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An impact on the environment pollution on human health and development

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Course ID: WF-OB-WZSZ
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: An impact on the environment pollution on human health and development
Name in Polish: Wpływ zanieczyszczenia środowiska na zdrowie i rozwój człowieka
Organizational unit: Center for Ecology and Ecophilosophy
Course groups: (in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe dla 2 roku Ochrony Środowiska ZARZĄDZANIE
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 0 OR 3.00 (depends on study program) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: Polish
(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się:

biological sciences

Subject level:

elementary

Learning outcome code/codes:

OB1_W15

OB1_U02

OB1_U09

OB1_U10

Preliminary Requirements:

Non

Short description:

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with basic knowledge about the impact of environmental pollution on human health.

This knowledge covers basic issues related to human anatomy and physiology. The structure and functions of individual human systems and organs are discussed. The basic concepts related to air pollution factors, noise, magnetic field and surface water are introduced.

The impact of air pollution, surface water, noise and magnetic field on the functioning and health of the human body is discussed.

Full description:

Topics covered:

1) Basic concepts of human anatomy and physiology. The structure and functions of individual systems, including: skin, skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, nervous and urogenital systems.

2) Stages of human development: prenatal, newborn, infant, post-infant, preschool, school, adolescence, adulthood and old age.

3) The impact of air pollution on human health - impact on individual systems and organs.

4) The impact of noise on human health - - impact on individual systems and organs.

5) The impact of the magnetic field on human health - impact on individual systems and organs.

6) The impact of surface water pollution on human health - impact on individual systems and organs.

Bibliography:

Bochenek A., Reicher M. 1990. Anatomia człowieka, PZWL, Warszawa.

Michajlik A., Ramotowski W. 2003. Anatomia i fizjologia człowieka. PZWL, Warszawa.

Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:

knowledge:

1. The student knows the structure and function of individual organs and systems of the human body.

2. The student knows the factors influencing environmental pollution.

3. The student knows the impact of harmful factors polluting the environment (noise, magnetic field, air pollutants, surface water) on organs and human health.

Skills:

1. The student is able to describe the structure and function of individual human systems and organs.

2. The student is able to characterize the basic factors of environmental pollution.

3. The student is able to describe the impact of environmental pollution on the health and functioning of the human body.

Competencies:

1. The student is aware of the impact of harmful environmental factors on human functioning and health.

2. The student is able to implement activities that can contribute to improving the quality of the environment and thus improve the quality of human life and health.

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

The student's knowledge is assessed on the basis of the results of the summary test.

100-85 very good

85-80 good plus

80-70 good

70-65 sufficient plus

65-51 sufficient

51-0 insufficient

Practical placement:

Non

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-31
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Lectures, 30 hours, 25 places more information
Coordinators: Anna Myszka
Group instructors: Anna Myszka
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - graded credit
Lectures - graded credit
Type of subject:

obligatory

(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

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