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Course code: AGS10002o14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Basics of soil science and soil valuation 1
Major: (Agrobiznes)
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: Prof. dr hab. Jarosław Kaszubkiewicz, dr inż. Dorota Kawałko
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Has knowledge of soil science. Knows basic soil-forming factors and processes, as well as the most important properties of soils and their basic functions and ecological utility. Familiar with the basic scheme and the valuation of soils and other methods of economic assessment of agro-ecosystems. Skills: Performs, under the mentors guidance, simple research tasks (basic measurements of physical and chemical properties of soils) and the projects on the fields of broadly understood agriculture. Applies the simple mathematical tools to interpret the results and assess their credibility. Can interpret the results and to formulate correct conclusions. Retains the principle of safety in the laboratory.

Competences: Social competence: Able to work individually and in groups, assuming different roles in it. Able to manage a team, is aware of the shared responsibility for the tasks performed in a group. Accepts the the diversity of the opinion of others, and in situations of conflict, seeks to establish a compromise.

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of chemistry, physics and biology.

Course content: Rocks and minerals, soil-forming factors, physical and chemical properties of soils, soil profile morphology, soil systematics, soil-forming processes, assessment of utility value of soil, soil cartography.

Recommended literature: 1.Buckman H.C., Brady N.C.: Gleba i jej właściwości. PWRiL, Warszawa 1971. 2.Dobrzański B., Zawadzki S.: Gleboznawstwo. PWRiL Warszawa 1995. 3.Mocek A., Drzymała S., Maszner P.: Geneza, analiza i klasyfikacja gleb. Wydawnictwo AR w Poznaniu, Poznań 1997. 4.Gleboznawstwo z elementami mineralogii i petrografii – Drozd J., Licznar M., Licznar E. S., Weber J. Wyd. AR Wrocław, 1997 i nowsze. 5.Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów Z Dnia 12 Września 2012 R.W sprawie gleboznawczej klasyfikacji gruntów. 6.Rozporządzenie Ministra Rozwoju Regionalnego i Budownictwa z dnia 29 marca 2011 r. w sprawie ewidencji gruntów i budynków. 7.Instrukcja techniczna G5. Ewidencja gruntów i budynków. 8.Systematyka Gleb Polski, Wydanie V. Roczniki Gleboznawcze , tom LXII NR 3. str193.

Assessment methods: Knowledge: Written examination, tests and projects exercises; Skills: Assessment of the implementation of tasks on exercises and field work. Social competence: Evaluation of the effects work in a team, assessment of the correctness of the selection of the arguments in relation to the basics of soil science.

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