English title:
Environmental aspects in plant production
Course ID:
951108
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
Umweltaspekte in der Pflanzenproduktion
Umweltaspekte in der Pflanzenproduktion
Term Semester:
Autumn/Winter
Instruction language(s):
German
Course content:
05.10.2017 Introduction, Presentation of seminar topics, scientific writing I
12.10.2017 Strategies of sustainable plant production
19.10.2017 Environmental effects of agronomical practices
09.11.2017 Scientific writing II
16.11.2017 Plant production, climate gases, climate change
23.11.2017 Environmental effects of plant protection agents
30.11.2017 Monitoring nitrate in ground water. DI Thomas Wallner, Boden.Wasser.Schutz.Beratung
07.12.2017 external lecture, to be announced
14.12.2017 Glyphosate. Dr. Peter Schweiger, Global 2000
11.01.2018 Presentations I
18.01.2018 Presentations II
25.01.2018 Presentations III
12.10.2017 Strategies of sustainable plant production
19.10.2017 Environmental effects of agronomical practices
09.11.2017 Scientific writing II
16.11.2017 Plant production, climate gases, climate change
23.11.2017 Environmental effects of plant protection agents
30.11.2017 Monitoring nitrate in ground water. DI Thomas Wallner, Boden.Wasser.Schutz.Beratung
07.12.2017 external lecture, to be announced
14.12.2017 Glyphosate. Dr. Peter Schweiger, Global 2000
11.01.2018 Presentations I
18.01.2018 Presentations II
25.01.2018 Presentations III
Learning outcomes:
The students of this course
- have on overview on topical environmental issues in plant production.
- train and enhance their competence in writing scientific papers and in presenting scientific topics.
- know how to conceptualize and structure scientific texts.
- know the possibilities for literature research.
- know and apply the scientific citations correctly.
- by reviewing the seminar theses of their collegues, the students develop a better understanding for precise and comprehensible writing of scientific texts.
- have on overview on topical environmental issues in plant production.
- train and enhance their competence in writing scientific papers and in presenting scientific topics.
- know how to conceptualize and structure scientific texts.
- know the possibilities for literature research.
- know and apply the scientific citations correctly.
- by reviewing the seminar theses of their collegues, the students develop a better understanding for precise and comprehensible writing of scientific texts.
Teaching and learning methods:
- lecture
- writing of a seminar thesis
- presentation of the seminar topic
- Hand-In and feedback related to the thesis is done using BOKUlearn.
- writing of a seminar thesis
- presentation of the seminar topic
- Hand-In and feedback related to the thesis is done using BOKUlearn.
Exam method:
A maximum of 100 points can be obtained.
maximum/minimum points ot be obtained for individual tasks:
conception of the seminar thesis: 15/8
Review of the theses of other students: 15/8
Thesis paper: 40/21
Presentation: 30/16
100-91 Excellent (1)
90-81 Good (2)
80-71 Fair/Average (3)
70-61 Passed (4)
maximum/minimum points ot be obtained for individual tasks:
conception of the seminar thesis: 15/8
Review of the theses of other students: 15/8
Thesis paper: 40/21
Presentation: 30/16
100-91 Excellent (1)
90-81 Good (2)
80-71 Fair/Average (3)
70-61 Passed (4)
Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021
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