TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT AND ORGANISMS
| Title | ΧΕΡΣΑΙΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ ΚΑΙ ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΙ / TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT AND ORGANISMS |
| Code | EC.ENB.6.21 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Biology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Effimia Papatheodorou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001674 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Viologías (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moriakī Viología, Genetikī kai Viotechnología | Elective Courses | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Perivallontikī Viología | Elective Courses | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Genikī | Elective Courses | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Class ID | 600303181
|
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/1/600303181
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive: Training students on key issues of structure and function of terrestrial bio communities. Understanding the impact of factors that shape up, structure and function of each bio community
Affective: Awareness through the knowledge of the complex relationships and the adaptation of species inside the terrestrial bio communities
Skills: Ability to organise and execute sampling and laboratory analysis in order to assess in a quantitave way the parameters controlling function in a terrestrial ecosystem.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Theory: 1. Abiotic factors in terrestrial ecosystems .2 Terrestrial animals. 3. The exit of animals in the land. 4. Support and movement – Evolution of flight. 5. Respiration on the land 6. Displacement (moving in the landscape) 7.Flora and Vegetation - Greek patterns. 8. Main terrestrial ecosystems of the planet.
Laboratory Exercises: 1.Mechanical properties of soil., 2. Chemical and biological soil properties 3.Bioclimatic floors 4. Recognition of characteristic species of soil mesofauna
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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 60 | 2.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 12 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 8 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 80 | 3.2 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 12 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 175 | 7 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written examination, reports on laboratory work and fieldwork
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Η ύλη του μαθήματος καλύπτεται από σημειώσεις των διδασκόντων και από μέρος της ύλης του e-book
Ε. Μ Παπαθεοδώρου, Γ.Π. Στάμου (2015). Εδαφικές διεργασίες και Αποκατάσταση εδαφώνs (e-book). Hellenic Academic Libraries, Athens. ISBN: 978-960-603-314-8. URL:http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4292
Last Update
30-08-2021
