Trimester 1

Welcome message

Dear students

Welcome to the module of SSC 3125:Internship I,

This module is delivered to year 3 students in the BSc. Soil Sciences Program at University of Rwanda College of Agriculture Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine.

Introduction 

The overall objective of the internship in soil sciences program is to provide students with an opportunity to gain professional experience through an off-campus training program. It will also assist students in evaluating their own career objectives and to provide co-operators with an opportunity to evaluate the employment potential of the student intern.

This is a core module taken in the second trimester of fourth year of the BSc Soil Sciences. This module covers a training period of 1 month at a workplace, other than one of the educational institutes where the student goes for hands-on practices and experience things in real work situations. The workplace is domain related to the educational program of the student. The aim of this module is to help the student to further develop knowledge and competences, skills and attitudes that are important in the field Soil Sciences etc.) through confrontation of the already acquired knowledge, understanding and skills with a primary work experience in his/her area of work.

Learning outcomes:

Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to:

• Masters the skills and has acquired the problem-solving capacity to analyse problems of soil ;
• Identify and apply appropriate research methods and techniques to design, plan and execute targeted experiments or simulations independently and critically evaluate and interpret the collected data;
• Write scientific reports on and present it to different audiences;
• Work industriously and diligently with (out) little supervision in a possibly short time.

Module  Team:

 Prof Naramabuye FX

Dr Hamudu Rukangantambara

Dr Bazimenyera Jean de Dieu

Gatesi Julienne

Nsanzimana Oreste

welcome message

Dear students, welcome to the module of  SSC 3124: Applied Statistics. It is a module delivered to year 3 students in the BSc. Soil Sciences  Program at University of Rwanda College of Agriculture Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. 

Brief description of aims and content

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

 Various qualitative and quantitative methods in research

How to compute, evaluate and analyze qualitative and quantitative data

Application of scientific research methods and techniques in dealing with modern business issues, soil and agricultural sciences

Training students in the art of conceptualization of research problems,

Collection and analysis of data and writing of reports with a focus on problem oriented business research in Rwanda

This module also introduces the techniques of conducting research thought, being equipped with mechanisms of data collection, analysis, presentation, writing and reporting. Techniques which are both qualitative and quantitative in nature are vital if results presented are to be evaluated.

 Learning Outcomes

i) Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

1. Solve soil problems using various statistical formulas and probability theories
2. Solve social problems using various statistical formulas and probability theories
3. Apply different formulas in solving decision making related social problems.
4. Apply different formulas in solving decision making related soil sciences problems

    v.        Define research problem and formulate research questions and hypothesis

  vi.        By the end of the module students should be also able to apply research methodology and undertake empirical research proposal that will be part of the requirement for the completion of the Bachelors' degree.

Indicative Content

Statistics and probability

Chapter1: Introduction to statistics and quantitative methods

Chapter 2: descriptive statistics

Chapter 3: Probability: Basic Terminology, three types of probability, Rules of probability under conditions of statistical independence and dependence

Chapter 4: Probability distribution: Random variables, expected value in decision making, binomial 

Chapter 5: Sampling and sampling distributions

Chapter 6: estimation and hypothesis testing.              

Introduction to research methodology

Chap 1:  Introduction

Chap 2: Defining the Research Problem

Chap 3: Research Design

Chap 4: Sampling Design

Chap5: Methods of Data Collection

Chap 6: Presentation and Analysis of Data and Interpretation and Report Writing

Learning and Teaching Strategy

 After each theory presented, complete examples and exercises  will be given

• The students will solve exercises at the end of each chapter in group works and the lecturer will be supervising them
• ASSESSMENT STRATEGY 
• Many exercises on all units seen will be solved by the students as assignments and those exercises will be marked. A final exam will be scheduled and it will concern all units

• Strategy for feedback and student support during module

  • interactions between teacher and students
  • Hopping to get responses from students

  • Teaching team

    Dr. BAZIMENYERA Jean de Dieu, 0785375898, bazidieu@gmail.com

    NSANZIMANA Oreste, 0788664238, nsanzi2001@yahoo.fr

     

Introduction to the watershed course is designed to enable students to understand and explain all aspects of watershed and management , by analyzing the status of watershed functions for sustainable distribution of its resources and the process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects that affects the plant, animal, and human .  The module has two components: integrated watershed management and soil conservation

This module has three components:

GIS, Remote Sensing and Engineering Drawing

Welcome message

Dear students,

welcome to the module of SSC 3122: Land Survey and Management. This This is a module taken in the first trimester of  year three of the BSc in soil sciences. This module has the following 3 components: Land use planning and Management, Topography & Cartography  

Brief description of aims and content

Aim:  This module will help the students to acquire knowledge needed to land management 

Content: Land use planning and Management, Topography & Cartography  

 Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Students will understand principles of land use and its principles to classify

Students will be able to interactive effects of land degradation du to inappropriate land use

Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytic Techniques/Practical Skills

Students will be able to measure, record, analyse and interpret erosion factors, natural and anthropogenic, in order to assess resources depletion/degradation in order to plan proper land use and soil erosion control

General transferable skills

Students will be able to diagnose soil erosion processes, assess impacts, design and implement appropriate soil and water conservation measures. They will also be capable of  evaluating effectiveness of  soil conservation measures applied

Activities:

- Provision of reading materials and

- Assignments to the students in small group

Indicative resources     

1. BOUDEVILLES , J.,  " L’aménagement du territoire" in Encyclopédie Universalis, Paris, 1992, pp. 47-55
2. TRIBILLON, J-F., Villes africaines, Nouveau  manuel d’Aménagement  foncier, Ed. Adef, Paris, 1992.
3. Population Reference Bureau,  Fiche des données sur la population mondiale,  New-York, 2004.
4. Ministère de l’Environnement,  Différents rapports de séminaires sur  l’environnement
5. GAPUSI, J.,  Analyse et  identification des stratégies pour la protection de la  Biodiversité  dans la forêt de Nyungwe, étude de consultance inédite, Butare, 1999.
6. UNESCO., " Concepts de base de l’éducation environnementale"in Connexion, Bulletin relative à l’environnement UNESCO-PNUE, Vol. XV, n°2, Juin 1990.
7. MINECOFIN., Données du 3e RGPH, Synthèse des analyses des données sur l’ Habitat et son Environnement, Kigali, 2005
8. BRUNEL, S., L’Afrique, un continent en réserve du développement, éd. Bréal, Paris,  2004

2. MALDAGUE, M et MATUKA K., Actes du séminaire sur l’Environnement et                                                                        le Développement durable, Brazzaville, 1989.
3. GRATALOUP, A-M.G., Précis de Géographie, éd. Nathan, Paris, 1995.
4. PINCHEMEL, G., La face de la terre, 5e édition, A. Colin, Paris, 1997.
5. SERVEN, P et al.,  La Géographie du Rwanda, édition de Boeck, Bruxelles, 1974.

7. Dictionnaire le Petit ROBERT, Paris, 1993.

9. Ministère de l’Environnement, Agenda 21 National, Kigali, 1993

13. ANDRÉ, P., L’évaluation des impacts sur l’environnement, Processus, acteurs et pratique pour un développement durable, 2e édition, Presse International, Québec, 2003.

15. ELAME, E., Géographie du développement durable, Ed. Economica, Paris, 2002

17. BRUNEL, S., Le développement durable, Collection Que sais-je ? éd, PUF, Paris, 2005
18. VANSINA, J., Le Rwanda ancien, le royaume nyiginya, éd. Karthala, Paris, 2001   

 Lecturers contact

Dr. BAZIMENYERA Jean de Dieu, 0785375898

Nsanzumuhire Frodouald, 0784090305

Habimana Aloys, 0788468284

This module will help the students to acquire knowledge needed to land management, Land use planning and Management, Topography & Cartography