(Course Code: 104Υ, Course outline)
(Course Code: 104Υ, Course outline)
| Semester: | 3 | Teaching Credits: | 3 | ECTS Credits: | 5 | Type: | Compulsory | |
| Prerequisite Courses: | – | Course type: | General background | Instructor: | Dimitrakopoulos P. | |||
This introductory course aims at describing the fundamentals of biological organization (from populations to ecosystems and landscapes) as well as the core methods, concepts and processes of the living world and the biosphere.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to understand and master:
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| Theory – Lectures (hours / week): |
3 |
| Exercises – Laboratories (hours / week): |
– |
| Other Activities: | – |
| Grading: | Methods of evaluation: two written tests (mid-semester test:30%, Final exam: 70% of the grade) (Multiple Choice Questions, Short statements on specific questions, Critical Arguments on scientific judgment issues). |
| Notes: | Presentation files of lectures & exercises‐laboratories |
| Basic Textbook: |
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| Language: | The course is taught in Greek. For exchange students, English literature is proposed and examinations are given in English. |
| Internet Links: | 1. Hellenic Ecological Society: http://www.helecos.gr/
2. European Ecological Federation: http://www.europeanecology.org/ 3. Ecological Society of America: http://www.esa.org/ 4. The International Association for Ecology: http://www.intecol.net/ |
Department of Environment
“Xenia” Building
University Hill
81100 Mytilene
Lesvos, Greece
Τηλ.: 22510 36200,
22510 36202
Fax: 22510 36209
E-mail: secr-env@aegean.gr
