Micropalaeontology
| Title | ΜΙΚΡΟΠΑΛΑΙΟΝΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Micropalaeontology |
| Code | GGG 429Ε |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Kostopoulos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001737 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Class ID | 600285756
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600285756
- At the Website of the School: www.geo.auth.gr/courses/ggg/ggg429e/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
1) The student to be able to recognize the basic principles and laws of Micropalaeontology.
2) to distinguish the main microfossil groups, their evolution through time, their ecological preferences and way of life and their environmental significance.
3) to correlate the evolution of microfossils with geological-geomorphological, paleoenvironmental and climatic changes in the planet's history, and their significance as biostratigraphical indices.
4) to acquire skills in laboratory techniques of sample processing, techniques of optical and electronical microscopy, as well as in the identification, description, and taxonomical classification of microfossils.
5) to acknowledge the use of microfossils and their role in geology/stratigraphy, their contribution in sedimentation and the utilization and synthesis of micropaleontological data in order to solve geological and environmental problems either individually or collectively.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
• Introduction in Micropaleontology, Histοrical evolution of Micropaleontology, Basic groups of microfossils, way of life of microorganisms
• Foraminifera: benthic and planktonic, Ostracoda, Coccolithophores, Radiolaria, Diatoms, Silicoflagellates, Dinoflagellates
• Morphology and classification of microfossils
•Evolution and stratigraphical distribution/biostratigraphy of microfossils
•Environmental Micropaleontology, paleoenvironmental/paleoclimatic reconstruction and interpretation, contribution in sedimentation
•Applied Micropaleontology
•Examples of geoenvironmental applications from the Greek territory
Keywords
Micropaleontology, Taxonomy, Evolution, Foraminifera, Biostratigraphy, Paleoecology /Paleoenvironment
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
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 and Facebook
3) The class evaluation is performed through the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 0.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 39 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 8 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assigments | 8 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 90 | 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 (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Μικροπαλαιοντολογία και Γεωπεριβάλλον, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 22769096, Έκδοση: 1η/2012, Συγγραφείς: Τριανταφύλλου Μαρία, Δήμιζα, ISBN: 978-960-508-058-7,Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΜΑΡΙΑ ΠΑΡΙΚΟΥ & ΣΙΑ ΕΠΕ
Additional bibliography for study
Ε. Τσουκαλά, Σημειώσεις Μικροπαλαιοντολογίας, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, 2009, σελ. 186.
Μ.Δ. Δερμιτζάκης, Ε. Γεωργιάδου-Δικαιούλια, Εισαγωγή στη Θαλάσσια Mικροπαλαιοντολογία, 1985, σελ. 712.
Last Update
08-04-2020
