Blue literacy

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The trainees will be assessed on a scale of 1 to 10, in accordance with Despacho 4595/2015, of May 6, through the established scale and assessment parameters and respecting the legal provisions of continuous assessmentwill be privileged.

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to improve the Blue Literacy of secondary school teachers, raise their awareness of the importance of the Ocean in improving the quality of life and for sustainable development, and promote activities that can be replicated in schools.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Water chemistry and its ecological and economic importance,

Marine pollution: challenges for its combat,

The diversity of marine ecosystems, 

The importance of fishing to local communities, 

The challenges of marine sustainability.

Head Lecturer(s)

Elsa Teresa Santos Rodrigues

Assessment Methods

Assessment
The trainees will be assessed on a scale of 1 to 10, in accordance with Despacho 4595/2015, of May 6, through the established scale and assessment parameters and respecting the legal provisions of continuous assessmentwill be privileged: 100.0%

Bibliography

Ocean Literacy: Understanding the Ocean, 2021. Kostis C. Koutsopoulos, Jan H. Stel (Eds). ISBN: 978-3-030-70154-3
Coastal Ecosystems: Environmental importance, current challenges and conservation measures, 2022. Sughosh Madhav, Sadaf Nazneen, Pardeep Singh (Eds). Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-030-84254-3
Coastal and Deep Ocean Pollution, 2020. Andres Hugo Arias, Sandra Elizabeth Botte (Eds). CRC Press. ISBN: 9780367504670.
Water Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control, 2006. P.K. Goel (Ed.). New Age International. ISBN: 8122418392.
Understanding Sustainable Development, 2018. John Blewitt (Ed.). Routledge. ISBN: 9781138205956.