Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2503710 Geography, Environmental Management and Spatial Planning | OT | 4 | 1 |
It is highly recommended to have taken and passed most of the compulsory Physical Geography subjects of the degree.
The most important goal of this subject is to have fun learning.
The object of study will be focused on the soils and for this purpose a field trip of 5, or more days, will be made for the study of the same and the collection of samples for analysis in the laboratory.
Soils: central elements of the physical environment and non-renewable resource.
Definition of soil and horizons.
The physical and chemical properties of soils.
Methods of analysis.
Soil maps and soil assessment.
The methodology of this subject is practical. The field techniques at the field trip and the laboratory techniques in the realization of the protocols will be explained.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Field trip | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 3, 2 |
Laboratory work | 25 | 1 | 1, 3 |
Theoretycal sessions | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 3, 2 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Sample collection preparation | 20 | 0.8 | |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Field tryp preparation | 50 | 2 |
The evaluation of this subject will be based on a single document that brings together the knowledge acquired in the field and the protocols carried out in the laboratory.
There is no exam or recovery.
Both the field report and the laboratory protocols may be sent to the professor before final delivery, as many times as necessary, to make the appropriate pre-corrections and thus ensure their successful arrival.
Even so, a place and date will be set for the review of their qualification.
Not evaluable implies not attending the field trip or laboratory practices.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Field report | 50% | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 3, 2 |
Laboratory work | 50% | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 3, 2 |
COBERTERA, E. (1983), Edafologia aplicada, Madrid, Cátedra.
McRAE, S.G. (1988), Practical Pedology. Studyng Soils in the Field, E. Horwood, New York.
PORTA, J, LÓPEZ-ACEVEDO, M & ROQUERO, C. (1994), Edafologia para la agricultura y el medio ambiente, Madrid.
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