300165 SE History of evolutionary biology (2023W)
what a dead dodo can tell us about how we understand evolution
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Th 07.09.2023 14:00 to Th 21.09.2023 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.10.2023 18:00
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Preparatory meeting & introduction on October 10th, 13:15, Seminarroom 1.7. Biologie, Djerassiplatz 1 – Attendance is mandatory!
Exact time and dates of the course will be agreed on during the preparatory meeting.We will work partly in the NHM Vienna.
Tuesday
10.10.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
(Kickoff Class)
Friday
12.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
Wednesday
17.01.
13:15 - 16:30
Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
Friday
19.01.
13:15 - 16:30
Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Active participation, independent research and preparation of a presentation.
Self-organized research and reading of relevant literature are essential.
Self-organized research and reading of relevant literature are essential.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
1 = excellent in all parts of the course
2 = very good in >90% of the course
3 = reasonable in >70% of the course
4 = positive contributions in >50% of the course
5 = < 50% contribution
2 = very good in >90% of the course
3 = reasonable in >70% of the course
4 = positive contributions in >50% of the course
5 = < 50% contribution
Examination topics
Active participation, independent research and preparation of a presentation.
Reading list
Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species.
Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant, 40 Years of Evolution: Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island.
Correspondence: Charles Darwin - Ernst Haeckel (https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/)
Andrea Grill. Eine kurze Geschichte der Evolutionsbiologie. Tyrolia Verlag, Innsbruck 2022.
Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant, 40 Years of Evolution: Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island.
Correspondence: Charles Darwin - Ernst Haeckel (https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/)
Andrea Grill. Eine kurze Geschichte der Evolutionsbiologie. Tyrolia Verlag, Innsbruck 2022.
Association in the course directory
B-WZB, UF BU 10
Last modified: Mo 11.12.2023 13:26
- Aristotele
- Thomas Aquinas
- Carl von Linné
- Jean Baptiste Lamarque
- Gregor Mendel, Alfred Russel Wallace
- Theodosius Dobzhansky
- Charles Darwin
- Berta von Suttner
- Ernst Mayr
- Rosemary and Peter Grant