Conducted in terms: 2022/23Z, 2023/24Z, 2024/25Z, 2025/26Z

ISCED code: 0511

ECTS credits: 1

Language: Polish

Organized by: Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences

Evolutionism 2600-EWBIOL-3-S1

https://www.bio.umk.pl/keib/
http://www.biol.umk.p./keib (term 2022/23Z)
http://www.biol.umk.p./keib (term 2023/24Z)
http://www.biol.umk.p./keib (term 2024/25Z)
http://www.biol.umk.p./keib (term 2025/26Z)

The lecture introduces into basic concepts of evolutionary biology and informs about the history of life on earth.
This information includes
1) Historical aspects of evolutionary theory
2) Basics in population genetics
3) Evolutionary mechanisms according to the synthetic theory
a) variability, causes and types
b) heritability
c) selection
d) mutatuions
e) migration
f) genetic drift
g) non-darwinian evolution
4) Small population effects
5) Molecular models and molecular clock
6) The species concept
7) Types of speciation
8) Adaptive strategies
9) Mathematical models of evolutionary change
10) Important evolutionary laws
11) History of life on earth, abiogeneiss
12) Evolution of man

Term 2022/23Z:

as above

Term 2023/24Z:

as above

Term 2024/25Z:

as above

Term 2025/26Z:

as above

Total student workload

Lecture 20 h Consultations and discussion of students home work: 20 h Student's own work 20 h Preparing to final test 15 h Sum 75 h - 3 ECTS

Learning outcomes - knowledge

(in Polish) K_W01: Opisuje podstawowe zjawiska fizyczne, chemiczne, biologiczne zachodzące w przyrodzie K_W02: Wyjaśnia pojęcia biologiczne oraz związki i zależności pomiędzy strukturą i funkcją

Learning outcomes - skills

(in Polish) K_U01: Stosuje wiedzę z zakresu podstaw nauk przyrodniczych (fizyki, chemii, matematyki i statystyki) przy opisie zjawisk biologicznych, K_U11: Wykorzystuje metody jakościowe i ilościowe do oceny stanu populacji gatunków roślin i zwierząt oraz mikroorganizmów

Learning outcomes - social competencies

(in Polish) K_K01: Rozumie potrzebę ustawicznego pogłębiania wiedzy i kompetencji zawodowych z zakresu nauk przyrodniczych K_K02: Racjonalnie i krytycznie podchodzi do informacji uzyskanej z literatury naukowej, internetu, i innych źródeł masowego przekazu, a także obiegowych przekonań odnoszących się do nauk biologicznych

Teaching methods

Lecture online and Powerpoint presentation on the Teams platform

Expository teaching methods

- problem-based lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- classic problem-solving

Online teaching methods

- content-presentation-oriented methods
- exchange and discussion methods

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in biology and the natural sciences. Plant and Animal systematics, ecology, genetics

Course coordinators

Werner Ulrich

Assessment criteria

Final test of knowledge
Marks:
sufficient: 60%-70% of points
sufficient plus: 71%-80% of points
good: 81%-87% of points
good plus: 88%-94% of points
very good: > 94% points

Practical placement

does not apply

Bibliography

Futuyma D. Evolution. Sinauer 4th ed. 2005
Literature to each lecture is given during the presentation.
These are manly internet pages.
Students can access the whole lecture at the UMK cloud:
https://edudrive.umk.pl/index.php/apps/files?dir=//Evolution

Term 2022/23Z:

as above

Term 2023/24Z:

as above

Term 2024/25Z:

as above

Term 2025/26Z:

as above

Notes

Term 2022/23Z:

Online lecture using teams

Term 2023/24Z:

Online lecture using teams

Term 2024/25Z:

Online lecture using teams

Term 2025/26Z:

Online lecture using teams

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 2600-EWBIOL-3-S1 in USOSweb