Pedological Research

Course: Soil Science, Land Management and Territorial Planning

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Pedological Research
Code
ОК 12.05
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1
Learning outcomes
P01. Collect, process and analyze information in the field of earth sciences. P05. Be able to conduct field and laboratory research. P09. To be able to carry out studies of the pedosphere using quantitative methods of analysis. P10. To analyze the composition and structure of the pedosphere on different spatial and temporal scales. P11. Organize and summarize the materials of field and laboratory research. P13. Be able to communicate the results of activities to a professional audience and the general public, make presentations and messages. P15. Be able to choose optimal methods and tools for research, data collection and processing.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastering of the academic discipline "Soil Science".
Course content
Educational practice consists of three stages: 1) introductory and preparatory; 2) main - route; 3) cameral (final). At the first stage of practice, the teacher introduces students to the route and program of practice, gives them an introductory lecture, advises on the effective organization of expedition field research, conducts safety briefings, etc. Also, at the preparatory stage of the practice, a detailed route is developed and its comprehensive geographical analysis is carried out according to the defined plan, objects of field observations, places of laying soil sections are outlined.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Ґрунтознавство: підручник / [Тихоненко Д.Г., Горін М.О., Лактіонов М.І. та ін.]; за ред. Д.Г. Тихоненка. – К.: Вища освіта, 2005. – 703 с. 2. Практикум з ґрунтознавства: Навчальний посібник / За ред. Д.Г. Тихоненка. – Х.: Майдан, 2009. – 448 с. 3. Ґрунти України: властивості, генезис, менеджмент родючості. Навчальний посібник / За ред. В.І. Купчика. – К.: Кондор, 2010. – 414 с. 4. Кіт М.Г. Морфологія ґрунтів. Основи теорії і практикум: Навчальний посібник. – Львів: ВЦ ЛНУ ім. Івана Франка, 2008. – 232 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, field trips, chamber works
Assessment methods and criteria
Performance of practical tasks during routes, defense of the final report, oral examination
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Serhii Petrovych Doroshkevych
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet