Rangelands Techniques
| Title | ΛΙΒΑΔΙΚΗ ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ / Rangelands Techniques |
| Code | 205Ε |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420000114 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600273782
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600273782
- At the Website of the School: for.auth.gr
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7154
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
1) To learn methods of measurment of quantitative parameters of vegetation
2) To learn methods of measurment of qualitative parameters of vegetation
3) To estimate dversity indexes
4) Development of critical thinking
5) Problem-solving practice
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 autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
rangeland techiques definition. Methods of determination of quantitative parameters. Specifically, vegetation cover, floristic composition, species density, frequency, height rangeland species, Direct and inderect methods of rangeland biomass production measurements.The vigor of rangeland species. Utilization of the above parameters in rangelands ecosystems, Estimation methods of species diversity.Rangelands inventory and monitoring, mode of applications, methodology, practical issues.
Methods for determining the chemical composition of rangeland plant species as crude protein, fiber analysis.
Keywords
cover, species composition, forage production, diversity indexes, chemical composition of plant species
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Power presentation
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
elearning, e-mail, electronic secreteriat
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 21 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 17 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 15 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 2 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 5 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 90 |
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of the course is based on the written examination of the course either at the end of the semester or with 2 midterm exams during the semester. The exams of the course include multiple-choice questions and short/extended answers from the taught course material. In addition, there is the possibility of an optional review of an article related to the subject of the course to improve the final passing grade of the exams up to 20%.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Πανεπιστημιακές παραδόσεις ''Λιβαδική τεχνική" Κ. Τσιουβάρας
Last Update
07-07-2025
