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COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
| SCHOOL | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES | ||||
| DEPARTMENT | FORESTRY AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND OF NATURAL RESOURCES | ||||
| LEVEL OF STUDIES | UNDERGRADUATE | ||||
| COURSE CODE | ΔΣB1ΥΚΕ | SEMESTER | 2 | ||
| COURSE TITLE | ENGLISH 2 | ||||
| TEACHING ACTIVITIES in case the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to a course as a whole, then please note down the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits. |
TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK | ECTS CREDITS | |||
| Lectures | 4 | 4 | |||
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| COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
General background | ||||
| PREREQUISITES:
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None | ||||
| TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek & English | ||||
| COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | Yes | ||||
| URL COURSE: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE02208/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
| Learning Outcomes | |
| Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | |
| Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
v familiarize themselves with different types of scientific reading texts in English so that they can recognize the organizational layout and linguistic structure of articles, reports and experiments. v develop the appropriate reading skills and strategies necessary for the adequate comprehension of scientific texts of agricultural interest written in English v understand the cohesive links of a particular scientific reading text in English and recognize the internal structure of text on a paragraph and text level v be able to develop appropriate contextual lexical guessing strategies that allow them to effectively overcome the issue of unknown vocabulary while reading in English v develop and enrich their scientific vocabulary in English that is necessary for reading and writing purposes while referring to agricultural issues. v appreciate how agricultural issues are dealt with in on an international scale as viewed in scientific reports that originate from different parts of the world |
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| General Skills | |
| Taking into account the general skills that the graduate must have acquired (as they are listed in the Diploma Supplement and are listed below), which of them is intended (for the course)? | |
| Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas |
Project design and management
Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking |
| Upon successful completion of the course students will have developed the following general capabilities:
u The expansion of students’ academic and specific English vocabulary on scientific issues of Agriculture u The development of the ability to analyse the key features of scientific English texts and, subsequently produce academic written language in English by writing a scientific article or a report on Agricultural issues. u Research skills development that will allow students to search for relevant literature and use it in the writing of a critical review of a scientific article in English. u The development of critical thinking skills and abilities necessary for the preparation and writing of a dissertation in English. u The development of students’ writing skills to avoid plagiarizing and to abide by the APA rules while writing research work in English, The development of their oral skills in English and the adoption of useful presentation strategies that can be used in international conferences and seminars in their area.
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- COURSE CONTENT
| Week 1: Unit 14 Winemaking
Week 2: Unit 15 How many hops, skips and jumps is it? Week 3: Fundamentals of Plant Growth IV: Respiration & Transpiration Week 4: The Biology of Plant Growth Week 5: Vegetative Growth Week 6: Plant Propagation Week 7: Plant Pests, Weeds and Fertilizers Week 8: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Week 9: Flowers and Foliage Week 10: Plant Diseases and Insects Week 11: Sod Production Week 12: Fire and the Forest Week 13: Wildlife and the Forest Ecosystem |
- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
| TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
In classroom | ||||||||||||||||||
| USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
§ Power point, videos
§ instructor’s website
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| TEACHING ORGANIZATION
The way and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.
The student study hours for each learning activity are listed as well as the non-guided study hours so that the total workload at the semester level corresponds to the ECTS standards. |
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| Student Evaluation
Description of the evaluation process
Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Public Presentation, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others
Explicitly defined assessment criteria and if and where are accessible to students are mentioned. |
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bateman, H. (2006) Dictionary of Agriculture. A&C Black Publishers.
Beentje, H. (2010) The Kew Plant Glossary: An Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Identification Terms. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Bell, B. (2005) Farm Machinery. Old Pond Publishing Ltd. Hickey, M. and King, C. (2000) The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms. Cambridge: CUP. Parker, R. (2009) Plant & Soil Science. Delmare Cengage Learning. Perdiki, F. & Malevitsi, Z. (2016). The Earth in a Nutshell. Sheaffer, C. et al (2012) Introduction to Agronomy. Food, Crops and Environment. Cengage Learning USDA-NRCS (2007). The Plants Database. Vaughan,J. et al (2009) The New Oxford Book of Food Plants. OUP.
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ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
| Teacher (full name): | Dr Eirene Katsarou |
| Contact details: | ekatsaro@fmenr.duth.gr |
| Supervisors: (1) | Eirene Katsarou |
| Evaluation methods: (2) | Written examination (distance learning via Eclass platform) |
| Implementation Instructions: (3) | Exams for the course will be carried out by a written assignment via the Eclass platform. Each student will have to answer an 80-item multiple choice test within 1 hour. Each question is equal to 1.25 (Total :100)
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- To be completed with YES or NO
- Note down the evaluation methods used by the teacher, e.g.
- written assignment or/and exercises
- written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
- In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:
α) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submitting them to the teacher, the grading system, the participation of the assignment in the final grade and every other detail that should be mentioned.
β) in case of oral examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of pronouncing topics, the applications to be used, the necessary technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the way the hyperlink is sent, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.
γ) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for assigning the topics, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.
There should be an attached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of the beneficiaries to participate in the examination.
