Soil Microbiology

Course: Soil Microbiology
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Prerequisites: Elective
Credits: ECTS 2
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COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL   AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources
LEVEL OF STUDIES GRATE 7
COURSE CODE ΔΣΓΕ6 SEMESTER winter
COURSE TITLE Soil microbiology
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
  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
PREREQUISITES:

 

 NO
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: GREEK & ENGLISH FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: YES
URL COURSE: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE02191/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
With the completion of the soil science course studies the students will be able of the following:

– Understand the function of organisms in the soil

– Recognize the role of organisms in plant growth and soil function

– Improving the sustainable management of soils using soil microorganisms

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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
 

 
  1. COURSE CONTENT
1. Description of the soil environment.

2. Contribution of organisms to soil formation.

3. Categories of soil microorganisms I.

4. Categories of soil micro-organisms II.

5. Description of the operation of the organisms in soil I.

6. Description of the operation of the organisms in territory II.

7. The role of soil organisms in plant growth,

8. Contribution of microorganisms in the formation of plant communities.

9. The function of microorganisms in the availability of nutrients.

10. Symbiotic relationships of microorganisms and plants in the soil.

11. Biological nitrogen fixation

12. Mycorrhizal symbiosis. Forms, mycorrhizae,

13. Interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and plants, at individual and ecological level.
  1. 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 and videos
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.
Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 13 (2hours) 26
Lab courses 13 (1 hour) 13
Independent studies 60 11
   
   
   
   
Total 50
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.

 Written exams at the end of the semester. (40%)

Written project (60%)
  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1.      Μικροβιολογία εδάφους μυκορριζιακή συμβίωση (Ορφανουδάκης  διδακτικές σημειώσεις).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Michail Orfanoudakis
Contact details: morfan@fmenr.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)  
Evaluation methods: (2) Written exams
Implementation Instructions: (3) Written exams

 

  • 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.