Curricula

Objectives

The student knows the environmental indicators of agriculture and rural industries. The student is familiar with the environmental laboratory equipment and analysis possibilities. The student understands the basics of the automatic water monitoring and the load quantity calculations of solids and nutrients. The student is able to take a water sample and to do basic sample measurements and analyzes.

Content

environmental indicators in agriculture and rural industries;
quality of water, environmental load and automatic measurement; sampling of water, laboratory analyzes, understanding of the results

Learning materials and recommended literature

E-learning material will be provided by the lectures.; Putkuri, E., Lindholm, M., Peltonen, A. Ympäristön tila Suomessa 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/42264; Oravainen Reijo 1999: Vesistötulosten tulkinta –opasvihkonen, Kokemäenjoen vesistön vesiensuojeluyhdistys http://kvvy.fi/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/opasvihkonen.pdf; Siimekselä, T., Stenman, T. ja Ylimartimo, A. (toim.). Maatalouden vesiensuojelua Saarijärven reitillä -Tutkimusta ja tekoja. (Osa 1.)Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu 2014. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-830-307-0

Teaching methods

Lessons, group work, laboratory work, exam.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Will be announced in start lesson.

Student workload

Lectures, laboratory work and assignments 40 h, virtual and independent study 68 h. Total 108 h of student work.

Further information for students

Recognition of prior learning: Certificate of a corresponding university level course and description of the course content. Competences acquired in working life are to be demonstrated with separate proof.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Excellent 5:
The student can evaluate the environmental indicators of agriculture and rural industries and has returned the practical work. The practical work is comprehensive, well documented and correct. The student can evaluate the results of water analyzes and automatic water monitoring and has returned the practical work that is error-free. The student is able to take a water sample and to do the basic sample measurements and analyzes.

Very good 4:
The student can analyze the environmental indicators of agriculture and rural industries and has returned the practical work. The practical work is comprehensive and well documented. The student can analyze the results of water analyzes and automatic water monitoring and has returned the practical work that is quite error-free. The student is able to take a water sample and to do the basic sample measurements and analyzes.

Good 3:
The student can apply the environmental indicators of agriculture and rural industries and has returned the practical work that is quite comprehensive. The student can apply the results of water analyzes and automatic water monitoring and has returned the practical work. The student is able to take a water sample and to do basic sample measurements and analyzes.

Satisfactory 2:
The student understands the environmental indicators of agriculture and rural industries and has returned the practical work. The student understands the basics of water analyzes, automatic water monitoring and calculating methods and has returned the practical work. The student is able to take a water sample and to do basic sample measurements and analyzes.

Adequate 1:
The student knows the environmental indicators in agriculture and rural industries and has returned the practical work. The student knows the basics of water analyzes, automatic water monitoring and calculating methods and has returned the practical work. The student is able to take a water sample and to do basic sample measurements and analyzes.

Prerequisites

The student knows the basic concepts of ecology and the functions of aquatic ecosystem.