BIOL 4010 演化生物學 Evolutionary Biology

 

Course Code	BIOL 4010 BIOL4010			科目名稱		Evolutionary Biology 演化生物學
教員	Professor Michael David PITTMAN [官方介紹及學術著作]			學　　分		3學分
課程性質	BIOL 必修			同科其他選擇
Workload	l   非PAPER類HOMEWORK l   MIDTERM l   FINAL EXAM								好重
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評價教學內容	#1 Abstract content
評價教員教學	#1 Professor just read the PowerPoint out. Lack of instructions for the project. Very poor teaching quality.
CUSIS科目資料	Description： This course introduces students to the pattern and processes of evolution. The course begins with an introduction of the history and philosophy of evolutionary ideas, followed by the genetics of adaptation, natural selection and speciation, and then on to the geological record and the fossil record of origination and extinction, and finishes with a morphology-focussed discussion of phylogenetics and the molecular basis of evolution. Case studies on the use of different data in the study of evolutionary processes, biogeography and the history of life (including dinosaur evolution) will be included. This course is specially designed for advanced level of undergraduates, not only because of the course content, but it requires the students to think and integrate knowledge learnt from different courses in biology, molecular biology, cell biology, biotechnology, genetics, ecology, etc. In addition, a project will be initiated by students based on their own interests that will be completed by searching for and synthesising ideas and knowledge from diverse channels not only limited to scientific journal articles. Furthermore, a lab practical is organized so students can apply what they have learnt in class. Students will also be quizzed during tutorials about course sections and project work. These course features will help students to understand and analyse the problems from various aspects and multiple angles. Feedbacks will be provided throughout the course at different checkpoints   Learning Outcome： Knowledge l   understand the key concepts in evolutionary biology l   understand and evaluate the research methods in evolutionary biology l   understand the morphology-based phylogenetics l   understand the molecular basis of evolution and the use of different data in studies on evolutionary processes, biogeography, and the history of life l   understand the linkage between the modern theory of evolution and other biological disciplines such as zoology, botany, genetics, ecology and molecular biology Skill l   understand and communicate ideas in biological evolution to individuals with or without scientific background Value l   Appreciate the importance of evolutionary analysis in areas including medicine, conservation biology and palaeontology l   Familiar with important questions and key issues in evolutionary biology
其他資料	2023Sem1：學位 60|註冊 41|剩餘 19
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