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180159 KO MEi:CogSci Behavioural Biology Discussion (2019W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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1.Termin (Vorbesprechung): Mo 30. September 2019, 9:00 - 13:00
HS 2i d. Inst. f. Philosophie, NIG, 2. Stock
HS 2i d. Inst. f. Philosophie, NIG, 2. Stock
An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Mo 16.09.2019 08:00 bis Di 01.10.2019 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Do 31.10.2019 23:59
Details
max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine
Thursday 17.10. 16:15-17:45, Seminar room of the Department of Behavioural Biology, Althanstraße 14 (UZA I), 1090 Wien
Thursday 24.10. 16:15-17:45, Seminar room of the Department of Behavioural Biology, Althanstraße 14 (UZA I), 1090 Wien
Thursday 31.10. 16:15-17:45, Seminar room of the Department of Behavioural Biology, Althanstraße 14 (UZA I), 1090 Wien
Thursday 14.11. 16:15-17:45, Seminar room of the Department of Behavioural Biology, Althanstraße 14 (UZA I), 1090 Wien
Thursday 21.11. 16:15-17:45, Seminar room of the Department of Behavioural Biology, Althanstraße 14 (UZA I), 1090 Wien
Thursday 28.11. 16:15-17:45, Seminar room of the Department of Behavioural Biology, Althanstraße 14 (UZA I), 1090 Wien
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
The following deliverables are requirements for final grading:
- Designing an a experiment with 1-3 other students and group presentation at the last two – three sessions of the course (final grade: 30% individual performance, 20% group performance, 10% quality of the slides)
Grades: >93% 1, >81% 2, >71% 3, >61% 4, <61% 5.-Based on the feedback of the audience the experiment has to be revised and a written experimental plan has to be submitted by end of December (submitted via email to Sabine Tebbich)
(final grade: 35%)
- Active participation (questions, statements, summaries) in the discussion sessions and the discussion sessions after presentation of other students (final grade: 35%)
- Designing an a experiment with 1-3 other students and group presentation at the last two – three sessions of the course (final grade: 30% individual performance, 20% group performance, 10% quality of the slides)
Grades: >93% 1, >81% 2, >71% 3, >61% 4, <61% 5.-Based on the feedback of the audience the experiment has to be revised and a written experimental plan has to be submitted by end of December (submitted via email to Sabine Tebbich)
(final grade: 35%)
- Active participation (questions, statements, summaries) in the discussion sessions and the discussion sessions after presentation of other students (final grade: 35%)
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
A positive score (>61%) is required for passing the course.
Regular participation in at least 5 of the 6 seminar sessions is obligatory.
Regular participation in at least 5 of the 6 seminar sessions is obligatory.
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Cognition, Evolution and Behaviour, S. Shettleworth 2dn Edition, Book is available in the library
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mi 16.10.2019 08:48
Suject specific
1) Being familiar with ethological and (comparative) psychological approaches to animal behavior, as well as behavioral ecology and cognitive ethology.
2) Being familiar with aspects of sensory ecology
3) Being familiar with history of animal behavior research, classical ethology and animal (comparative) psychology (optional).
4) Basic knowledge of key concepts of evolutionary biology as the theoretical basis of the comparative approach to behavior and cognition
5) Ability to understand and use core terminology of behavioral biology, including perception, motivation, behavioral development,
6) Being familiar with the notion of cognitive functions as an adaptive response to environmental problems (for example memory and decision making in foraging behavior, social functions of cognition, etc.)
7) Basic understanding of the notion of ecological validity and its implications to experimental settings
Methodological
• Being familiar with basic approaches and techniques to observe, measure, record, to manipulate, analyze and interpret animal behavior in the field as well as under laboratory conditions