Introduction to human ecology WF-OB-WZEC
1. Introductory issues: concepts of species, speciation, niche... (2 hours)
2. Towards clarity of concepts: evolution, evolutionism, theory(ies) of evolution. (2 hours)
3. Adaptation, adjustment, and adaptability. (2 hours)
4. Ecological rules. (2 hours)
5. An outline of the ecology of modern primates. (2 hours)
6. The specificity of the order Primates. (2 hours)
7. The time-space of life and characteristics of the oldest African hominid forms. (2 hours)
8. The time-space of life and characteristics of Homo habilis and Homo erectus. (2h)
9. The time and space of life and characteristics of Neanderthal man. (2h)
10. In search of a definition of Homo sapiens. (2h)
11. The Neolithic Revolution and its biological and cultural consequences. (2h)
12. Epidemics in the past and present. (2 hours)
13. Selected diseases of civilization (WHO). (4 hours)
14. Culture and its impact on the functioning of our species. (2 hours)
Term 2024/25_L:
1. Concepts of species, speciation, niche…. (2g) |
Term 2025/26_L:
1. Introductory issues: concepts of species, speciation, niche... (2 hours) |
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
W1 Lists ecological rules, lists theories concerning the emergence of bipedalism and large brains, lists diseases of civilization and their causes, and lists characteristics of primates. Lesson topics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. (OB1_W17)
W2 Lists and describes diseases of civilization and epidemics and their causes, lists the causes and effects of the Neolithic Revolution. Lesson topics: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. (OB1_W18)
W3 Correctly defines terms such as species, speciation, niche, etc. Lesson topics: 1, 2, 3, 4. (OB1_W05)
U1 Reinforces and expands on the content presented in the lecture by reading books. Lesson topics: 1-14. (OB1_U03)
U2 Correctly lists key events in human evolution. Course topics: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. (OB1_U10)
Assessment criteria
Written exam: test
90%-100% bdb
79%-89% db
56%%-88% dst
0%-55% ndst
Bibliography
Wolański N., 2006. Ekologia człowieka, t 1, PWN, Warszawa
Lewin R., 2002, Wprowadzenie do ewolucji człowieka, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa.
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.
Tomczyk J., Hałaczek B., 2008, U progów ludzkości, UKSW, Warszawa.
Term 2024/25_L:
1) Foley R., 2001, Zanim człowieka stał się człowiekiem, PIW, Warszawa. |
Term 2025/26_L:
Wolański N., 2006. Ekologia człowieka, t 1, PWN, Warszawa Na indywidualną prośbę studenta prowadzący udostępni inną literaturę. |
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