Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in geology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The origin and early evolution of life
This course will present the early evolution of Earth and the biosphere, the origin of Life, in particular the origin of life and the diversification of the three domains of life in the precambrian (the first 4 billion years). The multidisciplinary methods and challenges involved in studying the early evolution of life will be discussed.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the class, the student has to be able to:
-understand the methods used and challenges to study precambrian traces of life
-know the geological history of the precambrian Earth
-know the major steps of evolution within the various clades of the tree of life
-to perform a research project and synthetize her/his observations in a report in a scientific paper format
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
notions of geology and biology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
the program is adapted depnding on the number of students
the clourse includes:
-discussions about papers, book chapters, and/or courses/conferences podcasts seen/read by students before class
-practicals :microscopy of precambrain microfossils
-a research project
-the redaction of a report summarizing the observations in a scientific paper format
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
in french or english depending on needs
Recommended or required readings
articles, podcasts on myulg
reference books and podcasts
Konhauser K, 2007. introduction to geomicrobiology
Gargaud M, Claeys P, Lopez-Garcia P, Martin H, Montmerle T, Pascal R, Reisse J (eds) 2006, 2012 . From suns to life (online in ULiege library)
Fundamentals of Geobiology Cambridge univ press 2012 (Knoll et al editors)
podcasts (see www.earlylife.uliege.be)
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
the evaluation will include:
participation to the discussions and practicals: 25%
work and report of the research project: 75%
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
tuesdays 9-12 am, Q1
Contacts
ej.javaux@uliege.be