'New Discoveries in Paleontology

Classroom

This seminar-type course will focus on current topics of interest in the field of paleontology

This graduate course will be taught as a seminar style. The specific content of the course is going to be highly dependent on the topics of interest of the course participants. However, the overarching theme of the course is constrained within paleontological topics. The course has three main objectives: 1) to motivate the participants to keep themselves up to date with topics of a chosen paleontological field; 2) to generate a piece of written work that could be used for their doctoral studies (i.e., as part of a thesis chapter or other research work, a literature review necessary to understand a new topic of interest, to understand the evolutionary history of a group of study for non-paleontologists, etc.); and 3) to share knowledge among researchers from different paleontological disciplines and evolutionary biologists more broadly.

The course is going to be sustained by presentations and active discussion among the participants. At the end of the course, the participants will generate a piece of written work in the format of a literature review. The instructor will provide feedback on the manuscript.

As provided by the instructor depending on the topics of interest of the participants.

K_W06, K_W07, K_W09, K_W10, K_W11, K_W12, K_W18

K_U03, K_U04, K_U07, K_U08, K_U10

K_K01, K_K04, K_K07, K_K08

Student:

- Actively participate in the discussion of advanced topics in the field of paleobiology and evolutionary biology among peers.

- Explain research in the form of an oral presentation.

- Critically analyze relevant literature and identify topics of discussion of broader interest.

- Summarize the research done on a particular topic in the form of a review paper.

The student will be evaluated based on 1) active participation in the class discussion, 2) an oral presentation, and 3) a written assignment.