2025
Methods, Techniques and Communication in Ecology and Environment
Name: Methods, Techniques and Communication in Ecology and Environment
Code: PAO11382L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Environment and Ecology Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
General understanding of the process of scientific knowledge . Acquisition of practical skills on field methodologies necessary to work in ecology and environmental sciences and on the production of technical/scientific documents, scientific presentations, applications for grants/research projects/ studies.
Contents
Module 1: Science, method and scientific pratice. The evolution of knowledge; science has limits and impossibilities? Observation, deduction, intuition; science, ideology, myths, beliefs, superstitions, fantasies; naive science and errors in the definition of cause-effect relations; the creativity process in science, factors and serendipity.
Módulo2: Field methods: maps and its use, space interpretation and orientation; campaign planning; GPS; observation and register of information; sampling principles, transects and definition of aleatorial sampling units; basic equipment of field work; simple technics for site characterization; good practices in field work.
Módulo 3: Communication in science - presentation of results, graphical representations, powerpoint presentations; production of reports, papers, dissertations, monographies, reviews, state-of-the-art; application for grants, projects, studies.
Módulo2: Field methods: maps and its use, space interpretation and orientation; campaign planning; GPS; observation and register of information; sampling principles, transects and definition of aleatorial sampling units; basic equipment of field work; simple technics for site characterization; good practices in field work.
Módulo 3: Communication in science - presentation of results, graphical representations, powerpoint presentations; production of reports, papers, dissertations, monographies, reviews, state-of-the-art; application for grants, projects, studies.
Teaching Methods
Presentation of the syllabus content through multimedia sessions, incorporating text, images, graphs, videos, and animations. Individual and collaborative teaching/learning processes, fostering e-learning, namely through the Moodle platform. Analysis and discussion of scientific literature. Practical field classes. Oral presentation and discussion of assignments using multimedia resources.
Assessment
The continuous assessment regime comprises the following four components, with their respective weights in the final grade: attendance and participation in classes ? 15%; bibliographic review/state of the art ? 15%; poster - oral presentation and discussion of the work ? 30%; scientific article ? 40%.
The final assessment regime, given the fundamentally practical nature of the Course Unit (CU), includes the same components used in continuous assessment, with the bibliographic review/state of the art, as well as the scientific article, being completed during the final assessment period. In this assessment regime, the weights of the different components in the final grade are as follows: attendance and participation in classes ? 10%; bibliographic review/state of the art ? 20%; poster - oral presentation and discussion of the work ? 25%; scientific article ? 45%."
The final assessment regime, given the fundamentally practical nature of the Course Unit (CU), includes the same components used in continuous assessment, with the bibliographic review/state of the art, as well as the scientific article, being completed during the final assessment period. In this assessment regime, the weights of the different components in the final grade are as follows: attendance and participation in classes ? 10%; bibliographic review/state of the art ? 20%; poster - oral presentation and discussion of the work ? 25%; scientific article ? 45%."
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