennard W. Ed.Lennard W, Victoria, Australia.
Last Update
09-09-2024
