OUR ENVIRONMENT

Paper Code: 
BMA 313
Credits: 
02
Periods/week: 
02
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

In spite of the deteriorating status of the environment, study of environment has so far not received adequate attention in our academic programmes. This programme aims at giving students a clear understanding of environmental concerns and to follow sustainable development practices. This will definitely help students develop an interdisciplinary global understanding of ecological and environmental problems.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Learning Outcomes

 (at course level)

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

BMA 313

Our Environment

 (Theory)

 

Students will be able to:

 

CO67. Master core concepts and methods from ecological and physical sciences and their application in environmental problem solving.

CO68. Understand the transnational character of environmental problems and ways of addressing them, including interactions across local to global scales.

CO69. Apply systems concepts and methodologies to analyze and understand interactions between social and environmental processes.

CO70. Reflect critically about their roles and identities as citizens, consumers and environmental actors in a complex, interconnected world.

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, reading assignments, Group activities, Teaching using advanced video tools, Film screening.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

 

Assessment Strategies

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

6.00
Unit I: 

 

Definition, Scope and Importance of Environment

Scope of Environmental Studies and its applications

Importance with respect to the society

Relationship of Environmental Studies with other subjects (Multidisciplinary nature of Environment)

6.00
Unit II: 

 

Ecosystem: Structure and Function

Concept of Ecosystem

Biotic and abiotic components of ecosystem

Food Chain and Food Web

Ecological Pyramids

Energy Flow

6.00
Unit III: 

 

Environmental Pollution

Water Pollution: Definition, sources and effects

Air Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

Noise Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

6.00
Unit IV: 

 

Energy and Environment

Solar Energy and its uses

Wind Energy

Tidal Energy

Hydro Power

6.00
Unit V: 

 

Environment and Human Health

Water and airborne Diseases; Potential and widespread effects. -Risks due to chemicals in food

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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