ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
This module for PCAV Competition B students aims to provide the fundamental concepts of general ecology integrating the evolutionary and functional approach and the evolutionary processes. The aim is to enable them to understand the interactions of organisms with their environment at different scales of space, time and hierarchical levels of organization.
The objective is to enable them to better understand the major current issues such as the erosion of biodiversity, the impact of human activity, and global changes.
The courses will allow to set a certain number of milestones, but the tutorials will allow to confront the students with scientific texts and articles in order to familiarize them progressively with the scientific approach.
Objectives
Disciplinary Skills:
know the essential concepts of ecology, ecosystems and the evolutionary aspect
know the different levels of integration: from genes to individuals, to populations, to ecosystems, to the biosphere
- Cross-Cutting Skills:
understanding of the scientific process
know how to search for information and evaluate its reliability
learn to produce a scientific synthesis and defend it orally
practice argumentation
develop critical thinking skills
Knowledge control
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Continuous control |
100% |
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Additional information
Hourly volumes* :
CM : 9 h
TD : 7.5 h
TP:
Terrain: