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Course code: BBS20335f14Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Aquaculture
Major: Biology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Monika Kowalska-Góralska
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: student knows the rules of the functioning of aquatic organisms; student explains how the aquatic animals adapt to water environment; student explains strategy of gaining nourishment, reproduction and parental protection;student understands the interaction on level inside and between species. Skills: student analyzes environmental adaptation of build and functions of aquatic organisms; student analyzes and interprets in an appropriate way every connection between life environment and aquatic organisms’ build.
Competences: Personal and social competences (attitudes and behaviors): student plans scientific experiments adapting them to circumstances, held labware and capabilities; student is aware of hazards for human health, resulting from the progress of civilization.
Prerequisites: none
Course content: Importance of aquaculture in Poland and elsewhere. Main species of aquaculture animals. Husbandry and breeding in aquaculture – crayfishes, crabs, shrimps, catfish and selected mariculture animals.
Recommended literature: 1. Adamek J. (2003) Sum Afrykański. Technologia chowu. Wydawnictwo IRŚ. Olsztyn. s.75 2. Mastyński J., Andrzejewski W. (2001) Cechy morfometryczne i rozpoznawanie raków występujących w Polsce. Wydawnictwo AR im. Augusta Cieszkowskiego w Poznaniu. 3. Wąsowski R., Pienkowski A. (2003) Ślimaki i małże Polski. Oficyna Wydawnicza Multico. s.128 4. Aquaculture – czasopismo dostępne on line z komputerów podłączonych do sieci Akademii Rolniczej, dzięki Konsorcjum Bibliotek.
Assessment methods: Assessment: submission of a paper and an oral examination.
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