Desarrollo y evaluación de la competencia "comunicación oral" en titulacinoes técnicas: estudio de casos

[SPA]La comunicación verbal se considera una competencia transversal dentro del currículum de los nuevos planes adaptados al EEES. El desempeño de esta competencia es fundamental en la vida estudiantil y profesional del estudiante universitario, y en particular del ingeniero, ya que la correcta transmisión de conceptos o presentación de informes, el empleo de un vocabulario técnico, apropiado o una efectiva forma de expresarse son ejemplos de cualidades deseadas en un buen profesional de la ingeniería. En el presente trabajo se plantean tres casos de estudio para el desarrollo de la comunicación oral. Se trata de diferentes metodologías diseñadas por los autores del trabajo, en función del tipo de actividad a realizar, y con objetivos muy concretos a alcanzar durante el desarrollo de las actividades y su posterior evaluación. [ENG]The oral communication is considered as a transverse competence in the curriculum of the new syllabus adapted to the European Space for Higher Education. The development of this competence is essential in the student and professional life of any graduate and, in particular, of the engineer. The appropriate transmission of concepts and presentation of reports are of utmost importance for engineering professionals, as well as the use of technical vocabulary and skills for the effective oral communication. In the present work, three classroom activities designed by the authors are presented, leading to the achievement of oral communication skills. Different methodologies are presented, according to the targets and evaluation programs expected.Campus Mare Nostrum, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Universidad de Murcia, Región de Murci

Eutrophication in coastal areas of the Mar Menor lagoon: The mitigation role of the salt marshes.

The Mar Menor lagoon is one of the largest coastal lagoons (135 km2 surface) of the Mediterranean basin. It receives runoff waters coming from the nearby intensive agricultural area of Campo de Cartagena, which have led this lagoon to be declared as a sensitive area for eutrophication in June 2001 under European Directive 91/271/EEC and as a vulnerable zone for nitrates contamination in December 2002 under Directive 91/676/EEC. Moreover, the existence of mining activities (nowadays discontinued) in the nearby area of Sierra de Cartagena-La Union has caused the spread of metal polluted wastes into the Mar Menor lagoon and its salt marshes. As a consequence, huge coastal areas are buried by metal enriched wastes, and although most of them have been colonized by vegetation, others remain bare and exposed to erosive agents (e.g. wind, water). At the same time, the Mar Menor and its salt marshes have been included in the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Also, it is a Special Protected Area of Mediterranean Interest (SPAMI), a Specially Protected Area (SPA) under the EU Wild Birds Directive and a Site of Community Importance (SCI) to be integrated in the Nature 2000 Network (EU Habitats Directive). In addition, the Campo de Cartagena- Mar Menor zone hosts important economic activities related with agriculture, fisheries and tourism (Conesa and Jiménez-Cárceles, 2007). Hence, the habitat conservation and the uses of the territory must be compatible and overcome the environmental problems of the zone. This paper summarizes several studies carried out in the Mar Menor area from year 2000 till nowadays. The methodologies followed in these works were based on international scientific and technical protocols. The research included field and lab experiments. The first ones had the goal of answering questions such as what, where, when, by means of descriptive field survey studies (Álvarez-Rogel et al., 2000, 2001, 2006b, 2007a y c, Álvarez-Rogel et al., 2006a, 2007b; Jiménez-Cárceles, 2007; Jiménez-Cárceles et al., 2006; Jiménez-Cárceles and Álvarez-Rogel, 2008; Egea et al., 2011). Afterwards, the research had the goal of explaining how the processes occurred, by means of experimental set ups not included here (greenhouse experiments, columns, lab, etc.). This chapter deals with the field survey studies in order to describe the nutrient dynamics and eutrophication risks in the coastal areas of the Mar Menor lagoo

Cuidemos del Garbancillo de Tallante : guía didáctica sobre la conservación Astragalus nitidiflorus en su hábitat potencial en la Región de Murcia

Astragalus nitidiflorus, el Garbancillo de Tallante, es una planta que vive exclusivamente al oeste del Campo de Cartagena y que tiene una historia fascinante para la Botánica. Después de haber estado desaparecida durante casi 100 años, en 2004 fue redescubierta para formar parte de la identidad de las poblaciones de Tallante y Los Puertos de Santa Bárbara. Esta guía forma parte del material educativo dirigido a alumnos de educación primaria en el marco de la acción E1 del Proyecto LIFE11 BIO/ES/727 “Conservación de Astragalus nitidiflorus en su hábitat potencial en la Región de Murcia".Programa LIFE+ Biodiversit