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Selected topics of geology

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Course ID:	1300-WGWZ-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.301 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Selected topics of geology
Name in Polish:	Geologia - wybrane zagadnienia (kurs internetowy)
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses at Faculty of Geology General university subjects On-line general university courses
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Student powinien posiadać podstawową wiedzę z geografii z zakresu szkoły średniej.
Short description:	The course will be presented and discussed issues in various fields of geology, to which each meets (and not always know about it) living in the city, spending a holiday by the sea, lakes and mountains, unscrewing the knob of Oligocene water or observing the Spirit and Opportunity probes transmissions sent to Mars.
Full description:	The course will be presented and discussed issues in various fields of geology, to which each meets (and not always know about it) living in the city, spending a holiday by the sea, lakes and mountains, unscrewing the knob of Oligocene water or observing the Spirit and Opportunity probes transmissions sent to Mars. The course material includes information about current problems of geology in Poland and in the world. The course is for beginners geology enthusiasts, as well as for those who very well know what kind of science geology is. This lecture will show the synergy between the world of nature, economy, science and the humanities. Will capture the imagination of the listener in terms of complexity of the natural world and the need for complex decisions such as environmental protection.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) 1. Steven M. Stanley Historia Ziemi, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2002 r. 2. van Andel Tjeerd H., Nowe spojrzenie na starą planetę zmienne oblicze Ziemi, PWN Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 2001 r. 3. Alyn C. Duxbury, Alison B. Duxbury, Keith A. , Oceany Świata Wydawnictwo naukowe PWN, 2002 r. 4. J. Dzik, Dzieje życia na Ziemi Wprowadzenie do paleobiologii, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2003 r.
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course (lectures and exercises) a student: - knows the structure of Earth and its position in the universe - interprets the geological maps and cross-sections - recognizes the rock deposits - analyzes the slope and scarp stability - operates the selected computer programs used in geology - interprets the geological phenomena occurring in the human environment - understands the geological activity of the seas and rivers - recognizes the geological objects in terms of their tourist attractiveness - distinguishes the diagnostic features of major groups of fossils.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Checking the tests and tasks that a student gets to solve for each course. The final test of the material presented on the course.
Practical placement:	(in Polish) brak

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	E-learning course, 30 hours, 100 places more information
Coordinators:	Marcin Barski, Alicja Bobrowska, Radosław Mieszkowski
Group instructors:	Marcin Barski, Alicja Bobrowska, Radosław Mieszkowski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading E-learning course - Grading

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	E-learning course, 30 hours, 100 places more information
Coordinators:	Marcin Barski, Alicja Bobrowska, Radosław Mieszkowski
Group instructors:	Marcin Barski, Alicja Bobrowska, Radosław Mieszkowski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading E-learning course - Grading

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