Course Catalog 2008-2009 Open University Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Tuula Tuhkanen

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1		Avoimen opiskelijat Jatko-opiskelijat KV-opiskelijat

Requirements

Exam, short paper, weekly assignments (for example a multiple choice exam, an essay or participation in discussion).
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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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

Evaluation criteria for the course

Exam, short paper, weekly assignments.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Correspondence of content

Additional information

This is a distance learning internet course. Students will read provided material, answer weekly assignments, and participate in discussions in the A&O virtual learning environment. The START-UP MEETING of the course is in February 2009 (exact date to be announced later). After the first meeting the course continues as a distance learning internet course.

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1		Lectures Seminar work ITC Utilization Practical works	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 50 % Self-directed learning: 50 %

Last modified	17.03.2009
Modifier	Saila Kallioinen