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1. General information
Course:
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
Code:
60638
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
402 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Academic year:
2023-24
Center:
601 - E.T.S. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS AND MOUNTS AB
Group(s):
10 
Year:
4
Duration:
C2
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer: MANUEL CARMONA DELGADO - Group(s): 10 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
IDR
CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROFORESTAL Y GENÉTICA
967599352
Manuel.Carmona@uclm.es

Lecturer: RAFAEL MATEO SORIA - Group(s): 10 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
IREC
CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROFORESTAL Y GENÉTICA
926052758
rafael.mateo@uclm.es

Lecturer: MANUEL ELOY ORTIZ SANTALIESTRA - Group(s): 10 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
IREC / Despacho P31
CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROFORESTAL Y GENÉTICA
926052522
manuele.ortiz@uclm.es

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
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
CG01 Organizational and planning skills.
CG02 Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CG03 Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams collaboratively and with shared responsibility.
CT01 Know a second foreign language.
CT02 Know and apply the Information and Communication Technologies.
CT03 Use correct oral and written communication.
CT04 Know the ethical commitment and professional deontology.
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
Course learning outcomes
Description
Improvement of the assimilation of the training objectives received in the subjects related to the external practices and discovering of their practical application possibilities.
Learning personal skills and aptitudes for professional development.
Knowledge about the professional reality of the labor market in the field of the degree.
Additional outcomes
Not established.
6. Units / Contents
  • Unit 1:
  • Unit 2:
  • Unit 3:
  • Unit 4:
  • Unit 5:
  • Unit 6:
  • Unit 7:
  • Unit 8:
  • Unit 9:
  • Unit 10:
  • Unit 11:
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
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 CG01 CG02 CG03 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 1.2 30 Y N
Laboratory practice or sessions [ON-SITE] Practical or hands-on activities CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CG01 CG02 CG03 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 0.8 20 Y Y
Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] Group tutoring sessions CB03 CB04 CG02 CG03 0.2 5 Y N
Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] Individual presentation of projects and reports CB01 CB04 CB05 CG01 CG03 CT02 CT03 0.12 3 Y N
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] Self-study CB03 CB05 CG01 CG02 CT02 CT03 1.2 30 N N
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] Self-study CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CG01 CG02 CG03 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 2.4 60 N N
Formative Assessment [ON-SITE] Assessment tests CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CG01 CG02 CG03 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 0.08 2 Y Y
Total: 6 150
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 Total class time hours: 60
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 Total hours of out of class work: 90

As: Assessable training activity
Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).

8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
Evaluation System Continuous assessment Non-continuous evaluation * Description
Practical exam 20.00% 20.00%
Test 40.00% 80.00%
Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies 40.00% 0.00%
Total: 100.00% 100.00%  
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).

Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
  • Continuous assessment:
    Evaluation criteria not defined
  • Non-continuous evaluation:
    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
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] 2
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports] 3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 3
Formative Assessment [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] 2

Unit 1 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 2
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 4

Unit 2 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] 4
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 3
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 6

Unit 3 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 4
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] 2
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 7

Unit 4 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 4
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] 2
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 7

Unit 5 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 2
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] 4
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 3
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 6

Unit 6 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] 1.5
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 7

Unit 7 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] 1.5
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 7

Unit 8 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 1
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 2

Unit 9 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] 4
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 3
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 6

Unit 10 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] 4
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 3
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 6

Unit 11 (de 11):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 1
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 3
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 2

Global activity
Activities hours
10. Bibliography and Sources
Author(s) Title Book/Journal Citv Publishing house ISBN Year Description Link Catálogo biblioteca
EU Pesticides Database https://ec.europa.eu/food/plants/pesticides/eu-pesticides-database_en  
Adverse Outcome Pathways Wiki https://aopwiki.org/  
Bio-Pesticides https://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/bpdb/index.htm  
Veterinary Substances Database https://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/vsdb/index.htm  
US EPA ECOTOX Knowledgebase https://cfpub.epa.gov/ecotox/  
Chemical Abstracts Service https://www.cas.org/about/cas-content: información general sobre sustancias químicas  
PubChem (National Center for Biotechnology Information) https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/  
Agencia Europea de Sustancias Químicas (ECHA) https://echa.europa.eu/es/information-on-chemicals  
Pesticides Properties Database https://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/ppd  



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