Duration
22h Th, 5h AUTR
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course of « Evolution » represents 3 ECTS. It will be given in auditorium. There is no practical work in the laboratory. However, the teacher can adapt the content of the course as well as the activities according to any scientific or academic opportunities or constraints.
The course is made of seven sections :
Partie I: Darwin theory of Evolution
Partie II: Synthetic theory of evolution
Partie III: Adaptative evolution and natural selection
Partie IV: From micro- to macroevolution
Partie V: Macroevolution modalities
Partie VI: Human evolution
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Contribute to basic education by providing student disciplinary and technical skills in the study of biological evolution.
At the end of the course the student is expected toto explain the mechanisms involved in the appearance of new taxa (micro- and macroevolution), to present the transformists and evolutionary theories that have followed, to explain the evolution of man, to present the genetic basis of evolution.
Learning to read scientific texts is also part of the skills developed during this course.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
ZOOL2016-1 Concepts de base de la zoologie
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures
Text reading
Participative debate
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face lectures
Recommended or required readings
There is no syllabus provided. All powerpoint slides will be provided to the students using ecampus.
Recommended lectures :
Campbell Biologie, Eds Pearson
Mark Ridley, Evolution, Eds Blackwell
Assessment methods and criteria
The student's knowledge of the course of "Evolution" will be the subject of a written evaluation during the examination of January.
The teacher reserves the right to consider the clarity, structure and format of the answers in his evaluation
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof VERHEGGEN François
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
Belgique
+32 81 622662
fverheggen@uliege.be
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