280081 VU MA-ERD-15 Morphology of Functions (PI) (2015W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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The language used is German but will be switched to English if necessary. Presentations are in English.
Inscription to course necessary (https://uspace.univie.ac.at)
Participation is obligatory (starting with the second course unit) for successfully passing the course in addition to successfully passing the written examinations. A maximum of one course unit per major topic (Palaeobotany, Invertebrates, Vertebrates) is allowed to miss with justification.
Inscription to course necessary (https://uspace.univie.ac.at)
Participation is obligatory (starting with the second course unit) for successfully passing the course in addition to successfully passing the written examinations. A maximum of one course unit per major topic (Palaeobotany, Invertebrates, Vertebrates) is allowed to miss with justification.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 14.09.2015 10:00 to Mo 28.09.2015 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 05.10.2015 10:00 to Mo 19.10.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 19.10.2015 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes
Thursdays, 1 - 5 pm
Start: Oct. 8, 2015
Room: 2A502
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Three written examinations after each major topic:
1) Palaeobotany: Nov. 05, 2015
2) Invertebrates: Dec. 10, 2015
3) Vertebrates: Jan. 28, 2016All three examinations have to be successfully passed (min. 50% of possible points). Final grade is based on mean of all three written examinations’ results.
1) Palaeobotany: Nov. 05, 2015
2) Invertebrates: Dec. 10, 2015
3) Vertebrates: Jan. 28, 2016All three examinations have to be successfully passed (min. 50% of possible points). Final grade is based on mean of all three written examinations’ results.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students understand the link between form and function and are able to interpret causalities between bodyplans of organisms and related functionalities. The know the mechanisms and patterns of evolutionary and adaptive processes shaping form and function.
Examination topics
Each course unit will start at 13:00 h (c.t.) with an introductory lecture (ca. 90 min) and will commence with a practical part (ca. 120 min) in which selected organisms will be used to gain deeper understandings of how anatomical structures work.
Reading list
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:42
15.10. 2015: Palaeobotany
22.10. 2015: Palaeobotany
29.10. 2015: Palaeobotany
05.11. 2015: Palaeobotany + 1. examination
12.11. 2015: Invertebrates: Foraminifers
19.11. 2015: Invertebrates: Bivalvia
26.11. 2015: Invertebrates. Brachiopoda
03.12. 2015: Invertebrates: Crinoidea
10.12. 2015: Invertebrates: Echinoidea + 2. examination
17.12. 2015: Fossils, Functional Evidence, Biomechanics (JK)
07.01.2016: he Axial Skeleton of Vertebrates (JK)
14.01.2016: The Cranium of Vertebrates (JK)
21.01.2016: Prey Capture and Feeding in Vertebrates 1 (JK)
28.01.2016: Prey Capture and Feeding in Vertebrates 2 (JK) + 3. examination