1. General information
Course:
FIRE ECOLOGY
Code:
37333
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
4.5
Degree:
340 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Academic year:
2019-20
Center:
501 - FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Group(s):
40
Year:
4
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
MARIA BELEN HINOJOSA CENTENO
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Sabatini/0.36
CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
5470
mariabelen.hinojosa@uclm.es
Martes, miércoles y jueves de 12:00 a 14:00 horas (previa cita por e-mail)
Lecturer:
TERESA ITZIAR RODRIGUEZ URBIETA
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
ICAM/ 0.33
CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
5763
itziar.rodriguez@uclm.es
Martes, Miércoles y Jueves de 12.00h a 14.00h
Lecturer:
IVAN TORRES GALAN
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Sabatini/0.35
CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
5472
ivan.torres@uclm.es
Lunes de 11:00 a 12:00 y de 13:00 a 14:00, Martes y Jueves de 12:00 a 14:00h (previa cita por e-mail)
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Not established
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB02 | Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area. |
| CB03 | Be able to gather and process relevant information (usually within their subject area) to give opinions, including reflections on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
| CB04 | Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
| E01 | Ability to understand and apply basic knowledge. |
| E02 | Capacity for multidisciplinary consideration of an environmental problem |
| E03 | Awareness of the temporal and spatial dimensions of environmental processes |
| E04 | Ability to integrate experimental evidence found in field and/or laboratory studies with theoretical knowledge. |
| E05 | Capacity for qualitative data interpretation |
| E06 | Capacity for quantitative data interpretation |
| E07 | Capacity to plan, manage and conserve natural resources |
| E12 | Ability to manage Geographic Information Systems |
| E13 | Ability to handle software. |
| E18 | Capacity to manage the natural environment |
| E20 | Capacity to plan and carry out actions to restore the natural environment |
| G01 | Proficiency in a second foreign language at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. |
| G02 | Knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). |
| G03 | Good oral and written communication |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Understand the responses of organisms, ecosystems and landscapes to fire. | |
| Know the techniques and measures for fire prevention and firefighting. | |
| Understand the phenomenon of forest fires, their global significance and their role in ecosystems. | |
| Acquire basic criteria and techniques useful for the management of ecosystems affected by fires. | |
| Understand the physical and chemical processes of the combustion phenomenon. | |
| Know the risk factors that determine the occurrence of fires. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1:
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Unit 1.1:
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Unit 1.2:
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Unit 2:
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Unit 2.1:
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Unit 2.2:
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Unit 2.3:
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Unit 2.4:
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Unit 3:
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Unit 3.1:
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Unit 3.2:
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Unit 3.3:
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Unit 3.4:
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Unit 3.5:
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Unit 4:
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Unit 4.1:
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Unit 4.2:
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7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | R | Description * |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E01 E02 E03 E07 E18 E20 G01 | 0.76 | 19 | N | N | N | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB03 E01 E02 E03 E05 E06 G01 | 0.92 | 23 | N | N | N | |
| Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | CB02 CB04 E13 E20 G01 G02 G03 | 0.4 | 10 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB03 E01 E02 E03 E05 E06 E20 G01 G02 G03 | 0.8 | 20 | N | N | N | |
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | CB03 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E12 E13 E18 | 0.6 | 15 | Y | Y | N | |
| Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB02 CB03 CB04 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E12 E13 G03 | 0.9 | 22.5 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Progress test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB03 E01 E02 E03 E05 E06 E20 G03 | 0.04 | 1 | Y | N | N | |
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB03 E01 E02 E03 E05 E06 E20 G03 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Total: | 4.5 | 112.5 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 1.88 | Total class time hours: 47 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 2.62 | Total hours of out of class work: 65.5 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming R: Rescheduling training activity
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Grading System | |||
| Evaluation System | Face-to-Face | Self-Study Student | Description |
| Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 25.00% | 0.00% | |
| Final test | 55.00% | 0.00% | |
| Other methods of assessment | 20.00% | 0.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources