Human Ecology WB-BI-BC-02ćw
1. List of topics for students to choose for PowerPoint presentations. Short characteristic of each topic, discussion
2. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to grassland ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
3. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to tropical rain forest ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
4. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to arid ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
5. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to high altitude ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
6. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to arctic ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
7. Students’ presentation concerning: Climate change and the spread of Homo sapiens. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
8. Students’ presentation concerning: society nd changes in its organization. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
9. Students’ presentation concerning: Neolith, location of the first cultural centers (Old and New world). Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
10. Students’ presentation concerning: industrialization and urbanization. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
11. Students’ presentation concerning: material and nonmaterial culture, Tools and fire, magic and applied art. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
12. Students’ presentation concerning: civilization as the highest degree of cultural development; origin of social strata and their effect of human biology. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
13 Students’ presentation concerning: nutritional habits and social development. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions
14. A summary of the main conclusions of tutorials, preparation passing, discussion
15. Passing tutorials
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
Course coordinators
Term 2025/26_Z: | Term 2019/20_L: |
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Learning outcomes
Subject effects in terms of knowledge:
Subject effect 1. The student understands and lists the basic biological phenomena and processes in the field of human ecology
Subject effect 2. The student has knowledge of the most important problems in the field of various departments in human ecology and knows the methods of their assessment
Subject effect 3. The student has knowledge of the basic conceptual categories and terminology in human ecology and is familiar with the development of this discipline of science and relevant research methods
Subject effects in terms of skills:
Subject effect 4. The student understands literature in the field of human ecology in Polish and reads with understanding uncomplicated scientific texts in English
Subject effect 5. The student uses available information sources, including electronic sources in the framework of human ecology
Subject effect 6. The student has the ability to oral presentations on specific issues in the field of human ecology
Subject effect 7. The student learns independently and in a targeted manner in the framework of human ecology
Subject effects within social competences:
Subject effect 8. The student is able to interact and work in a group, assuming different roles in it
Subject effect 9. The student understands the need to improve professional and personal competences within human ecology
Subject effect 10. The student demonstrates the need for constant updating of knowledge in human ecology
ECTS - lectures
ECTS [1 ECTS = 30 hours]
Participation in lectures: 30 hours
Preparation for the exam: 30 hours
Total: 60 hours
Number of ECTS: 60/30 = 2
The exam prepares students for tutorials.
ECTS - tutorials
Participation in the discussion based on the knowledge from lectures: 30 hours
Preparation for discussions on topics related to tutorials: 30 hours
Total: 60 hours
Number of ECTS: 60/30 = 2
Student may leave 1 tutorial, including sick leave
Lectures and tutorials are conducted at Ms Teams
The exam takes place on the Moodle Platform
Subject learning outcomes assigned to lectures (1-3).
Subject learning outcomes attributed to exercises (4-10)
Assessment criteria
The final grade depends on obtaining the appropriate sum of points for individual elements:
1. Tutorial attendance: 0-3 points.
2. Assessment of discussions during tutorials: 0-6 points. (substantive side: 0-4 points, formal side: 0-2 points)
4. Preparation for tutorials: 0-3
Final grade:
12-11 points: 5
9-10 points: 4+
7-8 points: 4
5-6 points: 3+
3-4 points: 3
Below 3 points: 2
Bibliography
Basic literature:
1.Campbell B., Ekologia człowieka, Historia naszego miejsca w przyrodzie od prehistorii do czasów współczesnych. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1995;
2. Dyball R and Newell B., 2014. Understanding Human Ecology: A System Approach to Sustainabili777777777ty, Routledge, London and New York;
3. Mackenzie A., Ball A.S., Virdee S.R., Ekologia. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2000;
4. Moran E.F. Human Adaptability, An Introduction to Ecological Anthropology. Westview Press, Boulder 2008;
5. Siniarska A., 2016. Human ecology in higher education in Poland. In: Human Ecology Studies and Higher Education for Sustainable Development. European Experiences and Examples, A. Franz-Balsen and L. Kruse (eds.), Edition Humanökologie: Volume 10, 142-151, Oekom Verlag, München
6. Siniarska A., Wolański N. (eds). Ecology of Aging. Kamla-Raj Enterprises, Delhi 2000;
7. Wolański N., Ekologia Człowieka. Podstawy Ochrony Środowiska i Zdrowia Człowieka, Tom 1 – Wrażliwość na czynniki środowiska i biologiczne zmiany przystosowawcze. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2006;
8. Wolański N., Ekologia Człowieka. Podstawy Ochrony Środowiska i Zdrowia Człowieka, Tom 2 – Ewolucja i dostosowania biokulturowe. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2006;
9. Wolański N. i B. Bogin (eds), The Family as an Environment for Human Development. Kamla-Raj Enterprises, Delhi 1996;
10. Young G.L., A conceptual framework for an interdisciplinary human ecology. Acta Oecologiae Hominis, 1, Lund 1989.
Supplementary reading:
1. Baker P.T., Human Adaptability. In "Human Biology. An introduction to human evolution, variation, growth, and adaptability" G.H. Harrison et al (eds), 3rd edition, Oxford Science Publications, Oxford, New York, Tokyo 1988. Boothroyd J. People and the Environment. Lerner Publishing Group, 2009;
2. Ellen R., Environment, Subsistence and System: The Ecology of Small-Scale Social Formations, Cambridge University Press, 1982;
3. Fox J., Rindfuss R.R., Walsh S.J., Mishra V., People and Environment. Springer, 2008;
4. Frisancho A.R., Human Adaptation and Accommodation. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 1993;
5. Moran E.F., The Ecosystem Approach in Anthropology: From Concept to Practice. University of Michigan Press, 1991;
6. Moran E.F., Ostrom E., Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Human-Environment Interactions in Forest Ecosystems. MIT Press, 2005;
7. Siniarska A., Dickinson F., Annotated Bibliography in Human Ecology. Kamla-Raj Enterprises, Delhi 1996;
8. Young G.L., Origins of Human Ecology. Benchmark Papers in Ecology, 12, Hutchinson Ross Publ.Comp., Stroudsbourg 1983.
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