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COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
| SCHOOL | Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry | ||||
| DEPARTMENT | Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources | ||||
| LEVEL OF STUDIES | Level 7 | ||||
| COURSE CODE | SEMESTER | Winter (3rd) | |||
| COURSE TITLE | Forest Recreation | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Theory | 2 | ||||
| Laboratory exercises | 1 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 2 | |||
| Add lines if necessary. The teaching organization and methods used are described in the point 4. | |||||
| COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
Scientific Area, Skill Development | ||||
| PREREQUISITES:
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No | ||||
| TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek | ||||
| COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | No | ||||
| URL COURSE: | http://eclass.duth.gr/eclass/courses/OPE02107/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
| Learning Outcomes | |
| Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | |
| Students should be able to recognize the process of recreation. Moreover, they should be familiar with the definition of recreation demand, spatial planning and the value of recreation. In addition, it is necessary to be knowledgeable about the relationship between recreation and other uses of natural resources. In the end of the course, students will be able to:
· Know the characteristics of recreation demand · Appreciate the value of recreation · Design programs targeted towards improving the provided recreation services |
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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 |
| Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
Decision making Autonomous work Project design and management |
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- COURSE CONTENT
| 1. Definitions. The historical development of recreation and free time
2. Spaces of forest recreation 3. Recreation demand 4. Spatial planning. Demarcation of recreational forests 5. Limiting factors. Quantification of criteria 6. Estimation of recreational forests’ suitability 7. Urban green and city planning. Environmental conditions in the city and green areas 8. Green surfaces and urban planning 9. The value of recreation 10. The relationships of recreation with other uses of natural recourses 11. Tourism types. Domestic tourism 12. New tourism types 13. Tourism – Regional development – Environmental Protection |
- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
| TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
Face to face | ||||||||||||||||||
| USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
Use of ICT in Teaching and Laboratory Education (all lectures are supported by PowerPoint presentations and some by Videos)
Electronic communication with students via e-mail or e-class |
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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. |
• Final written exam (in Greek) with completion questions • Individual paper (grade x 0.2) and written exam (grade x 0.8). • Students with verified dyslexia problems are examined orally instead of sitting for the written exam; this requires that the Department administration is prior informed. • After exams, the exam topics are displayed on the instructor’s announcement board so that students can estimate their grade. The final grades are announced on the Departments’ electronic platform. Students are able to see their examination sheet and assess the grading as well as the comments on the sheet.
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 1. Karameris, Α., 2007. Forest Recreation Policy. University Lectures. Thessaloniki: Publications service AUTH.
2. Karameris, Α., 2013. Recreation in Nature. Thessaloniki: Giachoudi Publications. |
ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
| Teacher (full name): | Georgios Tsantopoulos |
| Contact details: | tsantopo@fmenr.duth.gr |
| Supervisors: (1) | |
| Evaluation methods: (2) | Written exam through the on-line learning platform e-class/ Supervision through Microsoft Teams |
| Implementation Instructions: (3) | Exams will be held according to the exam program which will be announced by the departments’ secretariat.
Students must log in the webpage of the course on e-class and then go to section “Exercises” and finally to the field “Exams” of the course. Each student must answer 20 questions. Each question is graded with 1 point. The exam duration is 8 minutes. In order to supervise the exam, a link to Microsoft Teams will be sent to students via e-class. During exams, Microsoft Teams must remain open while microphone must be unmated and the camera must be on. It should be noted that participants; audio and video will not be recorded. Identity check will be performed in the beginning and/or in random moments by requiring from students to exhibit their academic identities and present themselves on camera. The link to the exams will be sent to the institutional accounts through e-class of students who have selected the course and are informed about the terms concerning distance learning. |
- 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.
