Course: Designing of Ecological Management Systems

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Course title Designing of Ecological Management Systems
Course code KAES/QKEZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bernas Jaroslav, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Moudrý Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Antropoecological system of landscape, sustainable development, programs of sustainable development, sustainable agriculture, systems of farming, recognition and analysis of landscape condition, territorial system of landscape stability, geoekological and bioekologiceal sectoring, substance and energy flows bilance, conversion to organic farming, aplication of agroenvironmental measures and elements of right agricultural practice.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 34 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 32 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 72 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject aims to inform students about principles of monitoring, evaluation and designing of ecologicaly sensitive systems of farming.
After absolving of the subject, studetns gains basic knowledge of conversion of conventional farm into organic system of agriculture.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in principles of agricultural production and ecology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Seminar work

Credit Requirements: Participation in seminars, seminars and excursions Examination Requirements: Written test (75 % of successful completion), analysis of incomplete or incomplete answers, oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Demo, M., Látečka, M. Projektování trvalo udržatelných polnohospodárskych systemov v krajine.. 2000.
  • Dvorský, J., Urban, J. Základy ekologického zemědělství. Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7401-098-9.
  • Moudrý, J.jr., Moudrý, J., Konvalina, P., Kalinová, J.:. Konverze na ekologické hospodaření a projektování ekologických farem.. JU ZF v Č. Budějovicích, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7394-045-4.
  • Váchal, J., Moudrý, J. Projektování trvale udržitelných systémů hospodaření. JU ZF v Č. Budějovicích, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Sustainable Systems in Agricultural Land (2010) Category: Agriculture and forestry 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter