Study Programmes 2016-2017
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| Ground science | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 42h Th, 6h Pr, 4h AUTR | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jean-Thomas Cornelis | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Learning unit contents :
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| Introduction - Soil and its interactions in the environment
First part - Pedogenesis, morphology, classification Chap. 1. Soil-forming factors Chap. 2. Soil profile Chap. 3. Soil classification Second part - Soil constituents Chap. 4. Methods of identification and quantification of soil constituents Chap. 5. Mineral constituents Chap. 6. Organic constitutents Chap. 7. Soil water Chap. 8. Soil aeration and temperature Chap. 9. Soil biology Third part - Soil properties Chap. 10. Soil exchangeable complex Chap. 11. Soil acidity, alcalinity, salinity and sodicity Chap. 12. Biogeochemistry and fertility: N and S Chap. 13. Biogeochemistry and fertility: P and K Chap. 14. Biogeochemistry and fertility: Ca, Mg and micronutrients Chap. 15. Time and spatial scales in pedogenesis |
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| Basic training on soil functioning knowledge, demonstrating the organization of the system as a bio-physico-chemical reactor and the importance of its understanding for sustainable use of the environement.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to: - describe soil profile and deal with the 12 groups of soil type in the world (USDA classification) - understand the distribution of organic and mineral constitutents as a function of soil-forming factors - intepret the causal relationship between constitutents, properties and functioning of soils - Define the differents criteria of pedological diagnosis - Evaluate soil fertility status depending on soil properties - Relate soil properties with the resulting practical effects in terms of soil management - understand ecological and environmental implications of soil distribution in space and time |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Earth sciences
General chemistry Chemistry of equilibrium General physics: particles mechanic General physics: thermodynamic Biosphere, agriculture and society |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Classroom lectures, field teaching and flipped classroom | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| classroom lectures: 42h
flipped classroom: 4h Field teaching: 6h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| written exam | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Professeur: Jean-Thomas Cornelis (jtcornelis@ulg.ac.be)
Assistant: Felix De Tombeur (felix.detombeur@ulg.ac.be) Avenue Marechal Juin, 27, Bâtiment Géopédologie n°52 |
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