Laboratory practical in zoology

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) PART-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Laboratory practical in zoology
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
10
Learning outcomes
PR10. Know the basics of systematics, methods for detecting and identifying non-cellular life forms, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and apply them to solve specific biological problems. PR21. Analyze information about the diversity of living organisms. PR29.6. Conduct a systematic analysis of the diversity of the animal world based on understanding the mechanisms of the emergence of adaptations of different animal species to their habitat, as well as interactions with other organisms.
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the characteristic morpho-biological and ecological features of the main types of invertebrates and chordates. 2. Be able to identify the main groups (types, classes) of animals by diagnostic features. 3. Have basic skills in using specialized computer programs for presenting data in text format, searching and analyzing information in specialized professional journals and the Internet.
Course content
The academic discipline "Laboratory Practicum in Zoology" is an elective academic discipline that is part of the professional training program for specialists at the "Bachelor" educational level in the "Biology" educational program. In classes on the laboratory practicum in zoology, students have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the methods of collecting, keeping, preserving and researching individual classes of vertebrate animals, as well as gain skills in planning, conducting and analytically evaluating the results of scientific research in the field of zoology and ecology.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Balan P. G. Practicum on invertebrate zoology / P. G. Balan, D. V. Lukashov, V. M. Trokhymets, E. M. Singayevsky. – K.: Fitosotsiotsentr, 2017. – 153 p. 2. Matushkina N.O. Zoology. Part 1: Invertebrate zoology. Methodological recommendations for practical classes (electronic edition). – Kyiv, 2019. 3. Methodological recommendations. Invertebrate zoology. Technique for manufacturing and using handout material for laboratory classes. For students of biological specialties of pedagogical universities of III-IV levels of accreditation and colleges / Kvasha V.I., Pylyavsky B.R., Podobovsky S.S. - Ternopil, TDPU, 2002. - 38 p. 4. Protsenko Y.V. Methodological recommendations for educational practice in animal ecology: methods of collecting, processing and preserving arthropods. – Kyiv: "Geoprint", 2012. – 56 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory lesson, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment: 1. Modular test No. 1 (remote): РН 1.1- 2.1 – 10 points / 5 points. 2. Modular test No. 2 (remote): РН 1.1- 2.1 – 10 points / 5 points. 3. Modular test No. 3 (remote): РН 1.1- 2.1 – 10 points / 5 points. 4. Modular test No. 4 (remote): РН 1.1- 2.1 – 10 points / 5 points. 5. Laboratory work: РН 1.1, 2.1- 3.1 – 60 points / 30 points. Final assessment (in the form of a credit)
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Nataliia Matushkina
Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Stanislav Мyakushko
Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Anatoliy Podobaylo
Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Evgeny Singaevsky
Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Vitalii V. Kazannyk
Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center