ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: BBS20350f13Semester: 2013/2014 summer
Name: Behaviour of laboratory animals
Major: Biology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr Irena Zwolińska-Bartczak
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student: W1 – has a general knowledge on different forms of laboratory animals behaviour [KB2_W05]; W2 – knows basic law and ethics aspects connected with investigation using animals [KB2_W03]; W3 - has a knowledge on investigative methods used in laboratories with laboratory animals [KB2_W01_BT]. Skills: Student: U1 – evaluates observed animals’ reactions and interprets them [KB2_U04, KB2_U01_BT]; U2 – uses scientific literature and other sources of information [KB2_U06].
Competences: Personal and social competences (attitudes and behaviors): Student: K1 – understands the necessity of knowledge update on different biology branches [KB2_K01].
Prerequisites: zoology, genetics, animal physiology
Course content: Characterization of laboratory animals species; their biology. Physiological basis of animals’ behaviour (especially learning). Different forms of laboratory animals behaviour. Animal welfare; law aspects of animals use in laboratories.
Recommended literature: 1. Sadowski B., Chmurzyński J., A.: Biologiczne mechanizmy zachowania. PWN, Warszawa, 2006; 2. Breed M.D., Moore J.: Animal Behavior. Elsevier, Academic Press, 2012; 3. Scott G.: Essential Animal Behavior. Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Assessment methods: Final grade on the base of written test.
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