GB401 Environmental geology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Sulovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Běla Hrbková
Prerequisites
! GB400 Environmental geology
Geology and environment, Basics of geological data treatment, Geochemistry I, Geochemistry II.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
General aims: a) To develop and realise an intensive course to teach students basics of environmental geology b) To enhance students' employment prospects and employment mobility through acquired competence in environment monitoring, remediation, and protection c) To help disseminating the acquired knowledge, utilising open and distance learning possibilities d) To support Europe-wide co-operation in environment-oriented Earth science teaching through evolution of an short course utilisable in other multidisciplinary higher education programmes existing in EU countries e) To facilitate student mobility between institutions of higher education in Europe
Syllabus
  • By the end of the action period, the following targets will be met: a) Review of current education practices in Earth science field related to the environmental geology amongst the project participants. b) Development of an intensive course programme, applicable in environmental education schemes of all participating institutions c) Production of a textbook and field trip guide to the excursion associated with the intensive course in printed and electronic form (CD-ROM, Web documents) d) Realisation of the intensive course in the Czech Republic e) Evaluation of the programme by the participants f) Production of a report describing and discussing in detail all activities of the project and their outcomes, and deriving appropriate recommendations. g) Dissemination of knowledge about the project through the Internet. Establishment of a Web page devoted to the project, involving also other materials concerning environmental geology and on-line ODL tools (ask-a-specialist, on-line tests, FAQ etc.) By making the results available on the Internet, new impulses are expected to arrive from outside the project consortium.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The work on the project will be: a) Collaborative: all partners will offer input and gain experiences, and their activities will be complementary. b) Student-focused: the aim of the work is that students be made more effective as active participants of the intensive course c) Based on active and constructive models of student learning, in which learning is an active and dynamic process stimulated and facilitated by teachers, resources, and learning environments. d) Oriented on practical experience: most of the processes and phenomena explained will be demonstrated in nature e) Practical-skills oriented: students will actively learn and practice various sampling and monitoring methods This methodology underpins the work-plan shown below.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 19D.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2004.
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