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COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
| SCHOOL | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES | ||||
| DEPARTMENT | AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
| LEVEL OF STUDIES | 7 | ||||
| COURSE CODE | AGRON0005 | SEMESTER | 6th | ||
| COURSE TITLE | WEED SCIENCE | ||||
| TEACHING ACTIVITIES If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits. |
TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK | ECTS CREDITS | |||
| Lectures and laboratory course | 5 | 5 | |||
| Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4. | |||||
| COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
Scientific Area | ||||
| PREREQUISITES:
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| TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek | ||||
| COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | Yes (in English) | ||||
| COURSE URL: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/GEO127/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
| Learning Outcomes | |
| Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | |
| · Upon the completion of the course the students will have acquired knowledge related to biological potential of weed populations and its impact on crops, chemical and alternative control methods and fate of herbicides in plants and environment | |
| General Skills | |
| Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module | |
| Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,
ICT Use 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 reasoning |
| · Independent work
· Literature search, data analysis and synthesis · Development of inductive reasoning
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- COURSE CONTENT
| 1. Impact of weeds on crop.
2. Weed biology and morphology. 3. Weed dispersal and proliferation. 4. Allelopathy. 5. Weed crop competition. 6. Weed dormancy. 7. Weed Control 8. Chemical Weed Control. 9. Herbicides classification. 10. Fate of Herbicides 11. Properties, modes and mechanisms of action. 12. Biological control methods. 13. Integrated weed management |
- 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 |
· Power point, videos
· e-class |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
Written exams at the end of the semester both on theoretical and practical courses.
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
| § Book [41960493]: ΖΙΖΑΝΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ, ΗΛΙΑΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΧΩΡΙΝΟΣ Λεπτομέρειες
§ Book [2732]: ΖΙΖΑΝΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ, ΖΙΖΑΝΙΑ-ΖΙΖΑΝΙΟΚΤΟΝΑ, ΤΥΧΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΦΟΡΑ ΣΤΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ, ΠΕΤΡΟΣ ΛΟΛΑΣ Λεπτομέρειες § Book [33134255]: ΤΑ ΖΙΖΑΝΙΑ, ΠΕΤΡΟΣ Χ. ΛΟΛΑΣ Λεπτομέρειες § Thomas J. Monaco, Stephen C. Weller, Floyd M. Ashton Weed Science: Principles and Practices, 4th Edition ISBN: 978-0-471-37051-2 § R Zimdahl Fundamentals of Weed Science, 4th Edition ISBN: 9780123978189
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ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
| Teacher (full name): | Zisis Vryzas / Christos Damalas |
| Contact details: | zvryzas@agro.duth.gr / cdamalas@agro.duth.gr |
| Supervisors: (1) | Christos Alexoudis |
| Evaluation methods: (2) | Written examination with distance learning methos (e-class, Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams), provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured |
| Implementation Instructions: (3) | The examination of the course is carried out on a scheduled day, according to the examination program of the Department, through e-class and Skype for Business or MS Teams. Students must accept the terms and conditions (https://students.duth.gr) for their participation to distance examination process and have been registered to the e-class course page (https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/GEO127/). Students must connect to Skype for Business or MS teams, for identification reasons via the link provided through e-class platform. The exam lasts 20 minutes and each student should answer 20 questions. Detailed information is provided, in the beginning of the examination period, through e-class, to all students registered in the course. |
