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Course code: BHS20065o14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Research methods in animal science
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 7
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Andrzej Wiliczkiewicz
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student W1 - knows the kinds and types of experiments on animals and the rules governing them [BH2_W02; BH2_W16] W2 - distinguishes and characterizes errors experience [BH2_W02; BH2_W16; BH2_W20; BH2_W29] W3-chosen statistical method for analyzing the results of studies [BH2_W02; BH2_W16; BH2_W20; BH2_W29] Skills: Student: U1 - has the ability to plan and carry out experiments [BH2_U01; BH2_U03; BH2_U13] U2 - apply appropriate techniques to collect, organize and collect data and interpret the results of [[BH2_U01; BH2_U03; BH2_U13] U3 - uses necessary for testing and interpretation of tools, uses databases and literature [BH2_U01; BH2_U03; BH2_U13]

Competences: K1 - is aware of the importance of the proper application of research methods in animals [BH2_K01]

Prerequisites: The fundamentals of statistic

Course content: General methodology of experiments; methodology of the observation-based husbandry investigations; the rules of the carrying, modeling, organization and advisory of the experiments; selection of animals to the experiments considering their productivity and behavior; statistical evaluation; interpretation of the result;. the rules of merits and editorial elaboration of results and organization and founding of scientific activity in Poland; ethics of scientific experiments, substantial of copyrights as well as the skill of merits elaboration of common-scientific articles.

Recommended literature: Ruszczyc Z.: 1981Metodyka Doświadczeń Zootechnicznych. PWRiL, Warszawa Łomnicki A.: 1999.Wprowadzenie do statystyki dla przyrodników. PWN, Warszawa Mead R., Curnow R.N., Hasted A.M.: 1993. Statistical Methods in Agriculture and Experimental Biology. Second Edition. Chapman & Hall

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