Guia docente 2016_17
Facultade de Ciencias do Mar
Grao en Ciencias do Mar
 Subjects
  Degree thesis
   Competencies
Code Description
A1 Students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in a field of study that builds upon their general secondary education, and is typically at a level that, whilst supported by advanced textbooks, includes some aspects that will be informed by knowledge of the forefront of their field of study
A2 Students can apply their knowledge and understanding in a manner that indicates a professional approach to their work or vocation, and have competences typically demonstrated through devising and sustaining arguments and solving problems within their field of study
A3 Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues
A4 Students can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences
A5 Students have developed those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy
C1 To know the vocabulary, codes and concepts inherent to the oceanographic scientific field
C2 To know and understand the essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to oceanography
C3 Critical understanding of the history and current status of the Marine Sciences
C4 To know the basic techniques to sample the water column, organisms, sediments and sea bottom, as well as the surveying methods for dynamic and structural variables
C5 Basic knowledge of research methodology in oceanography
C6 Ability to identify and understand the problems in the field of oceanography
C7 To know the basics of market economy applied to marine resources
C8 To understanding the fundamentals of the laws that regulate the use of the marine environment and its resources
C9 To be familiar with the public and private, national and international organizations and institutions related to the Marine Sciences
C10 To know the problems and the basic principles of sustainability in relation to the use and exploitation of the marine environment
C11 To manage the use of littoral and coastal region and their resources in a sustainable way
C12 To be able to operate the instrumental techniques applied to sea
C13 To acquire, evaluate, process and interpret oceanographic data within the theories currently in use
C14 To recognize and analyze new problems and to propose problem-solving strategies
C15 To recognize and implement good scientific practice in measurement and experimentation, both in the field and in the laboratory
C16 To plan, design and implement applied research from the recognition stage to the final evaluation of results and discoveries
C17 Ability to survey in the field and to work in the laboratory responsibly and safely, encouraging team work
C18 To transmit writing, verbal and graphical information for audiences of various types
C19 To map and characterize the seabed and the underground in marine and coastal areas
C20 To find and evaluate marine resources of various kinds
C21 To manage marine and coastal protected areas
C22 To control marine pollution problems
C23 To design, control and manage recovery centers for threatened marine species
C24 To participate and carry out training and outreach programs on the marine and coastal environments
C25 To participate in and advise on research on wave climate
C26 To plan, direct and write technical reports on marine issues
C27 To understand the operation details of enterprises linked to the marine environment, and to recognize their specific problems and solutions
C28 To teach marine science at diferent levels
C29 Skill in the practical use of models and in the incorporation of new data for their validation, improvement and development
C30 Identify and assess environmental impacts in the marine environment
C31 Ability to function and operate in public and private, national and international institutions in the field of marine science
C32 Quality control of seafood
C33 Fisheries control
C34 To design, control and manage aquaculture production plants
C35 Water quality control in water treatment plants
C36 aquariology
C37 Technical advice or assistance on issues related to the marine and coastal environment
C38 Technical use of renewable energies
D1 Analysis and synthesis ability
D2 Organization and planning skills
D3 Written and oral communication in the official languages of the University
D4 Basic computing skills related to the field of study
D5 Information technology skills (search and data analysis )
D6 Problem management and solving skills
D7 Decision making
D8 Teamwork ability
D9 Critical-review and self-criticism capacity
D10 Ethical commitment
D11 Ability to learn independently and continuously
D12 Ability to adapt to new situations
D13 Ability to generate new ideas (creativity)
D14 Initiative and entrepreneurship
D15 Ability to apply knowledge in practice
D16 Research skills
D17 Sensitivity towards environmental issues
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