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Lecturer(s)
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Nemo 15 Robert, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the subject of study, objectives of the course, history of palaeoanthropology 2. Methods of paleoanthropology, phylogenetic systematics and taxonomy 3. Evolutionary principles 4. Evolution of the earliest hominins 5. Evolution of australopithecines 6. Evolution of the genus Homo 7. Phylogenetic systematics and taxonomy - history and principles 8. Species definitions - historical overview 9. Biological concept of species and Hennig's concept of species 10. Phylogenetic concepts of species 11. Evolutionary concept of species 12. Other species definitions and applications of species definitions in paleoanthropology
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Discussion, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Self-study of literature, Textual studies
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 35 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 30 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to read and understand texts in English |
| to explain the basic concepts of the evolutionary view of the living world |
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| to use electronic information sources |
| to reflectr critically the sources and professional foreign literature with which he works |
| to understand and interpret professional text in the Czech language |
| to understand and interpret professional text in English |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize and explain the main principles of biological evolution |
| to characterize and phylogenetic systematics and taxonomic classification of the living world |
| to characterize and present the main species definitions used in the study of human origin |
| to define the differences between individual species definitions and characterize their advantages and disadvantages in the application to human ancestors |
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| to independently reflect the effects of methodological approaches of phylogenetic systematics and taxonomy on the vision and interpretation of the living world |
| to independently reflect the effects of the application of species definitions into the view of the system of hominins (human ancestors) |
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| teaching methods |
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| Self-study of literature |
| Lecture |
| Discussion |
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| Discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Seminar |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Competences |
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| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Discussion |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Lecture |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Combined exam |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Cartmill, M. and Smith, F. The Human Lineage.. Wiley-Blackwell. Hoboken, NJ. 609 pp., 2009.
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Cartmill, Matt; Smith, Fred H. The human lineage. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-471-21491-5.
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Naomi, S.-I. On the integrated frameworks of species concepts: Mayden's hierarchy of species concepts and de Queiroz's unified concept of species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 49: 177-184.. 2011.
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Wheeler, Q. D. and Meier, R. (Eds.). Species Concepts and Phylogenetic Theory: a Debate.. New York, Columbia University Press, 2000.
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