Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2024-25

The subject complements the contents developed in the course "Ecology" (4th semester) and, along with it, provides essential ecological foundations for environmental education and training of graduate students in Biology. The subject provides an integrated perspective of the functioning of biological systems. Its contents will form the basis for subsequent courses of environmental content, specifically for "Modelling of ecological systems" and "Methods in biodiversity" (6th semester), and other subjects within the itinerary "Environmental Biology". The contents of the subject and the competences that the subject contributes to develop are essential for the development of the environmental professional profile, especially in the field of ecological and environmental assessment and management, as well as in restoration and conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity; besides, the subject contributes to ecological training and basic knowledge on the functioning of the planet Earth and its ecosystems, which are crucial in the education of graduates in Biology.
Given the synthetic and inclusive nature of Ecology, the subject is based on knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses as "Biology", "Geology", "Statistics", "Genetics", "Biochemistry I and II", "Zoology I and II", "Botany", " Microbiology", "Plant biodiversity" and "Plant Physiology ", and especially in the transdisciplinary course "Introduction to research in Biology".

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2024-25

Specific Competences:>>Theoretical

  • CE10 : Comprendre les bases de la regulació de les funcions vitals dels organismes a través de factors interns i externs i identificar mecanismes d'adaptació al medi.
  • CE23 : Analitzar els components del medi físic (hídric, atmosfèric i terrestre) i les seues relacions amb el medi biòtic.
  • CE24 : Adquirir les bases per a analitzar l'estructura i dinàmica de poblacions.
  • CE25 : Relacionar les diferents interaccions entre espècies en el funcionament dels ecosistemes.
  • CE26 : Adquirir les bases per a analitzar l'estructura i dinàmica de comunitats.
  • CE3 : Conèixer i aplicar els mètodes matemàtics i estadístics per a validar models a partir de dades experimentals aplicades a la biologia.
  • CE7 : Comprendre els mecanismes i models evolutius.
  • CE9 : Identificar organismes i interpretar la diversitat d'espècies en el medi, així com el seu origen, evolució i comportament.

 

Specific Competences:>>Ability

  • CE31 : Reconèixer i implementar bones pràctiques científiques de mesura i experimentació.
  • CE34 : Planificar, dissenyar i executar investigacions pràctiques, i valorar-ne els resultats.
  • CE35 : Interpretar les dades procedents d'observacions i mesuraments en el laboratori i camp.
  • CE47 : Caracteritzar, gestionar, conservar i restaurar poblacions, comunitats i ecosistemes.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2024-25

Properly use techniques of analysis of ecological data and of representation and interpretation of research results in Ecology.
Understand the structure and dynamics of populations and communities and the basic methods for their characterization
Know the variety of types of interactions between species and understand their interaction mechanisms and the implications of species interactions for community assembly and structure.
Understand the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Apply ecological theory in the design of conservation measures and management of populations and communities.

 

 

General

Code: 26531
Lecturer responsible:
BAUTISTA AGUILAR, JOSEFA SUSANA
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 1,08
Practical credits: 1,32
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: ECOLOGY
    Area: ECOLOGY
    Theoretical credits: 1,08
    Practical credits: 1,32
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught