Duration
6h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering, professional focus | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Concepts of soil landscape analysis and biogeochemical soil functioning at landscape scale.
Advanced geostatistical methods
Integrated exercise based on a real-life case study in Belgium or abroad: students, working as consultants, carring out a campaign of field observations and measurements to answer a land-use planning question on the scale of a small natural region. A diagnosis will be drawn up in the form of a soil-landscape analysis (mapping) and a written a report presnting managment plan.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Understand and prioritize soil influencing factors at the landscape scale according to the case study;
Design a field sampling methodology to assess soil characteristics and functioning within agro-ecosystems;
Make an integrated diagnosis of soil and land units and propose appropriate management solutions;
Work as a team in a consultancy office
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The modules:
"Science du sol"
"Genese, analyse et fonctionnement des sols"
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical course (12h)
Fieldwork (5 days)
Seminar (6h)
Case study reporting exercises
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
In person + Group Work
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- Microsoft Teams
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Group report (evaluated) and oral presentation (formative)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Giles Colinet: giles.colinet@uliege.be
Jeroen Meersmans: jeroen.meersmans@uliege.be