Optional courses

Other optional learning activities

(A calendar is available here)

1. Soft skills: research organization and communication

  • Introduction to Mendeley

1 ECTS
Teacher: Alessandro Leonardi
Where: Council Rooms, 3rdFloor – TESAF
When: 31 October (h. 14-17.30)

 

  • How to present a scientific paper

1 ECTS
Teacher: Davide Pettenella
Where: Council Rooms, 3rdFloor – TESAF
When: 29 November 2017 (h. 14-17.30)

 

  • How to disseminate scientific knowledge

1 (Introduction) + 2 ECTS (each following module)
Teacher: Massimo Polidoro
Where: Aula Magna Agripolis
When: Introduction (October), 1st Module (Speaking – November), 2nd Module (Writing), 3rd Module (Media)

 

  • Data collection: from Questionnaires to Participatory approaches

2 ECTS
Teachers: Elena Pisani, Laura Secco, Riccardo Da Re, Catie Burlando and Rudi Cassini
Where:  TESAF
When: to be defined

 

  • Ecosystem services and products: from ideas to business

An online course on how to create innovative business ideas in the fields of forestry and ecosystem services and products.

6 ECTS
Teacher: professors from UNIPD, University of Manchester, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid,  Transilvania University of Brasov and other organizations
Where: on-line (see the web site of the course that will run under the Moodle platform
When: from October to December 2017

 

  • English language 

Teacher: Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLA)
Where: CLA
When: at the student’s choice
– For e-learning courses, click on the CLA web site
– For on-line TAL B1 preparation tests, please go to the site 
– A language advising service as well as the mediateca service for movies rentals in English language is available here

 

  • Italian language for foreigners

Italian courses: The Language Center (CLA) organises Italian language courses. The courses cover levels A1 to C2 of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and are for all foreign students at the University of Padova (see the site)

 

  • Corso di “Cultura in Ecologia” – Course on “Ecology information” (in Italian and in English)

4 ECTS
Where: Centre for Studies on Alpine Environment, San Vito di Cadore (Belluno)
When: June 2018
Website: http://intra.tesaf.unipd.it/Sanvito/Index.asp

 

2. Research quantitative methods

  • Categorical data analysis

2 ECTS
Teacher: Enrico Sturaro
Where:  Teaching room “studio Bonsembiante” – DAFNAE
When: Spring semester 2018 – to be defined

 

  • Multivariate analysis

2 ECTS
Teacher: Stefano Bona
Where: Teaching room “Studio Bonsembiante” – DAFNAE
When: Spring semester 2018 – to be defined

 

  • Introduction to GIS

2 ECTS
Teacher: Roberto Rossi
Where: TESAF
When: to be defined

 

  • Geomatics and Digital Terrain Modelling

3 ECTS

Teacher: Andrea Masiero

Where: CIRGEO Lab – Agripolis

When:to be defined

 

  • Spatial Statistics

2 ECTS
Teacher: Marco Borga and Giulia Zuecco
Where: TESAF
When: to be defined

 

  • Introduction to Network analysis

2 ECTS
Teacher: Riccardo Da Re
Where: TESAF
When: to be defined

 

  • Introduction to programming in Matlab

4 ECTS
Teachers: Giulia Sofia and Cristian Taccioli
Where:  TESAF
When: to be defined