Universität Wien

300019 UE Exercises to virtual anthropology (2018W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 15 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Blocklehrveranstaltung
Termin voraussichtlich im Jänner

  • Tuesday 02.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1.008A EG (Kickoff Class)
  • Monday 21.01. 10:00 - 14:00 EDV-Raum/Selbststudium
  • Tuesday 22.01. 10:00 - 13:00 EDV-Raum/Selbststudium
  • Wednesday 23.01. 10:00 - 14:00 EDV-Raum/Selbststudium
  • Thursday 24.01. 10:00 - 13:00 EDV-Raum/Selbststudium
  • Friday 25.01. 10:00 - 14:00 EDV-Raum/Selbststudium

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The goal of this practical course is to gain a basic understanding of modern quantitative methods of physical anthropology. To to so, we carry out a project based on digital data, including the reconstruction of a fragmented cranium and the analysis of cranial shape and its interpretation as well as the discussion of interactions between ontogeny and phylogeny.

- introduction to working with digital crania in the form of surface data
- introduction to data acquisition of recent and fossil material
- methods of quantification, visualization and analysis of morphological patterns

no prerequisites.

Assessment and permitted materials

regelmäßige Anwesenheit, Mitarbeit, mündliche Leistungsfeststellungen während des Kurses, schriftliche Aufgaben als Hausaufgabe

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

regelmäßige Anwesenheit, konstruktive Mitarbeit und positive Absolvierung der Hausaufgabe

Examination topics

In den Übungen diskutierte Themengebiete werden in der schriftlichen Hausaufgabe selbständig angewandt.

Reading list

Bei Interesse an vertiefender Literatur:

Zelditch ML, Swiderski D, Sheets HD, Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists: A Primer, Elsevier Ltd.

Zollikofer CP, Ponce de León, Virtual Reconstruction: A Primer in Computer-Assisted Paleontology and Biomedicine, John Wiley & Sons

Weber GW & Bookstein FL, Virtual Anthropology: A guide to a new interdisciplinary field. Springer.

Association in the course directory

MAN W5, MAN 3

Last modified: Th 23.02.2023 00:25