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n.BA.AD.EnSy2.24HS (Environmental Systems 2) 
Module: Environmental Systems 2
This information was generated on: 17 August 2025
No.
n.BA.AD.EnSy2.24HS
Title
Environmental Systems 2
Credits
2

Description

Version: 2.0 start 01 August 2025

 

Study Programme Applied Digital Life Sciences
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Applied Digital Life Sciences degree programme
Module Type  
X Compulsory Module    Elective Module    Optional Module
Planned Semester 5th Semester
Module Coordinator Refardt Dominik
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)58 934 53  65 / dominik.refardt@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Refardt Dominik and various internal and external lecturers 
Entrance Requirements Environmental Systems 1
Learning Outcomes and Competencies
Subject-related skills:
Students…
  • acquire an extended knowledge of relevant applied topics in ecology and environmental sciences.
  • can apply digital/quantitative skills to describe and solve applied challenges in ecology and environmental sciences.
  • are able to use reliable sources to inform themselves about the state of the art of data-science in a chosen field.
Interdisciplinary skills:
Students…
  • can critically interpret research data and extract relevant information.
  • can take differing and opposing views of stakeholders into account when addressing a multidisciplinary problem.
Module Content Introduction to applied topics in ecology and environmental sciences, covering ecosystem services, ecotoxicology, climate change, eutrophication, energy systems, circular systems, natural resource management, or waste disposal/recycling.

Advanced systems analysis, including non-linear models, time discrete models, and models in time and space.
Practical applications of data science in the above-mentioned topics are provided as exercises.

In an assignment, students must present a proposal on how to solve an issue relating to ecology and environmental sciences.
Follow-up Modules -
Methods of Instruction  Lectures, exercises, coaching.
Digital Resources
  • Begon, Howarth & Townsend, 2014, Essentials of Ecology, 4th edition, Wiley. 
  • Imboden & Pfenninger, 2013, Introduction to Systems Analysis, Springer.
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours 28
 Guided Self-Study 14
 Independent Self-Study 18
 Total Workload 60
Classroom Attendance Lectures will also be recorded and can be used for asynchronous learning. Physical or online presence during lectures is not mandatory but recommended.

Exercises and assignments are compulsory.
Assessment
Written exam at the end of the semester (100%)
 
If there is a low number of participants, the lecturer may change the form of a repeat examination after consultation with the head of the study programme: e.g. an oral examination can be used to replace a written one. Please report any changes to the form of examinations by e-mail to pruefungsadmin.lsfm@zhaw.ch and Cc. Head of study programme.
Language of Instruction  English
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  • Additional available versions: 1.0 start 01 August 2024
Course: Environmental Systems 2
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n.BA.AD.EnSy2.24HS.V
Title
Environmental Systems 2

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