Course: Sierra Nevada. 7ª Edición

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Module 1: What is Sierra Nevada?
- 1.1. Sierra Nevada: The very ceiling of Iberia
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 36 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 1.1. Sierra Nevada: The very ceiling of Iberia Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 1.2. The discoverers of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 44 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 1.2. The discoverers of Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 1.3. An inhabited Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 21 seconds
  
  Rafael Hernández del Águila, Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Granada.
- 1.3. An inhabited Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 1.4. The three-thousanders of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 52 seconds
  
  Juan Luis Ortega Vinuesa, Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Granada.
- 1.4. The three-thousanders of Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 1.5. Sierra Nevada National Park and Nature Park
  
  Video length: 6 minutes, 51 seconds
  
  Francisco de Asís Muñoz Collado, Director of the Sierra Nevada National Park and Nature Park.
- Sierra Nevada Park and Nature Park Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- Testimony: The value of the mountains
  
  Video length: 2 minutes, 53 seconds
  
  Eduardo Martínez de Pisón, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Autonomous University of Madrid.
- Module 1 discussion forum
- Module 1 forum
- Complementary activity
- Activity about peaks H5P
- Module 1 Questionnaire (mandatory)
- Module 1 Questionnaire Quiz
  
  Receive a grade Receive a passing grade
  
  Opened: Friday, 11 October 2024, 9:00 AM
  
  Closed: Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM
Module 2: Historical works and economic exploitation
- 2.1. The roads up to Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 57 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 2.1. The roads up to Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 2.2. The Sierra Nevada tram: a trip to the country of dreams
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 58 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 2.2. The Sierra Nevada tram: a trip to the country of dreams Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 2.3. The hostels and mountain refuges of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 23 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 2.3. The hostels and mountain refuges of Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 2.4. The Economic exploitation of the water and snow of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 6 minutes, 43 seconds
  
  Javier Piñar Samos, Doctor of Contemporary History and Professor of Secondary Education.
- 2.4. The Economic exploitation of the water and snow of Sierra Nevada. Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 2.5. Taming the waters: the irrigation channels of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 52 seconds
  
  José María Martín Civantos, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Granada.
- 2.5. Taming the waters: the irrigation channels of Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- Testimony. The mountains: chaotic harmony
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 36 seconds
  
  Joaquín Araujo Ponciano, Naturalist and Writer.
- Module 2 discussion forum
- Module 2 forum
- Module 2 Questionnaire (mandatory)
- Module 2 Questionnaire Quiz
  
  Receive a grade Receive a passing grade
  
  Opened: Friday, 18 October 2024, 9:00 AM
  
  Closed: Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM
Module 3: The physical and biological environment
- 3.1. How Sierra Nevada was formed
  
  Video length: 5 minutes, 37 seconds
  
  Agustín Martín Algarra, Professor of Stratigraphy at the University of Granada.
- 3.1. How Sierra Nevada was formed Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 3.2. Water: The great treasure of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 39 seconds
  
  Antonio Castillo Martín, Scientific Researcher Specialising in Hydrology and Groundwaters at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
- 3.2. Water: The great treasure of Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 3.3. The Flora and vegetation of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 6 minutes, 8 seconds
  
  Joaquín Molero Mesa, Professor of Botany at the University of Granada.
- 3.3. The Flora and vegetation of Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 3.4. The fauna of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 5 minutes, 46 seconds
  
  Alberto Tinaut Ranera, Professor of Zoology at the University of Granada.
- 3.4. The fauna of Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 3.5. Sierra Nevada: a window onto the Universe
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 5 seconds
  
  Alicia Pelegrina López, Doctor of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucía (IAA-CSIC).
- 3.5. Sierra Nevada: a window onto the Universe Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- Testimony: Sierra Nevada, a scientific laboratory
  
  Video length: 2 minutes, 2 seconds
  
  Rafael Rodrigo, President of the Superior Council of Scientific Research.
- Module 3 discussion forum
- Module 3 forum
- Complementary activity
- Juego para aprender más sobre la Unidad de aprendizaje 3.5. Quiz
  
  Esta actividad no es evaluable, pero te ayudará a conocer más sobre la Unidad 3.5., ¿te atreves?
- Activity on the learning Unit 3.5. Quiz
  
  This activity is not assessable, it serves as training to check if you have assimilated the contents of Unit 3.5.
- Activity about the physical and biological environment H5P
- Module 3 Questionnaire (mandatory)
- Module 3 Questionnaire Quiz
  
  Receive a grade Receive a passing grade
  
  Opened: Friday, 25 October 2024, 9:00 AM
  
  Closed: Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM
Module 4: Nature and culture in the landscapes of Sierra Nevada
- 4.1. Diversity in the landscapes of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 6 minutes, 56 seconds
  
  Yolanda Jiménez Olivencia, Senior Lecturer in Regional Geographic Analysis at the University of Granada.
- 4.1. Diversity in the landscapes of Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 4.2. Sierra Nevada: a landscape is formed
  
  Video length: 5 minutes, 31 seconds
  
  Carmen Trillo San José, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Granada.
- 4.2. Sierra Nevada: a landscape is formed Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit.
- 4.3. Old and new agriculture in the valley of the Alpujarra
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 38 seconds
  
  Samir Sayadi Gmada, Researcher–Coordinator: Food Chain Economics, Farming and Fisheries Research and Training Institute (IFAPA), Andalusian Ministry for Farming, Fisheries and Rural Development (CAPDER).
- 4.3. Old and new agriculture in the valley of the Alpujarra Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 4.4. Sierra Nevada: The challenge of territorial development
  
  Video length: 5 minutes, 26 seconds
  
  Eugenio Cejudo García, Senior Lecturar in Human Geography at the University of Granada.
- 4.4. Sierra Nevada: The challenge of territorial development Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 4.5. Livestock farming in the Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 6 minutes, 36 seconds
  
  Rocío García Lara, Veterinarian, Sierra Nevada National Park Technician..
- 4.5. Pasturelands and livestock farming in Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 4.6. The Pastures of Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 5 minutes, 35 seconds
  
  José Ramón Guzmán Álvarez, Forestry Engineer, Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía (Ministry of Environment of the Andalusian Regional Government).
- 4.5. Pasturelands and livestock farming in Sierra Nevada (copia) Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- Module 4 discussion forum
- Module 4 forum
- Complementary activity
- Module 4 Questions Quiz
  
  This activity is optional, it serves as training to check if you have assimilated the contents of Module 4
- Module 4 Questionnaire (mandatory)
- Module 4 Questionnaire Quiz
  
  Receive a grade Receive a passing grade
  
  Opened: Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:00 AM
  
  Closed: Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM
Module 5: Sierra Nevada: A Protected Area
- 5.1. Sierra Nevada: Protected mountain
  
  Video length: 5 minutes, 47 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 5.1. Sierra Nevada: Protected mountain Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 5.2. Human pressure on mountain peaks
  
  Video length: 10 minutes, 11 seconds
  
  Francisco Javier Sánchez Gutiérrez, Forest Engineer, Public oficial of the Regional Government of Andalusia, Director of Los Alcornocales Nature Park from 1990 to 1998 and Director of Sierra Nevada Park and Nature Park from 1999 to 2019.
- 5.2. Human pressure on mountain peaks Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 5.3. Sierra Nevada as a global change observatory and laboratory
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 2 seconds
  
  Regino Zamora Rodríguez, Professor of Ecology at the University of Granada.
- 5.3. Sierra Nevada as a global change observatory and laboratory Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 5.4. What does the ecosystem of Sierra Nevada provide us with?
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 34 seconds
  
  Javier Cabello Piñar, Senior Lecturer in Plant Biology and Ecology at the University of Almería.
- 5.4. What does the ecosystem of Sierra Nevada provide us with? Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 5.5. Mulhacén
  
  Video length: 8 minutes, 24 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 5.5. Mulhacén Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- Testimony: Why do we have to protect the mountains?
  
  Video length: 2 minutes, 25 seconds
  
  Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Former President of the Natural Space Participation Council of Sierra Nevada.
- Module 5 discussion forum
- Module 5 forum
- Complementary activity
- Module 5 Questions Quiz
  
  This activity is optional, it serves as training to check if you have assimilated the contents of Module 5
- Module 5 Questionnaire (mandatory)
- Module 5 Questionnaire Quiz
  
  Receive a grade Receive a passing grade
  
  Opened: Friday, 8 November 2024, 9:00 AM
  
  Closed: Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM
Module 6: Enjoying the mountain: Sports in Sierra Nevada
- 6.1. Climbing in Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 50 seconds
  
  Antonio Baena Extremera, Senior Lecturer at the University of Granada and expert in activity-based tourism in nature.
- 6.1. Climbing in Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 6.2. Skiing and current trends in winter-sports stations
  
  Video length: 5 minutes, 27 seconds
  
  Eduardo Valenzuela Barranco and Pablo Ruiz de Almirón, Mountain Manager at Cetursa Sierra Nevada SA Lecturar in Winter Sports at the European University.
- 6.2. Skiing and current trends in winter-sports stations Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 6.3. High-level sports in Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 52 seconds
  
  Alfonso Sánchez Bernard, Director of the High Performance Sports Centre of Sierra Nevada.
- 6.3. High-level sports in Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 6.4. Mountaineering: some extraordinary routes in Sierra Nevada
  
  Video length: 5 minutes, 36 seconds
  
  Jesús Cuartero Zueco, Profesor de Investigación CSIC.
- 6.4. Mountaineering: Some extraordinary routes in Sierra Nevada Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- Module 6 discussion forum
- Module 6 forum
- Complementary material
- Module 6 Questions Quiz
  
  This activity is optional, it serves as training to check if you have assimilated the contents of Module 6
- Module 1 Questionnaire (mandatory)
- Module 6 Questionnaire Quiz
  
  Receive a grade Receive a passing grade
  
  Opened: Friday, 15 November 2024, 9:00 AM
  
  Closed: Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM
Across module 7: Culture and art around Sierra Nevada
You may opt to take an elective module to complement this MOOC. There is no assessment attached to these modules but there are participatory forums.

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The Modules have Learning Units with: Video and no assesment content
- 7.1. Sierra Nevada in the literature narrative
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 11 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 7.1. Sierra Nevada in the literature narrative Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 7.2. Sierra Nevada in poetry
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 52 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 7.2. Sierra Nevada in poetry Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 7.3. Sierra Nevada in painting
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 19 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 7.3. Sierra Nevada in painting Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 7.4. Sierra Nevada in photography
  
  Video length: 4 minutes, 15 seconds
  
  Manuel Titos Martínez, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Granada.
- 7.4. Sierra Nevada in photography Page
  
  In this resource you can view the mandatory content of this unit
- 7.5. A look at the landscape from poetry
  
  Video length: 6 minutes, 17 seconds
  
  Rafael Guillén, National Literature Award 1994 and Federico García Lorca 2014 Award.
- 7.6. Mountains and art
  
  Video length: 3 minutes, 23 seconds
  
  Eduardo Martínez de Pisón, Eduardo Martínez de Pisón, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Autonomous University of Madrid. .
- Module 7 discussion forum
- Module 7 forum
FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE (MANDATORY) AND SATISFACTION SURVEY
In order to successfully pass the MOOC Sierra Nevada, you must have completed the evaluation questionnaires corresponding to each of the modules that will be opened progressively each week.
The Final Questionnaire and the Pre-Payment Questionnaire before making the POS paymentIt is an essential requirement to pass it and obtain the Final Badge of the MOOC that will give way to obtaining the Official Certificate (previous payment of the corresponding fees).
- Final Questionnaire Quiz
  Opened: Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 9:00 AM
  
  Closed: Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM
  
  Not available unless:
  
  The activity Module 1 Questionnaire is complete and passed
  
  The activity Module 2 Questionnaire is complete and passed
  
  The activity Module 3 Questionnaire is complete and passed
  
  The activity Module 4 Questionnaire is complete and passed ...
  
  The activity Module 5 Questionnaire is complete and passed
  
  The activity Module 6 Questionnaire is complete and passed
  
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- Cuestionario previo a la realización del pago mediante TPV Quiz
  
  Opened: Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 9:00 AM
  
  Closed: Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM
  
  This questionnaire is compulsory and is carried out to ensure that it is clear what must be done once the amount of the Certificate has been paid, in order to avoid future incidents.
  
  Not available unless: The activity Final Questionnaire is complete and passed
RESOURCES

Sierra Nevada. 7ª Edición

Topic outline

GENERAL INFORMATION

Module 1: What is Sierra Nevada?

1.1. Sierra Nevada: The very ceiling of Iberia

1.2. The discoverers of Sierra Nevada

1.3. An inhabited Sierra Nevada

1.4. The three-thousanders of Sierra Nevada

1.5. Sierra Nevada National Park and Nature Park

Testimony: The value of the mountains

Module 1 discussion forum

Complementary activity

Module 1 Questionnaire (mandatory)

Module 2: Historical works and economic exploitation

2.1. The roads up to Sierra Nevada

2.2. The Sierra Nevada tram: a trip to the country of dreams

2.3. The hostels and mountain refuges of Sierra Nevada

2.4. The Economic exploitation of the water and snow of Sierra Nevada

2.5. Taming the waters: the irrigation channels of Sierra Nevada

Testimony. The mountains: chaotic harmony

Module 2 discussion forum

Module 2 Questionnaire (mandatory)

Module 3: The physical and biological environment

3.1. How Sierra Nevada was formed

3.2. Water: The great treasure of Sierra Nevada

3.3. The Flora and vegetation of Sierra Nevada

3.4. The fauna of Sierra Nevada

3.5. Sierra Nevada: a window onto the Universe

Testimony: Sierra Nevada, a scientific laboratory

Module 3 discussion forum

Complementary activity

Module 3 Questionnaire (mandatory)

Module 4: Nature and culture in the landscapes of Sierra Nevada

4.1. Diversity in the landscapes of Sierra Nevada

4.2. Sierra Nevada: a landscape is formed

4.3. Old and new agriculture in the valley of the Alpujarra

4.4. Sierra Nevada: The challenge of territorial development

4.5. Livestock farming in the Sierra Nevada

4.6. The Pastures of Sierra Nevada

Module 4 discussion forum

Complementary activity

Module 4 Questionnaire (mandatory)

Module 5: Sierra Nevada: A Protected Area

5.1. Sierra Nevada: Protected mountain

5.2. Human pressure on mountain peaks

5.3. Sierra Nevada as a global change observatory and laboratory

5.4. What does the ecosystem of Sierra Nevada provide us with?

5.5. Mulhacén

Testimony: Why do we have to protect the mountains?

Module 5 discussion forum

Complementary activity

Module 5 Questionnaire (mandatory)

Module 6: Enjoying the mountain: Sports in Sierra Nevada

6.1. Climbing in Sierra Nevada

6.2. Skiing and current trends in winter-sports stations

6.3. High-level sports in Sierra Nevada

6.4. Mountaineering: some extraordinary routes in Sierra Nevada

Module 6 discussion forum

Complementary material

Module 1 Questionnaire (mandatory)

Across module 7: Culture and art around Sierra Nevada

7.1. Sierra Nevada in the literature narrative

7.2. Sierra Nevada in poetry

7.3. Sierra Nevada in painting

7.4. Sierra Nevada in photography

7.5. A look at the landscape from poetry

7.6. Mountains and art

Module 7 discussion forum

FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE (MANDATORY) AND SATISFACTION SURVEY

RESOURCES

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MOOC La Mitología Clásica en la Literatura y en las Artes. 3ª Edición

MOOC La Alhambra y la Granada Andalusí. 5ª Edición

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