Selected issues in human ecology WF-OB-WZEC
1. Concepts of species, speciation, niche…. (2g)
2. Towards clarity of terms: evolution, evolutionism, theory (s) of evolution. (2g)
3. Selected ecological rules. (2g)
4. 'Ape-human' specificity of man. (2g)
5. An outline of the ecology of modern primates. (2g)
6. Specificity of the Primates order. (2g)
7. Life space and characteristics of the oldest African hominid forms. (3g)
8. Life space and characteristics of Homo habilis and Homo erectus. (2g)
9. Life space and characteristics of Homo neanderthalensis. (3g)
10. In search of a definition of Homo sapiens. (2g)
11. Prehistoric and contemporary trends in social changes of our species. (2g)
12. Epidemics in the past and present. (2g)
13. Selected diseases of civilization. (2g)
14.Culture and its impact on the functioning of our species. (3g)
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Term 2024/25_L:
1. Concepts of species, speciation, niche…. (2g) |
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Preliminary Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: Student knows the stories of the creation of the cosmos, the Earth and life on Earth; sees the development of the living world; lists and defines the relationships between different groups of organisms; characterized breaking processes shaping the emergence and the development of life on Earth; explains the functioning of the various ecological processes; explains the relationships between individuals, communities, ecosystems, energy flow and circulation of matter in the ecosystem and geospherae.
Skills: student describes the processes extending space and geospherae; uses special terminology in the field of ecology and evolution.
Competences: Student develops awareness of the functioning of the cosmos, geospherae and biospherae, and evaluates the change processes in the geospherae and biospherae, assess their competences, cares about the integrity of his work, applications and decisions.
ECTS [1 ECTS = 30(25) hours]:
lecture attendance: 30 hrs [1ECTS].
preparation for colloquium and exam: 30 hrs [1ECTS].
active participation in class, participation in discussion: 30 hrs [1ECTS].50 h. total hours: 80 [80/30 (25) = 2.7] the number of ECTS CREDITS: 3
Assessment criteria
Written exam: test
90%-100% bdb
79%-89% db
56%%-88% dst
0%-55% ndst
Bibliography
1) Foley R., 2001, Zanim człowieka stał się człowiekiem, PIW, Warszawa.
2) Klein R., 1999, The Human Career. Human Biological and Cultural Origins, Chicago.
3) Lewin R., 2002, Wprowadzenie do ewolucji człowieka, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa.
4) Malinowski A., 1999, Wstęp do antropologii i ekologii człowieka, Wyd. Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź.
5) Mayr E., 2002, To jest biologia, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa.
6) Stringer C., Mackie R., 1999, Afrykański Exodus, pochodzenie człowieka współczesnego, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa.
7) Tomczyk J., Hałaczek B., 2008, U progów ludzkości, UKSW, Warszawa.
8) Tomczyk J., 2006, Meandry taksonomii kopalnych hominidów. Aspekty historyczno-metodologiczne. w: A. Lemańska, M. Lubański (red.), Z zagadnień filozofii przyrodoznawstwa i filozofii przyrody. T.18, Wyd. UKSW, Warszawa, 19-216.
9) Strzałko J., Ostoja-Zagórski J., 1995, Ekologia populacji ludzkich. Wyd. UAM, Poznań.
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Term 2024/25_L:
1) Foley R., 2001, Zanim człowieka stał się człowiekiem, PIW, Warszawa. |
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