Universität Wien

300335 UE Virtual Anthropology - 3D Applications and Software (2011W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Vorbesprechung 4. Okt. 2011, 13:15, SR Anthropologie

Block:
Mi 07-12-2011 10.00 - 17.00
Fr 09-12-2011 10.00 - 17.00
Micro-CT Labor Dept. f. Anthropologie

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. 12 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Applied exercises with real data (from theory to results), handling of software packages and data, visualisation of results, identification of landmarks (LM) and semilandmarks (sLM), creation of surface data and conversion, basics of form- and shape analysis of complex geometries (but no substitute for theoretical courses!)

Assessment and permitted materials

Written test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Linking up teaching with ongoing research at the Dept. of Anthr., introduction into a new interdiscipline, understanding and applying modern methods in the domain of comparative morphology.

Examination topics

PPT presentations for theoretical background, computer exercises using datasets of human skull and teeth, introduction to various software packages and application to data.

Reading list

Weber, G.W. & Bookstein, F. L. Virtual Anthropology – an introduction to a new interdisciplinary field. Wien: Springer Verlag.

Association in the course directory

MAN I-1

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