On completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Describe the estimation-composition of the national product
• Define the national product
• Describe the role of the public and private sectors in determining the national income
• Use basic macroeconomic models to explain how the general equilibrium is defined and to estimate basic macroeconomic variables (real GDP, level of employment, unemployment rate, the level of prices, investment and savings.
• Analyse the short- and long-term consequences of applied economic policies and of exogenous events.

Describe alternative theoretical macroeconomic approaches and understand the existing/current juxtapositions on the consequences of applied macroeconomic policies

The aim of the course “Pomology” is to familiarize students at both theoretical and practical levels with the characteristics (morphological and physiological), requirements (soil, climatic, etc) and cultivation practices of the main fruit tree species grown in our country.

In particular, the theoretical course aims to analyze the following issues:

•          Origin, evolution, and classification of fruit tree species

•          National and international economic importance of fruit tree products

•          Botanical and morphological traits of fruit trees species

•          Bearing (fruiting) habit of the main fruit tree species

•          Anthesis, pollination, fertilization as well as fruit setting, growth, and maturation

•          Ecological (soil and climatic) requirements of pomological species

•          Fruit tree dormancy

•          Fruit tree propagation (sexual and asexual; grafting and rootstocks)

•          Orchard site selection – Designing and planting an orchard

•          Pruning and training systems

•          Irrigation

•          Orchard mineral nutrition and soil management

•          Frost protection

•          Harvesting criteria and quality standards of fruits

Emphasis is given to some fruit crops of high pomological importance for Greece, such as olive, citrus, peach, apricot, sweet cherry, apple, pear, pistachio, almond, and walnut.

The goal of the Laboratory classes is to familiarize the students with:

•            Identification of main fruit trees (pomes, stone fruits, citrus, olive, pomegranate, loquat, fig, etc.)

•            Fruiting organs and fruit bearing habits of the main fruit trees

•            Fruit tree propagation (sexual and asexual; grafting, cuttings)

•            Pruning of olive and citrus trees

•            Designing an orchard and planting trees

Therefore, upon successful completion of the course, the students will:

•            Be capable of identifying the main fruit trees cultivated in Greece

•            Be able to understand the ecology, morphology, and physiology of fruit crops cultivated in Greece

•            Obtain the basic knowledge concerning the cultivation practices applied in fruit trees

After this course, the student is expected to be able to:

• distinguish stochastic and deterministic phenomena and experiments
• using enumeration methods and basic probability tools
• apply simple probability calculus
• recognize the practical value and importance of probabilities in the understanding of stochastic phenomena and experiments
• describe and summarize data
•  translate a research question into a statistical hypothesis  when given a data group and the type of experimental design or sampling procedure
• apply estimation and testing methods  in order to make data-based decisions
• identify the selected method’s assumptions  and keep in mind that it is required to apply checks for them
• comprehend and interpret correctly the statistical significance
• interpret results correctly, effectively, and in context without relying on statistical jargon
• comprehend the notion of uncertainty which is always contained in statistical inference
• critique data-based claims and evaluate data-based decisions

complete a research project that employs simple statistical inference comply to ethical issues.