Palaeoecology of Quaternary

Course: Geomorphology and Palaeogeography

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Palaeoecology of Quaternary
Code
ОК 12
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
LO04. Conduct research and/or conduct innovative activities in order to obtain new knowledge, develop new methods and procedures in geography and interdisciplinary contexts. LO05. Be able to identify, pose and solve scientific and applied problems, carry out a critical assessment of the decisions made. LO06. Apply modern models and information technologies for conducting research and development in the field of geography, in particular geomorphology, paleogeography and geotourism. LO14. Formulate scientific hypotheses, determine relevant aspects in fundamental and applied areas of research, develop and manage projects in the field of geography, in particular geomorphology and paleogeography.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) know the basics of geology, ecology, biogeography, as well as possess theoretical knowledge of the physical geography of the world and Ukraine; 2) be able to establish relationships between ecosystem components, analyze them; 3) to have elementary skills of system analysis, to understand the cause-and-effect relationships between the components of nature.
Course content
The discipline consists of two content modules. In the first, paleoecology as a science and the paleoecological conditions of human existence in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithic are considered. In the second content module, the paleoecosystems of human societies and the main patterns of the development of paleoecosystems in the anthropogeny are considered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Атлас палеогеографічних карт України та Молдавії. – К., вид-во АН УРСР, 1960. – 78 л. карт. 2. Веклич М.Ф. Основы палеоландшафтоведения. – К., Наук. Думка, 1990. – 191 с. 3.Веклич М.Ф., Матвиишина Ж.Н., Медведев В.В. и др. Методика палеопедологических исследований. – К.: Наукова думка, 1979. - 272 с. 4. Галицкий В.И. Основы палеогеоморфологии. – К., Наук.думка, 1984. – 224с. 6. Герасименко Н.П., Матвіїшина Ж.М. Палеоландшафти України. Національний Атлас України. К., Картографія, 2007. 7. Герасименко Н.П. Палеогеографія четвертинного періоду. К., «Принт-сервіс», 2020. 295 с. 8. Мельничук І.В. Палеоландшафти України в антропогені. – К.: ВГЛ “Обрії”, 2004. – 208 с. 9. Палеоекологія давньої людини на території України (палеоліт) / Герасименко Н. П., Бончковський О.С., Рогозін Є.П. та ін. Київ, 2022, 361 с. Ресурс розміщення: https://geo.knu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021_nmk_dzz_svidzinska-d.-20220321.pdf
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, practical session, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
The level of achievement of all planned learning outcomes is determined by the results of the survey, writing modular control papers (MCP), performing analytical and analytical-calculation tasks of seminar classes, and passing the exam. The recommended minimum for admission is 36 points. For students who scored a total of less than 36 points, writing essays on missed or insufficiently mastered topics is a mandatory condition for admission to the exam. The maximum number of points on the exam is 40 points, the minimum number of points added to semester points is 24 points
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Natalia Petrivna Gerasimenko
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet