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Behavioural Ecology

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Course ID:	3700-AZm-L2-1-EB
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.1 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. / (0511) Biology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Behavioural Ecology
Name in Polish:	Ekologia behawioralna
Organizational unit:	Faculty of "Artes Liberales"
Course groups:	(in Polish) Antropozoologia (2) międzydziedzinowe studia przyrodniczo-społeczno-humanistyczne, program od 22/23
Course homepage:	http://www.hydro.biol.uw.edu.pl/pl/ekologia-behawioralna-dla-antropozoologow.html
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 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
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	Why are some animals monogamous and others polygamous? What makes one organism a hunter and another prey? Why do some animals form groups whereas others lead a solo life? Can we speak of animal culture? The course deals with evolutionary and ecological processes that are at the foundation of animal behaviours. During the field course students will complete short research projects related to the above issues.
Full description:	(in Polish) Szczegółowy opis przedmiotu oraz zakres tematów jest podany przez Wykładowców w aktualnym cyklu dydaktycznym.
Bibliography:	Provided by the lecturer.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: KW_01 - Basic knowledge of animal life sciences, including zoology, physiology and psychophysiology, theory of evolution, ecology, ethology, genetics, nature and environment protection KW_02 - Basic knowledge of comparative psychology and zoopsychology as well as biological foundations of behaviour Skills KU_08 - Knowing how to continually update and expand one’s knowledge and improve one’s skills Social competences KK_02 - Being prepared for fact-based argumentation in academic debates and ideological disputes while respecting views different from one’s own KK_04 - Being prepared for acting in accordance with the code of scientific work ethics and decency while respecting one’s own and others’ health as well as intellectual property rights KK_08 - Being prepared for using deductive thinking skills in analysing natural phenomena and cultural processes
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Test exam covering the material discussed during the lectures.

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 TU W TH FR WYK
Type of class:	Field course, 30 hours, 40 places more information Lecture, 30 hours, 40 places more information
Coordinators:	Barbara Pietrzak, Joanna Pijanowska
Group instructors:	Jan Jedlikowski, Joanna Pijanowska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Field course - Grading Lecture - Examination

Classes in period "Academic year 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-06-08	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH FR WYK
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Jan Jedlikowski, Barbara Pietrzak, Joanna Pijanowska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Grading

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