University :Mansoura University |
Faculty :Faculty of Science |
Department :Geology Department |
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1- Course data :- |
| Code: | 31216 | Course title: | احافير كبيرة | Year/Level: | ثانية جيولوجيا | Program Title: | | Specialization: | | Teaching Hours: | Theoretical: | 3 | Tutorial: | | Practical: | 4 |
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2- Course aims :- |
| - Study the principles of paleontology.
- Outline the basic information of eight invertebrate phyla :Protozoa, Mollusca, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Porifera , Arthropoda, Coelenterata and Echinodermata.
- Acquire the students skills about the terms of systematics, morphology, structure, ontogeny, geologic history and stratigraphic distribution of each fossil group.
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3- Course Learning Outcomes :- |
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4- Course contents :- |
| No | Topics | Week |
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1 | Preservation and collection of fossils | | 2 | Describing single specimens | | 3 | Ontogentic variations | | 4 | Evolution and fossil record | | 5 | Protozoa, Foraminifera | | 6 | Coelenterata | | 7 | Bryozoa and Porifera | | 8 | Brachiopoda | | 9 | Mollusca-1 | | 10 | Mollusca-2 | | 11 | Echinodermata | | 12 | Arthropoda | |
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5- Teaching and learning methods :- |
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| Lectures using data show and whiteboard. | | Discussion sessions. | | Field trip to collect fossils. | | Laboratory description of the collected fossils. |
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6- Teaching and learning methods of disables :- |
| - The same as normal students, only skeletal disabilities are allowed in the Faculty of Science.
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7- Student assessment :- |
| A. Timing |
| No | Method | Week |
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1 | Oral exam | 13,14 | 2 | Mid-term writing exam | 6 | 3 | Practical | 12 | 4 | Final exam | 13,14 |
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| B. Degree |
| No | Method | Degree |
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1 | Mid_term examination | 0 | 2 | Final_term examination | 70 | 3 | Oral examination | 10 | 4 | Practical examination | 20 | 5 | Semester work | 0 | 6 | Other types of asessment | 0 | Total | 100% |
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8- List of books and references |
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1 | Course notes (Handouts) | | 2 | Elements of paleontology by Roza Blank | | 3 | Invertebrate paleontology and evolution by Clarson, E.N. | | 4 | An introduction of Historical Geology and Stratigraphy by Hamama, H.H. | |
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9- Matrix of knowledge and skills of the course |
| S | Content | Study week |
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| Preservation and collection of fossils | | | Describing single specimens | | | Ontogentic variations | | | Evolution and fossil record | | | Protozoa, Foraminifera | | | Coelenterata | | | Bryozoa and Porifera | | | Brachiopoda | | | Mollusca-1 | | | Mollusca-2 | | | Echinodermata | | | Arthropoda | |
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Course Coordinator(s): - |
| - Mohamed Mahmoud Mansour Abed
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Head of department: - |
| Salah Nasr Ebrahim Ayad |