Óbudai University
Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and
Faculty
Environmental Engineering
Institute of Environmental
Institute
Engineering
Hungarian title of the
Ökológia
course:
Neptun kód: RMKOKAKVNC
English title of the course: Ecology
Credit: 2
Type (compulsory/obligatory compulsory
Education Type:
Full
time
Semester: 5.
Study field: Environmental Engineering
Lecturers: Némethné Dr. Katona Judit
Required
preliminary Biology
knowledge
Weekly teaching
hours:
Lecture: 2
Exam type (s; v; f): f
Practical work: 0
Laboratory work: 0
Language of course: English
CURRICULUM
Abstract:
Course Description:
The course introduces a comprehensive study of ecology, with a holistic approach, with emphasis on environmental
awareness, also searching for solutions for environmental issues. The course studies the environmental systems of
living organisms, their interrelations and the consequences of their reactions, as observed from the point of view of
the scientific discipline of environmentalism. The course defines the relevant biological, geological, and geographical
concepts and definitions, and describes some specific characteristics of ecological systems. It summarizes the
concepts and facts of population dynamics, biological production, as well as introducing some characteristics of the
environment, and how to deal with them. It explains the significance and necessity of biodiversity and bio-indicators in
environmentalism. It studies the relations between mankind and the biosphere, potential environmental disasters, and
how changes in environmental conditions affect the economy. The course introduces the main requirements for
evaluating environmental conditions, the most significant indicators of environmental quality, and the importance of
environmental case studies. The objective of the course is to contribute to the surveying and evaluating the
environmental conditions of Hungary, to the understanding of the differences between the ecological and economical
approach, as well as the importance of reconciling those two, in order to achieve a sustainable development.
RMKOKAKVNC Ecology
Course Description
Óbudai University
Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and
Faculty
Environmental Engineering
Institute of Environmental
Institute
Engineering
Hungarian title of the
Ökológia
course:
Neptun kód: RMKOKAKVNC
English title of the course: Ecology
Credit: 2
Type (compulsory/obligatory compulsory
Education Type:
Full
time
Semester: 5.
Curriculum Description:
Lectures No:
Time
Topic of the lecture
1.
09.
Course requirements; An introduction to Ecology
2.
09.
Field work: Qualification of Environmental Conditions (Doberdó Observation Trail)
3.
09.
Field work: Qualification of Environmental Conditions (Doberdó Observation Trail)
4.
10.
Abiotic (nonliving) factors of Ecosystems (sunlight, temperature)
5.
10.
Abiotic (nonliving) factors of Ecosystems (water, soil)
6.
10.
Population Ecology
7.
10.
Communities Ecology
8.
10.
Biomes Ecology (Tropical zone)
9.
11.
Biomes Ecology (Temperate zone, tajga, tundra, oceans, marines, freshwaters)
10.
11.
Biological Evolution and Biological Diversity
11.
11.
Ecosystems and Footprint and Gaia hypothesis
12.
11.
What do you need to know for the Ecology? TEST PAPER
13.
12.
What do you need to know for the Ecology? CORRECTIVE TEST PAPER
14.
12.
Sustainable development
Requirements:
Attendance required. Basis of marking: 2 examination papers (week 7 and week 12) during the semester: max. 50+50
points.
Marking:
90-100 points: excellent (5), 75-89 points: good (4), 60-74 points: satisfactory (3), 45-59 points: pass (2), 0-44 points:
fail (1).
In the latter case: re-take examination paper in week #13 or/and once more within the first 10 days of the
examination period.
RMKOKAKVNC Ecology
Course Description
Óbudai University
Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and
Faculty
Environmental Engineering
Institute of Environmental
Institute
Engineering
Hungarian title of the
Ökológia
course:
Neptun kód: RMKOKAKVNC
English title of the course: Ecology
Type (compulsory/obligatory compulsory
Credit: 2
Education Type:
Full
time
Semester: 5.
LITERATURE
Compulsory:
Recommended:
 Enterprise and Enviroment The Open University 2002
 Némethné Katona J. Ökológia elektronikus jegyzet 2010.
 Begon M, Townsend CR és Harper JL 2005: Ecology: From individuals to ecosystems. 4.
kiadás, Blackwell Science, Oxford. 1128. pp.
 Pásztor E és Oborny B 2007: Ökológia. Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó Rt., Budapest.
 Szentesi Á és Török J 1997: Állatökológia. Kovásznai Kiadó, Budapest. 368. pp.
 Barnes RS és Mann KH 1991: Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology. 2. kiadás, Blackwell
Science, Oxford, 270 pp.
 Gaston KJ és Spicer JI 1998: Biodiversity. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 113. pp.
 Morin PJ 1999: Community Ecology. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 424. pp.
 Polis GA és Winemiller KO 1996: Food Webs. Integration of Patterns and Dynamics.
Chapman & Hall, London.
 Putman RJ 1994. Community Ecology. Chapman & Hall, London.
 Rohde K 2006: Nonequilibrium Ecology. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 272. pp.
Wetzel RG 2001: Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems. Academic Press, San Diego
1006. pp.
Others:
Compiled by: Némethné Dr. Katona Judit
Lecturer of the course
RMKOKAKVNC Ecology
Accepted by: Prof. Dr. Patkó István
Director of Institute
Course Description