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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Education and Teaching Methods

PÄN040 Nature, Enviroment, Technology, Leisure 22.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q3-Q4:1

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Crister Björk Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the courses PÄS020, PÄP037, PÄP038 and PÄS021.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students:
- acquire knowledge of aspects of nature related to local, regional and global environment
- acquire knowledge of the growth of the local community based on the agrarian, technical and industrial development of the area
- acquire knowledge of the environmental problems and environmental programmes of their own municipalities, including Agenda 21
- acquire knowledge of the local technical development and its place in a broader context of technical history
- learn how work for a sustainable ecological development together with children and young people
- learn how to use computers and information technology as educational aids
- acquire an ecological outlook by gaining understanding of scientific concepts and man's
interplay with nature

CONTENTS
History of technology with an emphasis on local history. Practical technical assignments and experiments suitable for children and adolescents. The computer as a tool in the professional role. The shapes of energy, use and production from a social perspective. The fundamentals of ecology. Use of resources and waste disposal. Life-styles and the responsibility of the individual and the community for the local and global environment. Natural resources and how they are used in the region. Didactic and methodological issues connected to nature and environmental studies. Work on practical placement and introduction to the degree project. Field studies and practical training in the field of agriculture and forestry (includes one-night accommodation).

TEACHING
Lectures, lessons, group work, excursions and study visits.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Degree project 1.50ECTS
Work placement/assignment 6.00ECTS
Assignment, laboratory work 7.50ECTS
Natural Science/exam 7.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Miljöperspektiv Naturligtvis. Stiftelsen Håll Sverige Rent. 150kr. ISBN 91-88094-17-0.
Ungt Folk och Miljö, Paket. Stiftelsen Håll Sverige Rent. 290kr. ISBN ??
Andersson, L (1993). Naturen och människan. Introduktion till ekologi och miljövård. Hallgren och Fallgren.
Elvers, I (1996). Vår flora i färg, fanerogamer. Norstedts Förlag AB. ISBN 91-1-961321-0.
Hubendick, B (1989). Vi på vår jord. Gidlund.
Jakobsson-Åhl, G. Vardagslivets kemi. Kompendium. Institutionen för pedagogik och ämnesdidaktik.
Rönnlund, B (1990). Teori och experiment för lärare och elever del I och II. Norrlands skolkonsult.
Stephansson, O m fl. Jord, berg, luft, vatten. Utbildningsradion.

REMARKS


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Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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