Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
CB01 | Prove that they have acquired and understood knowledge in a subject area that derives from general secondary education and is appropriate to a level based on advanced course books, and includes updated and cutting-edge aspects of their field of knowledge. |
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. |
CB05 | Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously |
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 |
E13 | Ability to handle software. |
E17 | Ability to develop, implement and follow environmental impact assessment processes |
E18 | Capacity to manage the natural environment |
T01 | To know a second foreign language. |
T02 | To know and apply the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). |
T03 | To use a correct oral and written communication. |
T04 | To know the ethical commitment and professional deontology. |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Description | |
Mastery of flora and vegetation mapping techniques. | |
Ability to apply knowledge in the preparation of environmental inventories and in the assessment and evaluation of impacts on vegetation. | |
Management of flora databases and vegetation inventories. | |
Management of sampling techniques and classification of plant communities. | |
Understanding the basis for the management of protected habitat types and of European interest. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Not established. |
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E13 E17 E18 T01 T03 T04 | 0.67 | 16.75 | N | N | The objectives and contents of each unit will be discussed. All the material will be available on the virtual platform | |
Laboratory practice or sessions [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E13 E18 T01 T02 T03 T04 | 0.7 | 17.5 | Y | Y | Attendance at practices is considered a compulsory and non reschedulable activity in order to pass the subject. His assessment will be recoverable, either in the extraordinary call (convocatoria) or in the special call (convocatoria) for ending the studies. | |
Field work [ON-SITE] | Other Methodologies | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 T04 | 0.35 | 8.75 | Y | N | Field trips to visit several protected areas such as the Reserva de la Biosfera de La Mancha Húmeda and the Parque Nacional de Cabañeros | |
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E13 E18 T02 T03 | 1.5 | 37.5 | Y | Y | Student dedication to a report summarizing all the activities carried out in the practical classes | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E13 E18 T03 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | Written exam of short questions and test to assess the knowledge of theoretical contents of the course. | |
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E13 E18 T01 T02 T03 T04 | 1.2 | 30 | Y | N | Study of the theoretical and practical contens that they must acquire in activities developed in the course. | |
Total: | 4.5 | 112.5 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 1.8 | Total class time hours: 45 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 2.7 | Total hours of out of class work: 67.5 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
Final test | 65.00% | 75.00% | Written exam of short questions and test to assess the knowledge of theoretical contents of the course. |
Laboratory sessions | 25.00% | 25.00% | Evaluation of practices by conducting a report and an flora recognition test (visu) |
Other methods of assessment | 10.00% | 0.00% | Evaluation of the questionnaries of the class attendance. They will be evaluated solely based on the percentage of questionnaires carried out. |
Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 17.5 |
Field work [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] | 8.75 |
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Guided or supervised work] | 37.5 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
Unit 1 (de 7): Vegetation classification systems and habitat types | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4 |
Unit 2 (de 7): Biogeography, bioclimatology and floristic elements of the Iberian Peninsula. Endemic flora, threatened flora, and introduced and invasive flora | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4 |
Unit 3 (de 7): Sampling and analysis techniques of plant communities. | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4 |
Unit 4 (de 7): Techniques for mapping flora, vegetation and habitat types, and their environmental applications | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4.5 |
Unit 5 (de 7): Mediterranean vegetation and habitats types of the Iberian Peninsula | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4.5 |
Unit 6 (de 7): Bases of the management of the protected habitats | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4.5 |
Unit 7 (de 7): Bases of the management of urban green spaces | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.75 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4.5 |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |