Course Catalog 2007-2008

BIO-1656 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF POLLUTION, 3 cr
Environmental Effects of Pollution

Courses persons responsible
Tuula Tuhkanen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Online work - - - 5 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
To understand environmental effects of industrial and municipal emissions on ecosystems and humans.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Sources of emissions. Chemical nature of contaminants. Local, regional, and global effects on the ecosystem and humans.  Toxic effects on human health. Toxic effects on environment.    
2. Partitioning of chemicals into the atmosphere, water and soil.       
3. Fate of chemicals in the environment.       
4. Biotic and abiotic degradation       

Requirements for completing the course
Exam, short paper, weekly assignments (for example a multiple choice exam, an essay or participation in discussion)

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Exam, short paper, weekly assignments.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? A&O

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 0 %
    - Distance learning: 50 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 50 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 4
    Assignments 31
    Seminar reports 10

    Study materials Hours
    Reading material package 10
    Online material not in finnish 10

    Other scaledHours
    New tools and study methods 4
    Preparation for exam 8
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 80

    Additional information related to course
    This is a distance learning internet course. Students will read provided material, answer weekly assignments, and participate to discussions in the internet. The START-UP MEETING of the course is on Monday 4.2.2008 at 10:15-11:00 in FC117. After the first meeting the course continues as a distance learning internet course.

    Correspondence of content
    5901029 Environmental Effects of Pollution

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    Last modified 17.01.2008
    Modified byOuti Kaarela