Universität Wien

280082 VU MA-ERD-15 Methods of Palaeobiology (PI) (2019W)

5.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Usually, the slides are in English and the language used is German. Presentations are in English. If a non-German speaking student attends the course, also the language will switch to English.

Please bring your own laptop. The respective software is freely available, will also be provided before the respective course. The software has to be installed prior to the session.

Participation is obligatory. A maximum of two course units is allowed to miss with justification. For successfully passing the course the three examinations have to been passed with a minimum of 60% of all possible points in total.

Syllabus:
Tuesday, Oct. 01, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: Diversity and disparity approaches (S. Stumpf)
Tuesday, Oct. 08, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: Diversity and disparity approaches (S. Stumpf)
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: Diversity and disparity approaches (S. Stumpf)
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: Diversity and disparity approaches (S. Stumpf)
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: Exam 1: Diversity and disparity approaches (S. Stumpf)
Tuesday, Nov. 05, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: GM and R! in palaeobiology (F. López Romero)
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: GM and R! in palaeobiology (F. López Romero)
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: GM and R! in palaeobiology (F. López Romero)
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: GM and R! in palaeobiology (F. López Romero)
Tuesday, Dec. 05, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: Exam 2: GM and R! in palaeobiology (F. López Romero)
Tuesday, Dec. 05, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: Phylogenetic approaches (J. Kriwet)
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. 09:00 - 12:00: Phylogenetic approaches (J. Kriwet)
Tuesday, Jan. 07, 2020. 09:00 - 12:00: Phylogenetic approaches (J. Kriwet)
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. 09:00 - 12:00: Phylogenetic approaches (J. Kriwet)
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. 09:00 - 12:00: Phylogeny & Palaeogeography (J. Kriwet)
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. 09:00 - 12:00: Exam 3: Phylogenetic approaches (J. Kriwet)

  • Tuesday 01.10. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 08.10. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 15.10. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 22.10. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 29.10. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 05.11. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 12.11. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 19.11. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 26.11. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 03.12. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 10.12. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 17.12. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 07.01. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 14.01. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 21.01. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 28.01. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The students will obtain a solid knowledge of methodological approaches in palaeobiology and how to apply this methods for analysing (1) phylogenetic interrelationships of organisms employing morphological and molecular data, (2) the completeness of the fossil record, (3) palaeobiogeographic relations, and (4) diversity and diversification patterns through time

Assessment and permitted materials

The course comprises npi and piportions. And will be conducted according to the pi rules.

Two continual assessments have to be completed (each 20 points) and a protocol has to be submitted. For dates see above (Contents).

An additional examination will be offered on 18th Feb. 2019 for those who were not able to attend one of the continual assessments due to illness or other important reasons (need to be proved), or to compensate for a negative continual assessment. Please check for conflicts with other continual assessments.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course is successfully completed if each continual assessment is passed with at least 24 points. Grading is proportional to the sum of achieved points from all continual assessments.

Unjustified absence during a continual assessments is evaluated each with 0 points. Only in exceptional cases, a separate alternate date for a failed continual assessment is possible.

General attendance is obligatory on the first day of the course. Registered and on the first day unfounded absent persons are permanently excluded from the course.

Examination topics

The lecture

Reading list

Literature will be recommended during the course.

Association in the course directory

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