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 :- |
| | S | Method |
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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 |
| | S | Item | Type |
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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 |
