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Course details
Course code: BBS20364f14Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Basis of Animal Psychology
Major: Biology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Wojciech Kruszyński
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students.
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: student has a general knowledge on mechanisms regulating the different kinds of animals’ reaction (mainly mammals and birds); student knows the physiological basis of animals’ behaviour and understands behavioural strategies used by animals. Skills: student evaluates observed animals’ reactions and fits proper methods of dealing with them; student uses scientific literature and other sources of information; student has the ability of oral presentation in English.
Competences: Personal and social competences (attitudes and behaviors): student iis aware of responsibility of team members for common goals.
Prerequisites: Zoology, animal physiology
Course content: physiological basis of animals’ behaviour (especially learning); stress and its effect on animals’ reactions; different forms of animal behaviour (especially in uncharacteristic situations etc.), dealing with animals (during transport, etc.).
Recommended literature: 1. Sadowski B., Chmurzyński J., A.: Biologiczne mechanizmy zachowania. PWN, Warszawa, 2006; 2. Pisula W.: Psychologia zachowań eksploracyjnych zwierząt. Gdańskie Wyd. Psychologiczne, Gdańsk, 2003 3. Scott G.: Essential Animal Behavior. Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Assessment methods: Oral presentation on animal psychology (on the base of literature), written test. Presence during classes – obligatory. Final grade as arithmetic mean of above 2 assessments.
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