Land use changes, landsliding, soil and gully erosion - a series of lectures by experts

Duration

10h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Olivier Dewitte, Aurelia Hubert, Matthias Vanmaercke

Coordinator

Aurelia Hubert

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course includes a series of lectures by scientists on current issues related to surface processes and global changes (anthropogenic impacts). Scientists will give talks in direct connexion with their research

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The students will thus gain an overview of research outside the geography department, related to issues connecting surface processes and global changes.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Earth Surface Processes in M1 Global Change

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Active learning pedagogy will be implemented. After each lecture, students will revisit the issues discussed during the lecture using the scientists' publications and will give a graded presentation.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Further information:

Face to face and potentially hybrud depending on presenters

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

 
The presenters' materials will be included on MyUliege.

The presenters' publications, which students will need to work on, will be available on MyUliege.

Other : Oral présentations


Further information:

Evaluation through oral presentations (PPT) on the topics presented by the speakers.
The average of the oral presentations will be used as the final grade.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Association of one or more MOOCs

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