Academic Year/course:
2017/18
437 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering
28917 - Ecology and management of agro-industrial byproducts
Syllabus Information
Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
28917 - Ecology and management of agro-industrial byproducts
Faculty / School:
201 - Escuela Politécnica Superior
Degree:
437 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
2
Semester:
Second semester
Subject Type:
Compulsory
Module:
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5.1. Methodological overview
The learning process designed for this subject consists on:
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Theory sessions. Teacher lectures in wich participation of the studens will be encouraged. Lectures form external experts could be included if available or relevant.
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Practical sessions in ecology will consist of: Practical onsite classroom sessions, group meeting with the teacher and a fieldtrip.
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Practical activities in “Gestión de subproductos agroindustriales will consit of: group meetings with the teacher, problem solving and study cases in classroom and computer lab and visits to agricultural and cattle industries facilities
5.2. Learning tasks
The program offered to the students to help them achieve the expected results, comprise the following activities:
Theory sessions in the classroom
Mainly master lectures with teacher’s questioning. The rest correspond to invited speakers and seminars.
Special practices
Visits to facilities related to the program
Classroom practices
Students will previously receive information in order to be prepared for the practice. Some of them will be in computer classrooms.
Tutorials
For the teacher’s survey of the theory and practice activities individual and team tutorials will be available
Reports
Teachers will offer different Ecology, Environmental and Agroindustrial By-products subjects to the students. They will write a report on these subjects, following teacher’s advice.
5.3. Syllabus
Theory program
Ecology
Organisms and their environment.
Population ecology.
Interactions among species.
Biogeochemical cycles
Compost process as an ecosystem example.
Ecosystem services
Management of Agroindustrial by-products
Introduction to Environmental Management
Agroindustries
Waste and Agroindustry By-products legislation
Management of Agroindustry wastes
Technology of slaughter and slaughter by-products
Technology of cereals and cereal by-products
Practical program
Ecology
Practices focused on the recognition of ecological processes and ecosystems
Management of Agroindustry by-products
Design and control of a compost process. Part 1
Start of the team report
Search of agroindustry facilities affected by regulations
Design and control of a compost process. Part 2
Report presentation
The approximate overall distribution of the hours of work is in next table. It can be subject of changes regarding availability of facilities for practices and the specific yearly academic calendar.
5.4. Course planning and calendar
Calendar of on-site lectures and report presentations
A 6 ECTS subject will need an average 150 hours of work. The following table shows a breakdown of the different activities.
|
|
Ecology
|
By-products
|
|
Activity
|
Students hours
|
Students hours
|
|
On-site hours
|
30
|
30
|
|
Master lecture
|
15
|
15
|
|
Classroom practices
|
10
|
10
|
|
Special practices
|
5 (field work)
|
5 (facilities)
|
|
Non on-site work
|
45
|
45
|
|
Tutorials
|
10
|
15
|
|
Study
|
32,5
|
27,5
|
|
Evaluation
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
|
Total
|
75
|
75
|
| Activity and week |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
Total |
| On-site |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63 |
| Theory |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
26 |
| Problem solving |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
| Lab |
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
| Team work |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| field trips |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
| Tutorial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Assessment activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
6 |
| Off-site |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87 |
| Autonomous work |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
60 |
| Team work |
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
| TOTAL |
2 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
150 |
5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources
| |
| BB |
Begon, M., Townsend, C.R., Harper, J.L. (2006). Ecology. From Individuals to Ecosystems (4th ed.). Victoria (Australia): Blackwell Publishing |
| BB |
Smith, T.M. (2015). Elements of ecology. Boston: Pearson |
| BB |
Tchobanoglous, George. Gestión integral de residuos solidos / George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen, Samuel Vigil ; traducción y revisión técnica Juan Ignacio Tejero Monzón, José Luis Gil Diaz, Marcel Szanto Narea . - [1a. ed. en español, reimpr.] Madrid [etc.] : McGraw-Hill, D.L.1996 |
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| LISTADO DE URLs: |
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Guías de Mejores Técnicas Disponibles por Sectores. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino
[http://www.prtr-es.es/fondo-documental/documentos-de-mejores-tecnicas-disponibles,15498,10,2007.html] |
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Ley 16/2002, de 1 de julio, de prevención y control integrados de la contaminación
[http://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2002-12995] |
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Ley 22/2011, de 28 de julio, de residuos y suelos contaminados
[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/29/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-13046.pdf] |
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R.D. 509/2007, de 20 de abril, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento para el desarrollo y ejecución de la Ley 16/2002 de 1 de julio, de prevención y control integrados de la contaminación
[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2007/04/21/pdfs/A17704-17717.pdf] |
The updated recommended bibliography can be consulted in: http://psfunizar7.unizar.es/br13/egAsignaturas.php?id=8078