Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
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US-M2-BIOEFS-027-M | Compulsory UE | VONA Salvatore | A540 - Sciences et Techniques de Construction |
Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
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Français | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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A-PRVT-201 |
Objectives of general skills
- Conduct extensive research and development projects related to biological sciences, in the biology of organisms and ecology.
- Apply, mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired in order to help lead and complete a project.
- Show initiative and be able to work independently and in teams.
- Master communication techniques.
- Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
- Apply scientific methodology.
- Critically reflect on the impact of their discipline in general, and on the contribution to projects.
- Demonstrate thoroughness, independence, creativity, intellectual honesty, and ethical values.
- Skill 2: Have acquired professional skills in relation to the objective defining the degree.
- Integrate into a professional environment and collaborate with stakeholders on a project.
UE's Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:- Identify and explain the carbon footprint, ecological footprint, biosphere, ecosystem, biogenesis;- Identify and explain the levels of integration of living materials;- Identify and explain photosynthesis and respiration;- Name and explain the climatic factors, biotic and edaphic in an ecosystem;- Explain the greenhouse effect on Earth;- Define the concept of degree-days;- Explain the Venturi effect;- Explain the flow of energy and matter cycles in ecosystems;- Explain the parameters that influence thermal comfort;- Define the heat flux, thermal conductivity;- Explain the principles of sustainable building design;- Criticize a building according its criteria;- Explain the operation and compare the benefits of solar thermal, solar PV, heat pumps and cogeneration systems; - Explain the main characteristics of a passive building.
UE Content
Carbon footprint; ecological footprint; biogenesis; greenhouse effect; photosynthesis; respiration; ecosystems; trophic relationships Climate, soil and the flow of energy & matter, water cycle and carbon cycle; heat transfer; thermal mass; elements of sustainable building design; passive heating and cooling; veranda, solar thermal systems; solar PV; heat pumps; cogeneration; passive house; green buildings; green neighborhoods.
Prior experience
Not applicable
Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type
- Presentation and works
- Written examination
Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - comments
Not applicable
Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - comments
Not applicable
Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type
- Presentation and works
- Written examination
Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - comments
Not applicable
Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type
- Presentation and works
- Written examination
Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments
Not applicable
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