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Applied palaeontology

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Course ID:	1300-OPSTW
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.303 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (unknown)
Course title:	Applied palaeontology
Name in Polish:	Paleontologia stosowana
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe na III r. studiów I st. na kierunku geologia stosowana na specjalizacji GKG
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Prerequisites (description):	Palaeontology I and Dynamic geology courses, as well as education in biology recommended.
Short description:	Basic information on the application of palaeontology, and particularly micropapaleontology and palaeobotany, in geology and related sciences.
Full description:	General information on the meaning of palaeontology and methods of its application in the Earth sciences. Basic information concerning fossil micro-organisms: foraminifers, radiolarians and ostracods, conodonts and scolecodonts, as well as microfossils of echinoderms and vertebrates, and their practical meaning for geology. Basic information on palaeobotany and palinology and practical use of fossil plants. Methods of preparation of macro- and microfossils.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Łuczkowska, E. 1993. Mikropaleontologia. Protozoa. Wydawnictwa AGH; Kraków. Boudagher-Fadel, M.K., 2013. Biostratigraphic and Geological Significance of Planktonic Foraminifera. (2nd ed.). Office of the Vice Provost Research, University College London, London, 1-287p. Murray, J.W., 2006. Ecology and Applications of Benthic Foraminifera. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1-426. Taylor, T.N. 2008. Paleobotany. The biology and evolution of fossil plants. Elsevier; Amsterdam.
Learning outcomes:	Student knows basic facts concerning fossil microorganisms and the meaning of microfossils in the Earth sciences, and concerning plants in the geological past. He can recognise representatives of the most useful groups of microfossils, important for the geological research. He knows the basic preparation methods of macro- and microfossils and some of them can apply in practice.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Acceptable absence: presence is optional. Written exam; evaluation concerns the knowledge of the material from the lecture and accessory materials (scripts, digital presentation).
Internships:	(in Polish) brak

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 6 places more information
Coordinators:	Michał Ginter
Group instructors:	Marcin Barski, Zofia Dubicka, Ewa Durska, Michał Ginter
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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