Plant-Soil Practical

3 EC

Semester 1, period 1

5132PLSP3Y

Owner Bachelor Future Planet Studies
Coordinator dr. E.R. Burdfield Steel
Part of Bachelor Bèta-gamma, major Aardwetenschappen, year 2Bachelor Future Planet Studies, major Future Earth, year 2

Course manual 2019/2020

Objectives

  • Can explain variation in soil composition and its causes and its effect on plant growth.
  • Can explain how organisms such as animals, fungi, bacteria and invertebrates influence these plant-soil interactions.
  • Understands how these interactions can further shape communities and landscapes
  • Can design and test a scientific hypothesis with appropriate statistical analysis in R
  • Understands the empirical cycle, from idea, to experiment, to finished paper

Teaching methods

  • Lecture
  • Laptop seminar
  • Fieldwork/excursion
  • Self-study
  • Working independently on e.g. a project or thesis

Learning activities

Activity

Hours

Excursie

32

Hoorcollege

6

Practicum

9

Vragenuur

2

Werkcollege

8

Self study

27

Total

84

(3 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

Programme's requirements concerning attendance (OER-B):

  • In case of practical sessions, the student is obliged to attend at least of 90% of the sessions and to prepare himself adequately, unless indicated otherwise in the course manual. In case the student attends less than 90%, the practical sessions should be redone entirely.
  • In case of tutorials/seminars with assignments, the student is obliged to attend at least 90% of the tutorials/seminars and to prepare himself adequately, unless indicated otherwise in the course manual. In case the student attends less than 90%, the course cannot be finished

Assessment

Item and weight Details

Final grade

0.8 (80%)

Experimental Report

Lab Notebook

Must be ≥ pass

0.2 (20%)

Excursion Group Presentation

Assessment diagram

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Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Week

Description

Groups

Locations

Time

Date

36

Introductory Lecture

  

SP C0.110

13-15

3 sep 2019
 

Planting experimental plants - greenhouse

Group G, Group E1

  

9-11

4 sep 2019
 

Planting experimental plants - greenhouse

Group E5, Group E6, Group E2, Group E3

  

11-13

4 sep 2019
 

Planting experimental plants - greenhouse

Group E4

  

13-15

4 sep 2019

37

Data analysis and writing lecture

All

CWI Turingzaal

9-11

9th sept 2019
 

Field Excursion

All

  

All day

13th - 16th sept 2019

38

Data analysis and writing workshop

All

SP C0.05

13-15

17 sep 2019

39

measurement of available nutrients  part 1

Group G

SP G3.22

11-12

24 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 1

Group E5, Group E6

SP G4.22

10-11

24 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 1

Group E4

SP G4.22

9-10

24 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 1

Group E2, Group E3

SP G3.22

10-11

24 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 1

Group E1

SP G3.22

9-10

24 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 2

Group G

SP G3.22

13-15

27 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 2

Group E5, Group E6

SP G4.22

11-13

27 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 2

Group E4

SP G4.22

9-11

27 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 2

Group E2, Group E3

SP G3.22

11-13

27 sep 2019
 

measurement of available nutrients  part 2

Group E1

SP G3.22

9-11

27 sep 2019

40

Data analysis and writing lecture

All

CWI Turingzaal

9-11

30 sep 2019
 

Data analysis and writing workshop

All

SP C0.05

13-15

1 okt 2019

41

Data analysis and writing workshop

All

SP C0.110

9-11

9 okt 2019
 

Measuring AMF colonization of roots

Group G

SP G3.22

13-15

11 okt 2019
 

Measuring AMF colonization of roots

Group E5, Group E6

SP G4.22

11-13

11 okt 2019
 

Measuring AMF colonization of roots

Group E4

SP G4.22

9-11

11 okt 2019
 

Measuring AMF colonization of roots

Group E2, Group E3

SP G3.22

11-13

11 okt 2019
 

Measuring AMF colonization of roots

Group E1

SP G3.22

9-11

11 okt 2019

42

Data analysis and writing workshops

All

SP C0.05

13-15

15 okt 2019
 

Harvesting and measuring of plants - greenhouse

Group G

  

9-11

16 okt 2019
 

Harvesting and measuring of plants - greenhouse

Group E5, Group E6

  

11-13

16 okt 2019
 

Harvesting and measuring of plants - greenhouse

Group E4

  

13-15

16 okt 2019
 

Harvesting and measuring of plants - greenhouse

Group E2, Group E3

  

11-13

16 okt 2019
 

Harvesting and measuring of plants - greenhouse

Group E1

  

9-11

16 okt 2019
 

Troubleshooting session

All

SP H0.08

9-11

18 okt 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timetable

The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.

Last year's course evaluation

In order to provide students some insight how we use the feedback of student evaluations to enhance the quality of education, we decided to include the table below in all course guides.

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Strengths
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Contact information

Coordinator

  • dr. E.R. Burdfield Steel