2017-2018 / OCEA0001-3

Oceanology and underwater biology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Sylvie Gobert

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The biological oceanography investigates the ecology of marine organisms in the context of the physical, chemical, and geological characteristics of their ocean environment. It is closely aligned with marine biology, though the latter has more emphasis on the biology of individual marine organisms.
Outline contents:






  • Introduction
  • The Oceanography at the University of Liege
  • Definitions and topography: oceans , sea
  • Caractéristiques physiques et chimiques des océans (température, lumière, salinité, courants...); variations bathymétriques, saisonnières, spatiales
  • Fisheries

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

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Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Organisation:
*Half of the courses are dedicated to theoretical aspects, the other one dedicated to tutorial classes (study of documents, video).
*A visit to the museum and to tha aquarium.
 
The course is given in french, if necessary some suppementary explanation can be done in englihs to help the international students.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Courses in face-to-face.
The attention of the student is regularly requested during tutorial classes, visits of museum.

Recommended or required readings

The ppt constitute the basis of the course, they contain the essential information and not all of the oral comments given during the course.
The ppt are accessible on myUlg or given at the end of each course. Some parts of ppts, videos, articles are in English but the whole course is given in French.

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation is based on:
1. A dissertation of 15 minutes based on the descrption of a marine ecosystem or a marine organism The presentation is graded not only on its content but also on its quality , clarity, respect of the timing.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

  • Respect class times. 
  • If you contact the secretary or the professor by e-mail,  do not expect the replies to be immediate. Please, be patient.
  • University-assigned student e-mail is the Official means of communication with all students.

Contacts

Prof Sylvie Gobert Océanologie Institut de Chimie. B6c-2/49 Tél: 04 3663329 e-mail:sylvie.gobert@ulg.ac.be                                   Secretariat M Lunetta: 04 366 50 62
http://labos.ulg.ac.be/oceanologie/ http://www.stareso.ulg.ac.be/ https://www.facebook.com/oceanbioulg/


  • Meeting with my secretary: Mrs Mariella Lunetta is in her office  (B6C, room 1/21 , Sart Tilman) the Tuesday from 8:30 -10:30 am and the Thursday from 13:30-15:00 pm.
  • Meeting with me: I will make time available during and directly after the classes for your questions. I rarely can be available for unscheduled meeting. To make appointment , call 04 366 50 62 (Mrs Lunetta) or send an email: M.Lunetta@ulg.ac.be. 
  • My mailbox is in the room 2/48.
  • We ask for your co-operation with these regulations.