Universität Wien

180159 KO MEi:CogSci Behavioural Biology Discussion (2020W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Do, 16:30-18:00
Do, 16:30-18:00,
Each Thursday from 22.10 until 26.11
Place UZA I, Room TBA, depending on the Corona restrictions the seminar will either take place on site or online

  • Donnerstag 22.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3
  • Donnerstag 29.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3
  • Donnerstag 05.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3
  • Donnerstag 12.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3
  • Donnerstag 19.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3
  • Donnerstag 26.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Learning Outcomes Basic Disciplinary Module Behavioural Biology
Suject specific
1) Being familiar with ethological and (comparative) psychological approaches to animal behavior, as well as behavioral ecology and cognitive ethology.
2) Being familiar with aspects of sensory ecology
3) Being familiar with history of animal behavior research, classical ethology and animal (comparative) psychology (optional).
4) Basic knowledge of key concepts of evolutionary biology as the theoretical basis of the comparative approach to behavior and cognition
5) Ability to understand and use core terminology of behavioral biology, including perception, motivation, behavioral development,
6) Being familiar with the notion of cognitive functions as an adaptive response to environmental problems (for example memory and decision making in foraging behavior, social functions of cognition, etc.)
7) Basic understanding of the notion of ecological validity and its implications to experimental settings
Methodological
• Being familiar with basic approaches and techniques to observe, measure, record, to manipulate, analyze and interpret animal behavior in the field as well as under laboratory conditions

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The following deliverables are requirements for final grading:
- Designing an a experiment with 1-3 other students and group presentation at the last two – three sessions of the course (final grade: 30% individual performance, 20% group performance, 10% quality of the slides)
Grades: >93% 1, >81% 2, >71% 3, >61% 4, <61% 5.

-Based on the feedback of the audience the experiment has to be revised and a written experimental plan has to be submitted by end of December (submitted via email to Sabine Tebbich)
(final grade: 35%)
- Active participation (questions, statements, summaries) in the discussion sessions and the discussion sessions after presentation of other students (final grade: 35%)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

A positive score (>61%) is required for passing the course.
Regular participation in at least 5 of the 6 seminar sessions is obligatory.

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur


Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Sa 22.10.2022 00:23