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| ENVT0849-2 | Collection and treatment of environmental information including systems analysis
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 18h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in sciences and environment management | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en développement durable, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en énergies renouvelables, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en intervention technique, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en interfaces sociétés-environnements, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en surveillance de l'environnement, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en procédés biologiques de valorisation des déchets, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Andre, Jacques Nicolas |
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| Coordinator : | Jacques Nicolas |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The lecture presents the different steps of data collection and processing for environmental studies, including the system analysis approach.
It includes 2 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: System analysis (Philippe André-1 credit)
-initiation to the system analysis techniques and its application to environmental problems. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Chapter 1: To provide basic features allowing data collection in the environment, coping with field requirements and measurement uncertainties.
Chapter 2 : 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Fundamentals of mathematics |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Chapter 1 : The course tackles various practical case studies.
Chapter 2 : 6h in alternance with the theoretical course |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 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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Recommended or required readings :
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| Chapter 1: On-line "Power-point" version available + référence book
Nicolas, J. 1998 Surveillance de l'Environnement-Méthodologie-Bruylant-Academia
Chapitre 2 : Copy of the slides available; course notes in preparation. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Closed-book written exam, only 1 exam for the 2 chapters. Questions are based upon practical examples to try students in real-life situation. |
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Contacts :
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| 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
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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