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Agriculture and Environment

COURSE OUTLINE

 

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
STUDY LEVEL Undergraduate
COURSE CODE AGRON1003 SEMESTER 9th
COURSE TITLE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

 TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK ECTS
Lectures and laboratory course 5 5
COURSE TYPE Compulsory
PREREQUISITE COURSE(S): –
LANGUAGE (TEACHING AND EXAMS) Greek
THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS No
COURSE WEBSITE (URL) https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01187/

 

  1. TEACHING OUTCOMES
Teaching outcomes
Upon the completion of the course the students will have acquired basic knowledge on environmental problems caused by agricultural production, will understand the basic protection principles of agroecosystems and will be able to propose remediation actions of contaminated areas
General capabilities
§  Independent work

§  Literature search, data analysis and synthesis

§  Development of inductive reasoning

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
Distribution of agricultural pollutants in the agro-ecosystems. The role of agriculture in the global warming. Fate of fertilizers and pesticides in soils and contamination of groundwater. Agro-environmental indicators. Agricultural production in polluted areas. Phytoremediation. Good agricultural practice and Environmental Protection. The effect of the principle polluter pays in agriculture. Nitrates from agricultural sources. Biotechnology and environmental degradation. Environmental benefits from agriculture. Agriculture and energy crisis-Biofuels. Agriculture and protected areas. Examples of significant environmental impacts associated with agriculture.

 

  1. TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSESSMENT METHODS
DELIVERING METHOD In classroom
IT USE §  Power point, videos

 
TEACHING ORGANIZATION Activity Semester workload

 
Lectures 39
Laboratory courses 26
Essay, literature review 15
Independent study 45
Course total

(25-hour workload per credit unit)

  

125
STUDENT ASSESSMENT

 

 Written exams at the end of the semester both on theoretical and practical courses.

 

 

  1. PROPOSED LITERATURE
§  Jason Clay World Agriculture and the Environment, Island press,

§  Lichtfouse, E., Navarrete, M., Debaeke, P., Véronique, S., Alberola, C. Sustainable Agriculture, Springer 2009.

 

 

Molecular Plant Breeding

Upon the completion of the course the students should have comprehend:

  • Main principles of the germplasm treatment
  • Main methods of plant transformation
  • Major applications of Genetic Engineering for biotic and abiotic stresses
  • Environmental implications of GMO

COURSE CONTENT

Principles of DNA manipulation, gene banks, methods of transformation (Agrobacterium, electroporosis, bombing procedure, chemical procedure), transformation for resistance in herbicide, biotic and abiotic stresses, environmental implications.

Agricultural Pharmacology

COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL OF STUDIES 7
COURSE CODE AGRON0016 SEMESTER 9th
COURSE TITLE AGRICULTURAL PHARMACOLOGY
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:

 

 –
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: Yes (in English)
COURSE URL: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01186/
  1. 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 advanced knowledge on pesticide mode of action,  selectivity and behaviour of pesticides in plants and monitoring of pesticide residues
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
  1. COURSE CONTENT
1.       Special items per pesticide class: Chemical structure. Relation of chemical structure to selectivity and persistence. Relation to efficacy.

2.       Fate in the environment. Dissociation Constant (pKa) and environmental impact. Metabolism in plants: First and second phase reactions. Metabolism and selectivity metabolism in animals. Metabolism in soil.

3.       Modes and mechanisms of action. Pharmacokinetics.

4.       Insecticides (inorganic and insecticides of neural system)

5.       Other Insecticides

6.       Acaricides-nematicides

7.       Herbicides (inorganic, and photosystem herbicides)

8.       Other herbicides

9.       Fungicide (inorganic and fungicides target on cell energy production)

10.   Other fungicides

11.   Techniques of pesticide residue analysis.

12.   European action plans and national low concerning pesticides and biocides.
  1. 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
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.
Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 39
Lectures 26
Laboratory courses 15
Essay 45
Independent study  

125
Course total

(25-hour workload per credit unit)
 
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.

 

 
  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
§  [37]: Γεωργικά Φάρμακα, Ευθυμία Παπαδοπούλου – Μουρκίδου   Λεπτομέρειες

§  [41962824]: Γεωργική Φαρμακολογία, Βασίλειος Ν. Ζιώγας, Αναστάσιος Ν. Μαρκόγλου  Λεπτομέρειες

§  Jørgen Stenersen, Chemical Pesticides Mode of Action and Toxicology, CRC Press ISBN 9780748409105 – CAT# TF2265

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Christos Alexoudis
Contact details:
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/OPE01186/ ). Students must connect to Skype for Business or MS teams, for identification reasons via the link provided through e-class platform. The exam lasts 15 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.