COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
SCHOOL | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES | ||||
DEPARTMENT | AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDIES | 7 | ||||
COURSE CODE | B0043 | SEMESTER | 8th | ||
COURSE TITLE | Practical Training (Internship) | ||||
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 – meetings | 2 | 10 | |||
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 |
Skill Development | ||||
PREREQUISITES:
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TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek | ||||
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | No | ||||
COURSE URL: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01198/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | |
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | |
• To evaluate student’s theoretical knowledge with the market reality
• To efficiently choose their internship carrier • Promote the Internship in their CV • Acquire new scientific and technical skills • Familiarize with the work environment and its requirements • Broaden their professional horizons |
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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 and team work
· Working in an interdisciplinary environment · Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning · Critical thinking · Decision making & problem solving
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- COURSE CONTENT
1. Importance of internship (Regulation & Roadmap)
2. Internship Carrier Selection Criteria 3. Writing an Incentive Letter 4. Required digital platforms (ATLAS, PractIS, ERGANI, etc.) 5. Creating the portfolio of practical training 6. Submission of application (contracts, forms, inventory sheets) 7. Liaison Office Workshop 8. Student experiences from previous internships 9. Writing a CV and highlighting an internship 10. Useful skills – Good Practices in a working environment 11. Applications in practice (per field of study) 12. Presentation of internship carriers (per direction of studies) 13. Presentation of internship carriers (per direction of studies) |
- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
Face to face (distance learning in emergency situations) and 2 months of practical training
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USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
MS Power point
Duth e-class MS Teams for distance learning |
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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 |
Students are evaluated on the basis of completion or non-completion of the internship with the score “successfully” or “unsuccessfully” (S-U). In order to complete the internship, they must:
A) Be enrolled in the course following the procedure defined by the Department’s curriculum, B) To submit the complete deliverables that prove the two-month internship in their carrier and which are described in the Internship Regulations of the Department. Students are aware of the above process from the start of the semester and are constantly informed via the e-class platform. |
- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Department’s and DuTH Internship regulations |
ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
Teacher (full name): | Athanasios Alexopoulos |
Contact details: | alexopo@agro.duth.gr, 2552041169, e-class |
Supervisors: (1) | No |
Evaluation methods: (2) | All Internship deliverables and documents can be send in digital form via e-mail. |
Implementation Instructions: (3) |
- Please write 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:
- a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
- b) 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 administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinks for the examination, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
- c) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the written exam of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
There should be an attached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of students eligible to participate in the examination.
Specialized Vegetable Crop Production
COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
SCHOOL | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES | ||||
DEPARTMENT | AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDIES | UNDERGRADUATE – LEVEL 7 | ||||
COURSE CODE | AGRON0003 | SEMESTER | 7/9th | ||
COURSE TITLE | SPECIALIZED VEGETABLE CROP PRODUCTION | ||||
TEACHING ACTIVITIES | TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK | ECTS CREDITS | |||
5 | 5 | ||||
COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
SKILL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
PREREQUISITES:
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NO | ||||
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | GREEK | ||||
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | – | ||||
URL COURSE: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01233/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes |
· Students obtain specialized knowledge in science and cultivation techniques of the main vegetable crops produced in Greece.
· They become capable of identifying the main vegetable species. |
General Skills |
Autonomous work
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking
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- COURSE CONTENT
Applied outdoor crop practices and techniques of main vegetable crops of Greece (tomato, pepper, eggplant, potato, onion, asparagus, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, cucumber, watermelon, spinach, beans).
In each species, the following topics are studied: • Classification, origin, current distribution of vegetable crops, botanical characters, • Climate and soil requirements, • Soil preparation, • Propagation, • Varieties, • Crop establishment, • Crop practices and techniques (fertilization, irrigation, weed control, support, pruning, use of plant growth regulators, frost protection, etc.), • Physiological abnormalities, • Harvest, • Post – harvest treatments, and • Nutritional value of vegetables. |
- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD | Face to face | ||||||||||||||||||
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) | Use of ICT in Teaching and Communication with students (PowerPoint, Videos, e-class) | ||||||||||||||||||
TEACHING ORGANIZATION |
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Student Evaluation | Student evaluation includes:
· Essay (10%) · Mid-semester written test (40%) · Written exam at the end of the semester (50%) |
- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Recommended books in the ‘Eudoxus’ system:
· Book [68402220]: Η τεχνική της καλλιέργειας των κηπευτικών στα θερμοκήπια, Ολύμπιος Χρίστος Μ. Λεπτομέρειες · Book [68403533]: Η Τεχνική της Καλλιέργειας των Υπαίθριων Κηπευτικών, Ολύμπιος Χρήστος Λεπτομέρειες · Additional literature sources will be available to students during the semester. |
ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
Teacher (full name): | Chrysovalantou Antonopoulou |
Contact details: | cantonop@agro.duth.gr |
Supervisors: (1) | NO |
Evaluation methods: (2) | Written examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured |
Implementation Instructions: (3) | The final examination of the course takes place on a scheduled day, according to the examination program of the Department. It is carried out through e-class and MS teams platforms. One day before the exam, the link of the exercise in e-class appears to those who have registered for the course and have taken note and accepted the terms of distance learning.
Students who participate in the examination, firstly must connect to MS teams and show their identity, in order to be identified by the teacher. Each student has to answer 25 multiple choice questions in 20 minutes. Every correct question is scored with 0.4 and there is also a negative score. More details are given with an announcement through e-class.
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Vegetable Crop Production
COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
SCHOOL | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES | ||||
DEPARTMENT | AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDIES | UNDERGRADUATE – LEVEL 7 | ||||
COURSE CODE | AGRON1021 | SEMESTER | 6th | ||
COURSE TITLE | VEGETABLE CROP PRODUCTION | ||||
TEACHING ACTIVITIES | TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK | ECTS CREDITS | |||
5 | 5 | ||||
COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
SKILL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
PREREQUISITES:
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NO | ||||
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | GREEK | ||||
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | – | ||||
URL COURSE: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01176/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes |
· Students obtain general knowledge in science and cultivation techniques of the main vegetable crops produced in Greece.
· They become capable of identifying the main vegetable species. |
General Skills |
Autonomous work
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking
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- COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction (basic principles, quality and nutritional value, vegetable production worldwide and nationally)
2. Classification and botanical characters 3. Impact of the root environment on vegetable crops 4. Impact of the aerial environment on vegetable crops 5. Outdoor vegetable crop techniques 6. Growing vegetables in the greenhouse 7. Hydroponic culture of vegetables 8. Propagation of vegetables 9. Vegetable crop establishment 10. Irrigation and fertilization of vegetables 11. Other crop practices (weed control, frost protection, climate control in greenhouse crops) 12. Other crop practices (application of chemical plant growth regulators, pruning-support, assisting fruit set in the greenhouse) 13. Harvest and post-harvest treatments of vegetables. |
- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD | Face to face | ||||||||||||||||||
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) | Use of ICT in Teaching and Communication with students (PowerPoint, Videos, e-class) | ||||||||||||||||||
TEACHING ORGANIZATION
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Student Evaluation | Student evaluation includes:
· Essay · Written exams at the end of the semester. Laboratory: Essay and Oral exam (vegetable seeds identification)
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Recommended books in the ‘Eudoxus’ system:
· Book [3646]: ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΛΑΧΑΝΟΚΟΜΙΑ, ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ΚΑΝΑΚΗΣ Λεπτομέρειες · Book [59385805]: Γενική Λαχανοκομία, Δημήτριος Σάββας Λεπτομέρειες
Additional literature sources will be available to students during the semester. |
ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
Teacher (full name): | Chrysovalantou Antonopoulou |
Contact details: | cantonop@agro.duth.gr |
Supervisors: (1) | NO |
Evaluation methods: (2) | Written examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured |
Implementation Instructions: (3) | The final examination of the course takes place on a scheduled day, according to the examination program of the Department. It is carried out through e-class and MS teams platforms. One day before the exam, the link of the exercise in e-class appears to those who have registered for the course and have taken note and accepted the terms of distance learning.
Students who participate in the examination, firstly must connect to MS teams and show their identity, in order to be identified by the teacher. Each student has to answer 25 multiple choice questions in 20 minutes. Every correct question is scored with 0.4 and there is also a negative score. More details are given with an announcement through e-class.
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Dissertation
The “Dissertation” is an obligatory work (written manuscript) required by each student and it should be submitted for evaluation by the ‘Advisory and Examining Committee’.
Elective Course A
Students could choose among courses offered in the following list:
Management of Plant Production, Plant Protection & Environment – Elective A
Elective Course A
Students could choose among courses offered in the following list:
Management of Plant Production, Plant Protection & Environment – Elective A
Elective Course B
Students could choose among courses offered in the following list:
Management of Plant Production, Plant Protection & Environment – Elective B
Elective Course B
Students could choose among courses offered in the following list:
Management of Plant Production, Plant Protection & Environment – Elective B
Aromatic Plants and Essential Oils
COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
SCHOOL | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES | ||||
DEPARTMENT | AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDIES | 7 | ||||
COURSE CODE | AGRON1004 | SEMESTER | 7 | ||
COURSE TITLE | Aromatic Plants and Essential Oils | ||||
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 | |||
4 | 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 |
Orientation | ||||
PREREQUISITES:
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TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek | ||||
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | NO (in English) | ||||
COURSE URL: | http://www.agro.duth.gr/undergraduate/program/ AGRON1004.shtml | ||||
- 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 successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand:
· Specialized technical knowledge related to the cultivation of aromatic plants
· Specialized problems that arise during the growth and development of the above plants and their solution with the best techniques
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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 |
· Autonomous work
· Search, analysis, and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies · Promotion of inductive thinking |
- COURSE CONTENT
1. – Importance of aromatic plants in the human diet
2. Elements of the cultivation of aromatic plants 3. – Essential oils – Role – Chemical composition – Properties 4. – Essential oils – Degree of volatility – Effects & precautions 5. – Oregano – species – cultivation practice – products 6. – Lavender – species – cultivation practice – products 7. – Basil – species – cultivation practice – products 8. – Hops, mountain tea – cultivation practice – products 9. – Hyssop, anise – cultivation practice – products 10. – Turmeric, rosemary – cultivation practice – products 11. – Sage, thyme – cultivation practice – products 12. – Mint, capers – cultivation practice – products 13. – Prospects for the cultivation of aromatic plants |
- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
Lectures in the classroom | ||||||||||||||||||
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
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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 |
The evaluation of students is carried out as follows:
• Language of assessment: Greek • Written evaluation in the theoretical part at the end of the semester |
- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Selected textbooks in the Eudoxus system
Δόρδας, Χ. 2012. «Αρωματικά και Φαρμακευτικά Φυτά», Εκδόσεις ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΗ ΠΑΙΔΕΙΑ, Θεσσαλονίκη
Additional bibliographic resources will be available to students during the course
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ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
Teacher (full name): | Christos Damalas |
Contact details: | cdamalas@agro.duth.gr |
Supervisors: (1) | YES |
Evaluation methods: (2) | |
Implementation Instructions: (3) | The examination in the course will take place through the e-class and Skype for Business platform
Students should connect to the e-class with the use of their institutional account and go to the course page (it is a prerequisite to have registered for the course) https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01251/ and to the section “EXERCISES”, where they will be given the exam form which they will fill in electronically At the same time, students should log in to Skype for Business, following the link posted in the announcements of the course on the e-class platform
Each student will have to answer 25 multiple-choice questions, each of the questions being scored 0.4 and there will be a negative score for the wrong answers (not for the blank ones) equal to the correct answer
The duration of the examinations will be 25 minutes
Beneficiaries of participation in examinations On the page of the course in the e-class and in the section “DOCUMENTS” before the examination period, a list will be posted with the AEM of the beneficiaries to participate in the examination. This list will be updated by the day of the beginning of the examination period.
In order for the student to participate in the examinations, he/she must have read and accepted the terms of his/her participation in the examination process. This can be done through the page https://students.duth.gr and from the menu “Service”, by going to the option “Participation in the next exam period”. In addition, he/she must have registered for the course on the e-class page |
- Please write 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:
- a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
- b) 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 administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinks for the examination, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
- c) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the written exam of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
There should be an attached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of students eligible to participate in the examination.