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Analysis of dog communication

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Course ID:	2500-PL-SPZ-F-21
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Analysis of dog communication
Name in Polish:	Analiza komunikacji psów
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 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):	(in Polish) Kryteria wejścia: Ukończenie pierwszego roku studiów
Short description:	Analysis and interpretation of dog communication based on video materials.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge of the types of behaviors used by dogs in communication and the terminology of their description. Ability to interpret messages used by dogs. Ability to respond appropriately to dog communication. Ability to help dog caregivers communicate better with their dogs.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Agnieszka Grynkiewicz
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Classes - Grading
Full description:	We will discuss and interpret the behavior of dogs and their caregivers, based on video materials from behavioral consultations. Videos illustrating the behavior of dogs towards other dogs and people will be presented and the students will be asked to interpret behaviors. Their hypotheses will be discussed and then verified by watching subsequent materials. The films will be supplemented with basic information about dogs - age, gender, health, social conditions, behavioral problems. We will discuss: - Emotions present in a given situation. - Triggers that trigger certain behaviors. - The intentions of the dog/dogs and people. - Existing conflicts and ways to solve them. - Decisions on the type of effective intervention or lack of it. - Possible changes,mistakes, ways to help the dog and the caregiver.
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