Introduction to Mining Engineering and Geo-Environment

Code:

EMG0032

Acronym:

IEMG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Earth Sciences

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/UCURR_GERAL.FICHA_UC_VIEW?pv_ocorrencia_id=485284
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L.EMG	24	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	1	-	1,5	13	40,5

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

Integrate students within the scope of Mining and Geo-Environment Engineering. Motivate to understanding what the Mining Engineering and Geo-Environment is and its fundamental role in society; Raise awareness of the different scientific areas taught during the study cycle; Know a little about the Mining Engineering at FEUP and UP; Contact, by conducting Study Visits, with various activities and environments related to Mining Engineering and Geo-Environment; Enable the conceptualization, by practice, of basic principles of written and oral scientific communication in Engineering; Encourage teamwork; Promote a reflection on ethics of academic conduct, in particular with regard to plagiarism issues and ways of not practicing it, such as bibliographic referencing; Hold discussions with students of more advanced years and engineers already in professional activity.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of this course, the student should have:

• Written a Technical/Scientific Report.
• Created a Poster.
• Prepared an oral Presentation.
• Presented publicly and defend work of the Theme/Project.

Learning outcomes and skills:

- Understand the importance of Mining and Geo-Environment Engineering in society.
- Distinguish the different scientific areas of Mining Engineering.
- Create a work / project framed in the areas of Mining Engineering.
- Demonstrate research, organization and synthesis skills of information.
- Demonstrate communication skills (report, oral presentation and poster).
- Demonstrate teamwork skills.
- Scientifically discuss a Theme / Solve a Project of Limited Difficulty in the areas of Engineering.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Basic skills in team-work and computer applications (as a user).

Program

In each academic year, the program this UC will consist of some thematic modules of the list (not exclusive) that now presents:

• The history of mining throughout the ages;
• Mining Engineering Areas and their contribution to the development of society;
• History of FEUP, Course and DEM;
• Contact with infrastructure/activities related to Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering: LNEG (Museum and Laboratories); FCUP (Museums); S. Pedro da Cova Mining Museum; Paleozoic Park in Valongo; Mines, Quarries, Works, Factories, etc.; Others …;
• Participation in thematic lectures with invited lecturers;
• Thematic lab/field work of study cycle areas;
• Communication in Engineering: How to write reports and scientific articles in Engineering; How to make effective Oral Presentations; How to make appealing posters;
• Ethics of Academic Conduct: Code of Ethics; The plagiarism; Bibliographic Referencing;
• Other modules to be defined.

Mandatory literature

Coulson M.; The History of Mining: The events, technology and people involved in the industry that forged the modern world, 2012. ISBN: 0: 9781897597903/ISBN13:9780857192660
Madureira C.N.M.; A Trama Geológica da História do Homem, Associação Portuguesa de Geólogos – Geonovas ( nº 16), 2002
Pestana, M., Amaral, L. C. ; Código Ético de Conduta Académica, Edição UP, 2018
Rivasplata V. ; Field Geologist Manual, Science, 2015. ISBN: ISBN: 9781921522475

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes will take place in different spaces (Classroom, Laboratory, Field, Study Visits, etc.) depending on the Program defined for each School Year.

To obtain this attendance each UC Students will have to attend 75% of classes to be held, that being in classes with timely defined practical work, attendance is mandatory.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	50,00
Trabalho escrito	35,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Trabalho laboratorial	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	7,00
Frequência das aulas	13,50
Elaboração de projeto	12,00
Trabalho de campo	8,00
Total:	40,50

Eligibility for exams

To obtain this attendance each UC students will have to attend 75% of classes to be held, that being in classes with timely defined practical work, attendance is mandatory.

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation will be the Distributed type without final exam and consists of two elements:

NF = 0.5 * TE + 0.5 * TM

Being:

TE - Average of the written test in Moodle about each topic of the classes
TM - Monographic work (teamwork) comprising Report, Oral Presentation and Poster

Examinations or Special Assignments

Initial activities Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering (lectures, visits, field work, etc.).

ELearning activities.

Work in the Theme/Project in the scope of the program.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

• All students will have to complete a mandatory minimal set of activities, to be defined yearly.

• Work on the Theme/Project is mandatory.

• In this course is not possible to be evaluated by exam in any official periods of assessment.

Classification improvement

Only the assessment referring to the test may be