Invertebrate Paleontology

Course Information
TitleΠΑΛΑΙΟΝΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΑΣΠΟΝΔΥΛΩΝ / Invertebrate Paleontology
CodeGGG 320Υ
FacultySciences
SchoolGeology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorGeorgios Syridis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID40001734

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours4
Class ID
600130371
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to learn: • What are fossils? • Index fossils and dating • Using fossils in Geology, stratigraphy, Paleoenvironment • How fossils expose in the field (2 daily field trips)
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to Palaeontology. Fossils and fossilization. Palaeontology and dating. Theory of evolution. Classification of invertebate fossils (Porifera, Cnidaria, Bryozoa, Vermes, Mollusca, Arthropods, Echinoderms, Graptolites)use of fossils in Stratigraphy and paleoecology.
Keywords
Paleontology, invertebrates, fossils
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
1)All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page 2)The teacher communicates with students through email
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures260.9
Laboratory Work260.9
Fieldwork160.5
Total682.3
Student Assessment
Description
Quality management system of the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις με τίτλο: Σημειώσεις Παλαιοντολογίας Ασπονδύλων, Γ. Συρίδη, 2007-2008
Last Update
20-09-2013