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| PSYC0063-1 | Behavioural neuroendocrinology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Jacques Balthazart |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course is based on the book of Randy J. Nelson (in English) mentioned below. The first 5 chapters of the book are analyzed in groups. The main theoretical notions of each chapter are presented either by the teacher or by groups of 2-3 students to the rest of the classroom while trying to stimulate discussions among students and between the students and the teacher. The proportion of lectures given by the teacher or by the students themselves varies from year to year as a function of the number of participants. The main goal is to learn the key notions structuring the vast amount of available data rather than focus of the detail of experimental facts. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Provide bases that will allow an understanding of the fast growing literature on the endocrine control of complex social behaviors, with a special emphasis on steroid hormones and reproductive behaviors. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Passive knowledge of English (reading only) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Seminars of 2 hours each during which 2-3 students or the teacher present the main notions of one chapter of the book to the rest of the class and these notions are discussed. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Randy J. Nelson. An Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology, 4th Edition, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA USA. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A final written exam is organized in the form of open questions covering the major concepts of the course. |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Dr. Jacques BALTHAZART 04/366 59 70 (jbalthazart@ulg.ac.be) |
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