7. Schedule of student’s output

№

Theme

Content (tasks) of self-study

Expected results

Reference

Assessment

Due to…

Score

1

Definition of ecology as a science. Purpose, tasks and methods of ecology

New terminology, report

Must now definition of ecology

BL-1, 2

Discussion

1^st week

3

2

Community ecology-demecology.

Report

Notions about types of ecology

BL-1,3

Discussion

Second week

3

3

Biosphere and its stability

Power Point

Notions about Vernadsky notions

BL-2,3

Discussion

Third week

3

4

Natural resources and their rational nature management as one of aspects of sustainable development

Power Point

Natural resources and their rational use

BL-3,4

Discussion

Forth week

3

5

Photochemical smoke

Report

Process proceeding in the atmosphere during photochemical smoke

BL- 4

Discussion

Fifth week

3

6

Water resources protection

Power Point

Water Quality and Water indices

BL-5

Discussion

6 week

3

7

Air protection

Report

Methods of air protection

BL-6

Discussion

7 week

3

8

National parks as one of form of environment protection and sustainable development

Report

Form of environment protection

AL-1

Discussion

8 week

3

9

Social and ecological problems

Report

Modern ecological problem in Kazakhstan

AL-2, 3

Discussion

9 week

3

10

Soil and their rational use

Power Point

Methods of soil cleaning

AL-3,4

Discussion

10 week

3

10

Ecological problem of Baikonur

Report

Soil contamination

AL-5

Discussion

11 week

3

11

Monitoring of environment

Report

Different types of monitoring

AL-6

Discussion

12 week

3

12

Semipalatinsk nuclear and other polygons on RK territory. Antinuclear movement of Nevada-Semei

Power Point

Solution of problem of Semipalatinsk polygons.

AL-7,8

Discussion

13 week

3

13

Global warming

Report

Natural and antropogenic sources of global warming

AL-9

Discussion

14 week

3

14

Consequences of nuclear explosions

Report

World examples

BL-2

Discussion

15 week

3

15

REVISION

Tests

16 week