Fundamentals of Ecology
Course: Sociological support for management processes
Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology
Title
Fundamentals of Ecology
Code
ОК12
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
1.1 Give the definition of basic environmental laws with examples 1.2 Know the structure and functioning of superorganism systems - populations, ecosystems, biosphere 1.3 Know the rules and principles of environmental protection and nature management. 2.1 Identify environmental issues that affect environmental decision-making. 3.1 Present the results of search and analysis of information on current environmental issues. 4.1 Formulate their own judgments about the tasks of decision-making in the field of ecology.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Be able to interpret the basic laws of natural sciences; 2. Have the skills to independently search for information and summarize it.
Course content
I. Autecology and democology. 1. Ecology in the system of natural, social and technical sciences. General systems theory and systems approach in ecology. 2. General systems theory. Environmental research methodology. 3. Habitat of living organisms. 4. Population ecology - democology. ІІ. Synecology. Applied ecology in the sociosphere. 5. Synecology. 6. Scientific and technological progress, development of civilization and ecology. 7. The concept of "environmental pollution". The main types of environmental pollution and its consequences.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Бигон М. Харпер Дж., Тауесед К. Экология. Особи, популяции и сообщества. – М.: Мир, 1989. – Т.1- 667с.; Т.2 - 477с. 2. Білявський Г.О. Бутченко Л.І.Екологія (теорія та практикум). – К.: Лібра, 2006.-368с. 3. Гандзюра В.П. Екологія: Навчальний посібник. Видання 3-е, перероблене і доповнене – К.: ТОВ «Сталь», 2012. – 345 с. 4. Дажо Р. Основы экологии. – М.: Прогресс, 1975. – 415 с. 5. Загальна екологія (Online курс лекцій). – Режим доступу: https://ecologyknu.wixsite.com/ecologymanual 6. Одум Ю. Экология. – М.: Мир. – 1986. – Т.1 – 328 с.; Т.2 – 376 с. 7. Пианка Э. Эволюционная экология. – М.: Мир, 1981. – 400 с. 8. Реймерс Н.Ф. Экология (теории, законы, правила, принципы и гипотезы). – М.: "Россия молодая", 1994.- 365с. 9. Сафранов Т.А., Губанова О.Р., Лукашов Д.В. Еколого-економічні основи природокористування: навчальний посібник. - Львів: "Новий світ-2000", 2013 - 350 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, self-work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Test 1: 50/30 points. 2. Test work 2: 50/30 points. final assessment: pass-exam
Language of instruction
ukrainian
Lecturers
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Departments
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