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Soil Microbiology

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.

Forest Recreation

COURSE OUTLINE

  1. 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:

 

 No
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: No
URL COURSE: http://eclass.duth.gr/eclass/courses/OPE02107/
  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.
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
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
  1. 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
  1. 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
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 39
Paper with literature sources 4
Independent studying 7
   
   
   
   
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.

  

•             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.

 
  1. 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.

Green Entrepreneurship and Innovation

COURSE OUTLINE

 

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL ACTICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FORESTRY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
LEVEL OF STUDIES 7th
COURSE CODE DSSTE11 SEMESTER Winter/3th
COURSE TITLE GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
in case that the credit units are awarded in distinctive parts of the class, etc: lectures, laboratorial exercises. When the credit units are awarded for the total class, write the weekly teaching hours and the total ECTS credits		 WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS ECTS CREDITS
Lectures and Laboratory Exercises / Practice Exercises 3 2
     
     
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.    
COURSE TYPE SCIENTIFIC AREA
PREREQUISITES:

 

 NO
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: GREEK

 
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: NO
COURSE URL: https://eclass.duth.gr/eclass/courses/OPE02247/

 

  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes of the course are described, the specific knowledge, skills and abilities of an appropriate level that students will acquire after the successful completion of the course

Consult Appendix A

· Description of Tutorial Results Level for every study round according to the Qualification Context of the European Highest Education Area
· Descriptive Indexes of 6th, 7th and 8th Level of the European Qualification Context of Lifelong Learning and Appendix B
· Summary Guide for Writing Learning Outcomes

 

 
 
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the concepts of entrepreneurship, green entrepreneurship and innovation. They also learn how to construct business plans related to the green economy and growth

 

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

 

• Understand the concepts of entrepreneurship, green entrepreneurship and innovation
• Conduct research on green economy
• Use the available technology to gather data on entrepreneurship, process it, analyze it and draw conclusions for its development
• Have understood and evaluate the importance of green entrepreneurship and innovation in the development of the country
• Combine their knowledge and examine the possibilities of utilizing financial tools in the development of green entrepreneurship and innovation
• Construct business plans for the green economy and growth

 

 
  General Skills
Taking into account the general skills that the graduate must have acquired (as listed in the Diploma Supplement and listed below), which of the following is the course intended for;

 

Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Team work

Work in an international environment

Work in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

   Project design and management

Respecting diversification and multiculturalism

Respecting natural environment

Demostration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity in gender issues

Critisism and self – criticism practice

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking
   
 

 

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
Week      Thematic Lecture Unit

 

1. Basic concepts, birth and development of entrepreneurship. Establishment and organization of a business, obligations of the business
2. Entrepreneurship and innovation
3. Green entrepreneurship
4. Green economy – Green development
5. The role of Small – medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
6. Business plan development
7. Exploring business opportunities, entrepreneurship policies and support agencies
8. Human resources management, financial management and succession
9. Business clusters and networks, interconnections between agencies, product and service development
10. Introduction to marketing, market research, financing, pricing, costing
11. Development of ideas for new products and services, evaluation of ideas, management of business names (brand names, trademarks), advertising
12. Environmental performance of companies. Corporate social responsibility
13. Study and analysis of selected green business cases (case studies)

 

 

Week            Thematic Lab Unit

 

1. Establishment and organization of a business, obligations of the business
2. Entrepreneurship and innovation
3. Small-Medium  sized enterprises
4. Business plan development
5. Exploring business opportunities, entrepreneurship policies and support agencies
6. Business clusters and networks, interconnections between agencies, product and service development
7. Marketing
8. Market research
9. Green entrepreneurship
10. Green economy – Green development
11. Study and analysis of selected green business cases

 
12. Study and analysis of selected green business cases

 
13. Study and analysis of selected green business cases

 

 

 

 

  1. LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.		 In classroom, face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students		 Support of the teaching procedure using e-class platform

 

 
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways 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 supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.
Activity Semester workload
Lectures 26
Practice exercises with application of methodologies in individual topics 13
Bibliography study and analysis 4
Individual or team project elaboration 7
   
   
   
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, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed

 1. Written exams at the end of the semester (in Greek) (80%)

a) Questions with short answers (4)

b) Questions with essays as answers (2)

c) Solving problems (2)

2. Individual or team projects (20%)

Students having ascertained dyslexia problems are examined with oral methods.

Students have access to his/her essay at any time

 

 

  1. 5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Deakins, D. &Freel, M. (2017). Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses. ROSILI editions. Athens.

2. Piperopoulos P.G. (2008). Entrepreneurship, Innovation και Business Clusters. Stamouli editions. Athens.

3. Salavou E.E. (2013). Innovation and entrepreneurship diversification. ROSILI editions. Athens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Garyfallos Arabatzis
Contact details: garamp@fmenr.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1) No
Evaluation methods: (2) Written assignment  and oral examination

 
Implementation Instructions: (3) The examinations will be carried out according to the examination program that will be announced by the secretariat of the Department.

The examination in the course will be carried out with a) delivery of written assignment (80% of the total score) and b) oral by remote examination via Microsoft Teams (20% of the total score). The oral examination in the course will be carried out in groups of 5 people (lasting half an hour per group) according to the Number of Teaching Record appear in the attached list (examination program).

The link of the Microsoft Teams meeting will be sent to students via e-class, exclusively to the institutional accounts of those who have registered for the course and are aware of the terms of distance education.

Students will have to log in to the examination room through their institutional account, otherwise they will not be able to participate. They will also take part in the examination using their webcamera which they will have open during the examination. Before starting the exam, students will show their identity to the webcamera, so that they can be identified.

Each student must answer in 4 questions.

The score for 1 correct answer in above questions is 0.75 points.

 

  • 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.