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Course module: NWI-BB071B
NWI-BB071B
Man and Environment
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleNWI-BB071B
Credits (ECTS)3
Category01 (Introduction)
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Science; BioWetenschappen;
Lecturer(s)
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Lecturer
ing. J. Gallego Zamorano
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Lecturer
dr. S.V. Hanssen
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Coordinator
prof. dr. M.A.J. Huijbregts
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Examiner
prof. dr. M.A.J. Huijbregts
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Contactperson for the course
prof. dr. M.A.J. Huijbregts
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Academic year2021
Period
KW2  (08/11/2021 to 30/01/2022)
Starting block
KW2
Course mode
full-time
RemarksStudents who want to follow this course as part of a premaster or minor, contact the premaster/minor student advisor
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims

The student is able to:

  1. report on the cause-impact pathways for plastic pollution, climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation, and chemical pollution.
  2. explain the underlying scientific mechanisms that relate human pressures to environmental impact for plastic pollution, climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation, and chemical pollution.
  3. identify the most important uncertainties in analysing plastic pollution, climate change impacts, habitat loss and fragmentation, and chemical pollution.
  4. derive management strategies for plastic pollution, climate change impacts, habitat loss and fragmentation, and chemical pollution.
  5. work in a team-based learning environment.
Content

Level

Presumed foreknowledge
The course Man and the Environment is open to students who have completed the first study year of Biology. Students who do not meet this requirement need to obtain a permit of admittance from the course coordinator, who decides if and under which conditions the candidate is admissible to the course.
Test information
- exam, counts for 50%, minimum grade 5.5
- Team Based Learning assignment (consists of several partial tests), counts for 50%, no minimum grade
Specifics
The course Man and the Environment is one of the Environmental Science courses within the Bachelor Biology education programme at the Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen (RU). The education concept of Team-based Learning is used as a basis in constructing the course. Team-Based Learning is an evidence-based collaborative learning teaching strategy that is taught in a three-step cycle: preparation, in-class readiness assurance testing, and application-focused exercise. It is based on four underlying principles: 1.Teams are fixed for the whole course. 2.Students are accountable for their pre-learning and for working in teams. 3.Team assignments must promote both learning and team development. 4.Students must receive frequent and immediate feedback.
Required materials
Course guide
Student manual + learning material on Brightspace
Instructional modes
Course
Attendance MandatoryYes

Practical computer training
Attendance MandatoryYes

Sustainability certificate
Attendance MandatoryYes

Tests
Digital Exam
Test weight1
Test typeDigital exam with CIRRUS
OpportunitiesBlock KW2, Block KW3

Team Based Learning
Test weight1
Test typeProject
OpportunitiesBlock KW2

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