Water use Field of study: Geography
Programme code: W2-S2GF19.2025

Module name: Water use
Module code: W2-GF-S2-620
Programme code: W2-S2GF19.2025
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
Learning outcomes are identified with detailed knowledge, skills and social competences related to the use of water in the world. The subject "Use of water" concerns the natural and socio-economic importance of rainwater, surface water and groundwater. In terms of utility, water ecosystems are mostly multifunctional. Together with their immediate surroundings, they fulfill important natural and landscape functions (e.g. bird breeding and nesting sites, shaping the local climate, self-purification of water), are an element of a shaped space with recreational, educational and aesthetic values. Relatively many of them are covered by various types of forms of nature protection. Individual types of water also have typical socio-economic importance, e.g. water supply, breeding importance, electricity production, raw material extraction, use in transport, military and defence functions, settlement importance. The consequence of intensive use of water is often the degradation of its quality, often associated with the production of sewage discharged through the sewerage network and the system of collectors to sewage treatment plants.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
has extensive knowledge of rainwater, surface water (oceanic and inland) and groundwater, and in particular their natural and socio-economic importance [W2-GF-S2-620 _1]
 KGG2_W01 [2/5] KGG2_W04 [2/5]
knows and is able to implement local, regional and global projects aimed at optimal use of water [W2-GF-S2-620 _2]
 KGG2_W01 [3/5] KGG2_U02 [3/5]
is able to critically analyze information on water use from various sources and understands the importance of these activities for natural processes and in the sphere of human life and activity [W2-GF-S2-620 _3]
 KGG2_W02 [1/5] KGG2_U02 [1/5] KGG2_U03 [1/5] KGG2_U07 [2/5]
understands the need to update knowledge and improve skills related to water use and its optimization [W2-GF-S2-620 _4]
 KGG2_K01 [1/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [W2-GF-S2-620 _fs_1] 20 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Monographic lecture [a02] 
Problem-based lecture [b01]  		course work W2-GF-S2-620 _1 W2-GF-S2-620 _2 W2-GF-S2-620 _3 W2-GF-S2-620 _4
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Consulting materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus [a04] Preparation for classes
agreeing on materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus, supporting the implementation of tasks resulting from or necessary for class participation
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Consulting the schedule [b03] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
getting acquainted with the class schedule, possibly in the presence of the year tutor, in order to optimize participation in classes, including those supplementary to the core subjects listed in the pursued study programme
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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