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| ENVT0849-1 | Collection and treatment of environmental information including systems analysis
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Philippe Andre, Jean‑Jacques Boreux, Jacques Nicolas |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The lecture presents the different steps of data collection and processing for environmental studies, including the system analysis approach.
It includes 3 chapters given by different lecturers:
Chapter 1: Data collection (Jacques Nicolas-1credit)
-fundamental notions of measurement, scales and units, uncertainties, graphical data processing.
Chapter 2: Data processing (Jean-Jacques Boreux-1 credit)
-introduction to Bayesian methods and decisional analysis.
Chapter 3: System analysis (Philippe André-1 credit)
-initiation to the system analysis techniques and its application to environmental problems. |
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| Course objective : | Chapter 1: To provide basic features allowing data collection in the environment, coping with field requirements and measurement uncertainties.
Chapter 2 : To convince the student that the Bayesian paradigm is particularly well adapted to provide arguments for deciding well in dubious future. To show, with the aid of some real examples, that the Bayes's rule is a true processor of information.
Chapter 3 : To initiate the student to the language and the tools of system analysis. To demonstrate the application of the concepts on different examples dealing with environmental issues. |
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| Prerequisites : | Fundamentals of mathematics |
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| Workshops : | Chapter 1 : The course tackles various practical case studies.
Chapter 2 : Various exercices (during the course and home works).
Chapter 3 : 6h in alternance with the theoretical course |
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| Organization : | The lecture is given in modules covering each a half-day of 4 hours (1 credit=3 half-days), in an independent way for each lecturer, but within a condensed time period in theory-practice alternance. |
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| Written notes : | Chapter 1: On-line "Power-point" version available + référence book
Nicolas, J. 1998 Surveillance de l'Environnement-Méthodologie-Bruylant-Academia
Chapitre 2 : Course notes available
Chapitre 3 : Copy of the slides available; course notes in preparation. |
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| Assessment : | Closed-book written exam, only 1 exam for the 3 chapters. Questions are based upon practical examples to try students in real-life situation. |
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| Contacts : | Philippe ANDRE
Département des Sciences et Gestion de l'Environnement
Université de Liège-Campus d'Arlon
Avenue de Longwy, 185
B-6700 ARLON
Belgium
Tel: 32 (0) 63 23 08 58
Fax: 32 (0)63 23 08 00
Email: p.andre@ulg.ac.be
Jean-Jacques BOREUX
Département des Sciences et Gestion de l'Environnement
Université de Liège-Campus d'Arlon
Avenue de Longwy, 185
B-6700 ARLON
Belgium
Tel: 32 (0) 63 23 08 56
Fax: 32 (0)63 23 08 00
Email: jj.boreux@ulg.ac.be
Jacques NICOLAS
Département des Sciences et Gestion de l'Environnement
Université de Liège-Campus d'Arlon
Avenue de Longwy, 185
B-6700 ARLON
Belgium
Tel: 32 (0) 63 23 08 57
Fax: 32 (0)63 23 08 00
Email: j.nicolas@ulg.ac.be |
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