Geomorphology
Code: 104241 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2503710 Geography, Environmental Management and Spatial Planning | OB | 2 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- David Molina Gallart
- Email:
- david.molina@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
Have been enroled and passed Introduction to Physical Geography in the first year.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The main objective of this subject is the knowledge of the main Catalan reliefs, both from the structural and climatic perspective.
Competences
- Critically analyse the relationship between society and the region applying the conceptual and theoretical framework of geography.
- Introduce theoretical and applied aspects of the main regional, environmental and urban policies in professional practice.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
- Work cooperatively in multidisciplinary teams.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe and interpret changes in landscape.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
- Understand and interpret the main political direction in landscape management.
- Work cooperatively in multidisciplinary teams.
Content
Field trip 1: failed relievs of depressió Prelitoral
Field trip 2: cuesta and jurassian relievs arround plana de Vic
Field trip 3: molassic relievs in Montserrat
Field trip 4: granite, karstic, volcanic and structural relievs of Girona province
Theoretical dossier of world morphoclimate domains
Methodology
The methodology of this subject is fundamentally practical and is based on geomorphological field work. To support this main activity there is a set of notes uploaded to the virtual campus that will use to complete the theoretical corpus as well as the realization of a minimum number of sessions to know the photointerpretation technical.
There could be changes due to force majeure.
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.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Photointerpretation work | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 3, 2, 5 |
| Theory and practice in the field | 40 | 1.6 | 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Field work and computer and lab work | 40 | 1.6 | 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Reports and examinations preparation | 40 | 1.6 | 1, 3, 2, 5 |
Assessment
The final grade consists of the weighted average of the assessment activities. In order to be evaluated, it is mandatory to have made the four (4) outings and the corresponding reports and the theoretical exam.
The grade of Non-Assessable will be given when the student does not take the exam or the first four outings. However, it is not possible to pass the subject with two grades lower than 3 in any of the first 5 assessment activities and their recoveries (eg 2 reports and two recoveries with less than a 3 or 1 report, their recovery , examination and recovery with less than a 3). At the time of each assessment activity, the teacher will inform the students (Moodle) of the procedure and date of revision of the grades. All field reports and exam are entitled to recovery once they have been graded. This recovery (minus the exam) will be performed by the continuous assessment mechanism, ie any report suspended with a 3 or higher may be recovered from the average with the following report and the resulting grade gives 5 The examination will be retaken in the time and form indicated by the Faculty.
The copying or plagiarism of the material, both of works andface-to-face or online exams, constitutes a crime and will be sanctioned with a zero.The recidivism supposes to suspend the subject.http://wuster.uab.es/web_argumenta_obert/unit_20/sot_2_01.html
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field trip nš1 evaluation | 20% | 4 | 0.16 | 1, 3, 2, 5 |
| Field trip nš2 evaluation | 20% | 4 | 0.16 | 1, 3, 2, 5 |
| Field trip nš3 evaluation | 20% | 4 | 0.16 | 1, 3, 2, 5 |
| Field trip nš4 evaluation | 20% | 4 | 0.16 | 1, 3, 2, 5 |
| Theoretical exam | 20% | 4 | 0.16 | 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 |
Bibliography
Notes of the subject (AMBRÓS, S & DOMINGO, M)
Software
See "continguts"