ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
(Open Elective - II)
Course Code 20CE2601A Year III Semester II
Offered by
OE - 2 CE Theory
Course Category Branch Course Type
Credits 3 L-T-P 3-0-0 Prerequisites -
Continuous Internal Semester
Evaluation: 30 End 70 Total Marks: 100
Evaluation:
Blooms
Course Outcomes Taxonomy
Level
Upon Successful completion of course, the student will be able to
Integrate information related to structure and functions of ecological units.
L3
CO1
Analyze and communicate the concepts of environment.
CO2 L4
Analyze various environmental components and demonstrate using
CO3 L4
technology.
Analyze and evaluate policies and frame works for welfare of environment
CO4 L4
& social sustainability.
Apply system concepts for bio-monitoring environmental issues.
CO5 L3
Contribution of Course Outcomes towards achievement of Program Outcomes & Strength of
correlations(3:Substantial,2:Moderate,1:Slight)
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2
CO1 2 2
2 2
CO2 3 3
2 3
CO3 3 3
3 3
CO4 3 3
2
CO5 2 2
2 2 2
Syllabus
Unit Mapped
Contents
No CO
ECOLOGY:
Introduction – Biosphere, scope, organization and significance. Ecosystem concept- structure
I CO1
&function, Factors affecting ecosystem. Evolution: Natural Selection and its ecological
significance. Population parameters- growth regulation, relationships between organisms. CO2
NATURAL RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT:
Resource- Definition, category, concept and scarcity of resource. Forests & wild life- Global
productivity & human activities (Exploitation). Land Resource- use pattern in India, soil & CO1
II soil Conservation. Water resource- potentials and use with special reference to India, Concept CO2
of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Remote Sensing and GIS: Applications
in conserving resources.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCES & COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: Structure and
composition of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Scale of meteorology, CO3
III pressure, temperature, atmospheric stability. Graphical representation of Data, creating
Database tables.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, EDUCATION AND ETHICS:
Important National policies: National environmental policy, 2006 & National agricultural
policy etc. Legislation: Environment Protection Act, 1986.Environmental education: Goals CO4
IV and objectives of environmental education. Environment awareness and action: Role of NGOs
in environmental awareness. Environmental movements in India- silent valley movement,
Chipko movement, Narmada BachaoAndolan, Environmental movements in the West- Green
Peace.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT:
Environmental impact analysis and EMP; Analytical approaches and instrumentation in CO4
V environmental monitoring; Bio-monitoring of air pollution - plants as bio monitors; Bio CO5
monitoring of running water pollution. (Software’s)Organic Farming and its ecological
significance.
Learning Resources
Text Books
1) 1) Singh, J.S; Singh, S.P. and Gupta S.R. (2014) Ecology, Environmental Science and Conservation. S. Chand &
Company Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
2) 2) Sharma, P.D. (2011) Ecology and Environment (11th edition) Rastogi Publication, Meerut.
3) Bharucha, E. (2013) Text Book of Environmental Studies (2nd edition.). Universities Press, Hyderabad.
References
1) Nobel, B.J. and Wright, R.T. (1995) Environmental Science. Prentice Hall.
2) Agarwal, S.K. (1991) Pollution Ecology. Himanshu Publication, Udaipur.
3) S.V.S.Rana, Essentials of Ecology and Environmental Science, Prentice Hall India, New Delhi, 2011.
e-Resources& other digital material
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