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| GEOL1022-1 | Evolution of the biosphere in the Precambrian
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Emmanuelle Javaux |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Life appeared about 3.5 billion years ago. Major clades within the three domains of life: Bacteria, Archaea and Eucarya, diversified during the Precambrian, well before the Phanerozoic. This course will discuss the multidisciplinary methods required to trace the early evolution of life between 3.8 and 0.54 billions years. Following a theoritical introduction, a research project and the redaction of a written report will form the major part of the course. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the class, the student has to be able to:
-understand the methods used to study precambrian traces of life
-know the major steps of evolution within the various clades of the three of life
-conduct a research project
-write a report from his project as a scientific paper, with a discussion of the data requiring a bibliographical research |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| micropaleontology or paleontology class |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| In addition to face-to-face teaching by teh professor, at every class, one or two students will present a scientific paper in front of the class. This paper will be given by the professor one week ahead. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Scientific papers and reference books will be accessible to the students. The book "Life on a Young Planet" par AH Knoll (Princeton univ Press, 2003, 277 p) will serve as a base for the introduction, together with recent literature.
Powerpoint presentations on line in MyULg |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| the evaluation will include
-a written report and oral presentation (75% of final mark)
-a multiple choice interrogation (25% of final mark) |
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Organizational remarks :
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| the class is offered every second year (2009-10, 2011-12, ..) |
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Contacts :
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| ej.javaux@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Evolution of the Precambrian biosphere |
| powerpoint files and reading material |
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