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Seminar I: Bioarchaeology

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Course ID:	2800-ASBIOA
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.4 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. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Seminar I: Bioarchaeology
Name in Polish:	Seminar I: Bioarchaeology
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Archeology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	9.00 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:	English
Type of course:	Master's seminars
Prerequisites (description):	The seminar is designed as a discuss-forum class for students interested in bioarchaeology and its application in archaeological interpretations. Students are working on their respective research topics, some of them are also working on their MA thesis.
Mode:	Blended learning
Short description:	The seminar in Bioarchaeology encompasses subjects of the application of bioarchaeological approach in the archaeological interpretation. Students have a possibility to apply their knowledge in actual research topics related to archeology.
Full description:	The seminar is a discuss-forum for students performing research in bioarchaeology. The subjects to be discussed depend on the topics chosen by students. The main focus of the seminar however is the MA thesis preparation. The requirements and the ways how to work on the thesis are very important part of the seminar. Each student proposes a topic and presents all the stages of the research performed, from the bibliographical research, through the material analysis and interpretation, until the actual thesis text presentation.
Bibliography:	Depends on the topics chosen by students.
Learning outcomes:	The main effect of the seminar is the MA thesis text, to be defended after the completion of the program of studies. However, students will posses knowledge on bioarchaeology and its relation to archaeology (K_W03, K_W04) and will be able to see and apply scientific methods into the research (K_W10). Will also be able to disseminate the results of research, both in the academia and for wider public (K_U10, K_U11, K_U12). Will accept the different points of view on the same material, and the importance of bioarchaeological research in the development of archaeology (K_K05, K_K12).
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The grading will be based on the following: - public presentation of student's research - progress in the research and thesis creation - participation in the discussions on the projects and literature. The final passing grade (after the 2nd year of seminar) will be granted after the submission of the thesis.

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO SEM TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Seminar, 60 hours, 20 places more information
Coordinators:	Arkadiusz Sołtysiak, Wiesław Więckowski
Group instructors:	Arkadiusz Sołtysiak, Wiesław Więckowski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Pass/fail

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