ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Applied Didactics
Areas: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Didactics of Social Sciences
Center Faculty of Teacher Training
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
Environmental Geography and Outdoor Education
1. To know the physical aspects of the environment, in particular for the Galician geographic space.
2. To use GIS as a tool for interpretation of the territory.
3. To interrelate the environment to social and human realities.
The geographical knowledge of the environment: relief, climate, soils, vegetation and hydrography.
The geographical knowledge of the Galician environment.
Examples of organization, design and development of educational activities in nature and outdoor.
1. GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
1.1. Tectonic relief.
1.2. Rocks and landscape modeling. Morphogenetic systems.
1.3. Air masses and fronts action centers.
1.4. Climates.
1.5. Biogeography.
2. THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN GALICIA
2.1. The physical environment in Galicia. Geology, geomorphology, climate, soils.
2.2. Biogeographic synopsis of Galicia.
2.3. Agriculture in education
STUDY PROGRAM OF PRACTICES
Students will practice with different types of maps and data leading to propose an educational activity in nature.
Proposals on the landscape and sustainable development is protected spaces.
Field trips will be made.
TEACHING INNOVATION
The students can participate in the volunteer programme "Aprendizaxe-Servizo", called "Plantando Cara ao Lume"
a) Basic bibliography:
Tarbuck, E. J., Lutgens, F. K., & Tasa, D. (2015). Ciencias de la Tierra. Una introducción a la geología física. Pearson.
Van Cleave, J. (2004). Ciencias de la tierra para niños y jóvenes. 101 experimentos superdivertidos relacionados con las ciencias que estudian nuestro planeta. Limusa.
b) Complementary bibliography:
Bielza de Ory, V. (Ed.) (1984). Geografía general (vol. I). Taurus.
Gómez Ruiz, M. L. (2010). El tratamiento de los procedimientos en la Geografía del Bachillerato. Nuevas propuestas de metodología activa a partir de la investigación empírica. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. http://eprints.ucm.es/
Graves, N. (2000). La enseñanza de la Geografía. Visor.
López Bermúdez, F., Rubio, J. M., & Cuadrat, J. M. (1992). Geografía física. Cátedra.
Moreno, A., & Marrón Gaite, M. J. (1995). Enseñar Geografía. De la teoría a la práctica. Síntesis.
Río Barja, F. J. (Coord.) (1996). Galicia. Geografía (vol. XVII). Hércules.
Sandoya, M. A. (2010). Trabajar con mapas en Educación Secundaria. CCS.
Torres Luna, M. P. de (Dir.) (1986). Geografía de Galicia (vols. 1-2). Xuntanza.
GENERAL SKILLS
CG5.- That students are able to design programs for educational activities in natural settings. In particular, they know design original educational activity on the natural environment previously chosen.
SPECIFIC SKILLS
CE7.- That students are able to evaluate the results of the activities and programs developed.
CE10.- That students acquire comprehensive knowledge regarding the natural environment.
The lectures will consist of lessons given by the professors, dedicated to the presentation of the theoretical, conceptual and methodological framework of the subject. The interactive classes will seek greater involvement of the students through the development of a teaching methodology centered on the student and based on the analysis of landscapes, comments on graphic and cartographic documents, as well as other activities that facilitate geographical knowledge of the natural environment. All the student's tasks (study, work, computer use, projects, readings, exhibitions, exercises, practices…) will be guided by the teachers, both in the classroom and in the tutoring sessions. In these, students will be attended to comment on specific questions in relation to their tasks or to try to solve any other difficulty of the student or group of students related to the subject. The student will be motivated to develop original and creative works directly related to the objectives of the master's degree.
The tools of the Virtual Campus will be used.
The evaluation will focus on verifying the effective development of competencies. Whenever possible, the assessment will be integrated into the teaching-learning process itself. To this end, three evaluation instruments will be used:
1) Class attendance and participation: Weighting 20%. Assessed competencies: CG5, CE7, CE10.
With respect to class attendance, or subject program will be adjusted to the specified class attendance regulation, we officially teach you the degree and #master's degree of the University of Santiago de Compostela, approved by the USC Governing Council dated November 25, 2024.
2) Preparation of a joint assignment with the other subjects in Module 3 ("The Elements of the Natural Environment"): Weighting 50%. Assessed competencies: CG5, CE7, CE10.
3) Objective tests: Weighting 30%. Assessed competencies: CG5, CE7, CE10.
Students granted exemption from class attendance must complete the joint assignment with the other subjects in Module 3 (50%), participate in tasks assigned via the virtual campus (20%), and take the objective tests (30%).
Repeat students who have already met the class attendance requirements, including practical sessions, may undergo the standard evaluation system or opt for the system established for students exempt from class attendance.
Classroom: 27 hours (Lectures: 50%, Field practices: 44%, Tutorials: 4 %, Exam: 2%)
Personal work: 48 hours
Total: 75 hours
The student is involved in the development of joint work with the other module materials, developing a collaborative work, and showing attitudes of interest and identification with the space under study.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
The provisions of the Governing Council agreement of 11/25/2024, which approved the Regulations for class attendance in official USC bachelor´s and master's degrees, will apply.
WARNING ABOUT PLAGIARISM AND MISUSE OF TECHNOLOGIES IN PERFORMING TASKS OR TESTS
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for evaluating student academic performance and reviewing grades will apply.
Agustín Merino García
Coordinador/a- Department
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Area
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- agustin.merino [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Jorge Conde Miguelez
- Department
- Applied Didactics
- Area
- Didactics of Social Sciences
- Phone
- 881812120
- j.conde [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
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