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Soil science and chosen sedimentological aspects

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Course ID: 1900-3-GES-GK-W
Erasmus code / ISCED: 07.9 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. / (0539) Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Soil science and chosen sedimentological aspects
Name in Polish: Gruntoznawstwo z elementami sedymentologii
Organizational unit: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
Course groups: (in Polish) Przedmioty do wyboru WGSR, dzienne studia II stopnia - sem. zimowy
(in Polish) Przedmioty do wyboru, dzienne studia II stopnia (Geoekologia i geomorfologia) - sem. zimowy
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 2.00 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.
Language: Polish
Type of course:

elective courses
Prerequisites (description):

Fundamentals of geology and geomorphology
Mode:

Classroom
Short description:

Types of land and methods of determining their basic features, sedimentation and post-sedimentation structures, sedimentological indicators and their interpretative meaning.
Full description:

Overview of soil types and their main properties. Selected methods of soil testing (determination of bulk density, grain size composition, organic matter content, moisture, porosity etc.). Soil classifications. Textural and structural features of sediments. Post-sedimentation structures. Bedding types. Selected methods of quaternary sediment research and their interpretation.
Bibliography: (in Polish)

Mycielska-Dowgiałło E, Rutkowski J., 1995 (red.), Badania osadów czwartorzędowych, wyd. WGSR UW, Warszawa,

Mycielska-Dowgiałło E., 1998 (red.), Struktury sedymentacyjne i postsedymentacyjne i ich wartość interpretacyjna, Wyd. WGSR UW, Warszawa,

Myślińska E., 2001, Laboratoryjne badania gruntów, wyd. 3, uzupełnione, Wyd. Nauk. PWN

Zieliński T., Pisarska-Jamroży M., 2012, Jakie cechy litologiczne warto kodować, a jakie nie? Przegląd Geologiczny 60: 387-397
Learning outcomes:

KNOWLEDGE

1. The student knows the types of soils

2. The student knows basic properties of soils

3. The student knows the research methods of soils

SKILLS

1. The student knows how to apply the classifications of soils

2. The student knows how to apply the basic measurement methods used in soil research

ATTITUDES

1. The student understands the importance of land features in land development
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Class attendance and written essay on a selected topic.
Practical placement: (in Polish)

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

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators: Ewa Smolska
Group instructors: Ewa Smolska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading
Mode:

Remote learning
Notes:

Attendance at lectures and a written essay on a selected issue from the scope of the topics discussed in the lectures.

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

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26
Selected timetable range:
Navigate to timetable
Type of class:
Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators: Ewa Smolska
Group instructors: Ewa Smolska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading
Mode:

Remote learning
Notes:

Attendance at lectures and a written essay on a selected issue from the scope of the topics discussed in the lectures.
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