Hunting extremes: severe weather and its record in the natural environment 2800-OG-EN-HEX

1. Surrounded by extremes: why do some societies in the world are more prone to hazards than others?
2. Unsafe conditions on the land-sea border.
3. Coming from the sea: tsunamis and storms and their geological record
4. Coming from the precipitation: slope and mass wasting.
5. Coming from the air: sand and dust storms.
6. Extremes versus societal awareness: Does it led to a greater recognition?

NOTE: This lecture starts on MARCH, 3RD!

Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

Contact hours with teacher: np. - participation in lectures – 15 hrs - consultations - 5 hrs Self-study hours: - writing projects- 35 hrs - reading literature- 5 hrs Altogether: 60 hrs (2 ECTS)

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

Student W1: has basic knowledge about extreme weather events and is able to term and recognize few of them; W2: raises its awareness regarding the extremes in different parts of the world and knows reasons of them.

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

Student U1: compares worldwide extremes with his country/region and tries to asses on how hazardous they are. U2: tires to transform a scientific information by a community-based adaptation into a society-friendly language in order to raise their extremes awareness.

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

Student K1: works and discusses in a team; K2: speaks in English K3: gathers information from numerous sources and prepares its own work.

Metody dydaktyczne

Expository teaching methods: - participatory lecture Exploratory teaching methods: - case study; - presentation of a paper; - project work

Metody dydaktyczne podające

- wykład konwersatoryjny
- wykład informacyjny (konwencjonalny)

Rodzaj przedmiotu

przedmiot fakultatywny

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Edyta Kalińska

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment methods:
- final assignment: “Extreme weather in my country/region, and its impact on environment components”. Student prepares its own super convincing project/work at the end of course – 80% of final note (W1–2; U1–U2; K1–K3)
- active participation in classes – 20% of final note (W1–2; U1–2; K1–2)
Assessment criteria:

fail- 0-51%
satisfactory- 52-65%
satisfactory plus- 66-75%
good - 76-89%
good plus- 90-94%
very good- 95-100%

Literatura

Diodato, N., Bellocchi, G. (Eds.), 2014: Storminess and Environmental Change: Climate Forcing and Responses in the Mediterranean Region (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research). Elsevier
Rauber, R.M., Walsh, J.E., Charlevoix, D.J., 2017: Severe and Hazardous Weather: An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology, 5th Edition

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