Palaeohistology

General data

Course ID:	6.1-PaleoH
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Palaeohistology
Name in Polish:	Palaeohistology
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	Introduction to palaeohistology, the understanding of bone development, interpretation of palaeohistological signals
Full description:	A. Lecture: introduction to histology, type of tissues. Bone growth. Primary bone. Compact bone vs trabecular bone. Type of primary tissue. Higher levels of tissue organisation. Primary osteons. Growth marks. Remodelling and secondary bone. Secondary osteons. Mammal bone as a sample of Haversian tissue. Other types of bone: dermal bone and osteoderms. Other hard tissue – teeth. B. Laboratory: methodology of thin sectioning. Microscopical observations. Interpretations of thin sections. Micro-CT as an alternative in palaeohistology – a case study.
Bibliography:	A. Obligatory literature: A.1. used during lectures and laboratory sessions Francillon-Vieillot, H., Buffrénil, V. de, Castanet, J., Géraudie, J., Meunier, F.J., Sire, J.Y., Zylberberg, L., Ricqlès, A. de. 1990. Microstructure and mineralization of vertebrate skeletal tissues. In: Carter, J.G. (ed.). Skeletal biomineralization: patterns, processes and evolutionary trends, Vol. I. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, pp. 471-530. A.2. lectures for self study All books on palaeohistology B. additional literature Scientific articles provided by teacher
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge K_W02_/_P7S_WG interprets the complexity of processes and phenomena in nature, the solution of which requires an interdisciplinary approach K_W03_/_P7S_WG identifies the diversity of organisms and the richness of structures and functions K_W06_/_P7S_WG describes the mutual relationship between the organism and the environment Skills K_U01 /_P7S_UW selects and applies research techniques and tools adequate to the problems of the specialty of biological sciences studied K_U06_/_P7S_UW uses the acquired specialist knowledge to interpret the collected empirical data and present conclusions Social competencies K_K03_/_ P7S_KR responsible for the equipment and own work and respects the work of others K_K04_/ P7S_KK recognized sources of scientific information and using the principles of critical reasoning in resolving practical problems
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	A. Way of final evaluation: • lectures: a grade/ without grade • laboratory: a grade/without grade B. Form of testing: • lecture: open test • laboratory: practical interpretation of thin sections C. Basic criteria • L: positive grade if number of points exceeds 50% • Lab: correct interpretation of thin sections
Practical placement:	N/A

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