Duration
44h Th, 8h Pr, 6h AUTR
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Introduction - Soil and its interactions in the environment
Second part - Soil constituents
Third part - Soil properties
Applied soil pedology : functions of specific soit types
Practical formation : 2 field sessions and 2 class sessions by groups
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Earth sciences
General chemistry
Chemistry of equilibrium
General physics: particles mechanic
General physics: thermodynamic
Biosphere, agriculture and society
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Classroom lectures, and active learning: field teaching and flipped classroom
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
classroom lectures: 42h
active learning flipped classroom: 12h
Field teaching: 4h
Course materials and recommended or required readings
slides (ecampus)
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Further information:
Written examination
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professor : Gilles Colinet (gilles.colinet@uliege.be)
Assistants : Sibylle Comeliau (sibylle.comeliau@uliege.be)