Design of a teaching practice in a multidisciplinary way to assess water quality

Abstract

One key element of the European convergence success is the professor's coordination working in the same university degree. Every subject is a specific learning project however they don't act isolated, rather they do as a part in the studies plan. Following this venue, we have designed a similar learning activity: water poisoning interdisciplinary study. This enables students to deal with a very specific environmental issue by combining the contents and competences learned in two subjects of the studies plan. The obtained results have proven this experience to be useful. Students can work on two different subjects while concentrating on potential real world problems, such as how two biological quality water indicators are interrelated. Skills that students will need to be successful in their future careers have also been enhanced. Some of these include: argumentative skills, integration of experimental results, teamwork, and verbal science communication.