OUR ENVIRONMENT (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
BMA 313
Credits: 
2
Periods/week: 
2
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: This course will enable the students to

  1. Learn the deteriorating status of the environment, study of environment has so far not received adequate attention in our academic programmers.
  2. Understand environmental effects and to follow sustainable development practices.
  3. Develop an interdisciplinary global understanding of ecological and environmental problems.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Students will:

CO86. Master core concepts and methods from ecological and physical sciences and their application in environmental problem solving.

CO87. Understand the transnational character of environmental problems and ways of addressing them, including interactions across local to global scales.

CO88. Apply systems concepts and methodologies to analyze and understand interactions between social and environmental processes.

CO89. 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

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

Ecosystem: Structure and Function Concept of Ecosystem

Biotic and abiotic components of ecosystem Food Chain and Food Web

Ecological Pyramids Energy Flow

 

6.00

Environmental Pollution

Water Pollution: Definition, sources and effects Air Pollution-Definition, sources and effects Noise Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

 

6.00

Energy and Environment

Solar Energy and its uses Wind Energy

Tidal Energy

Hydro Power

 

6.00

Environment and Human Health

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

 

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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