Human Ecology

BI1_W01

BI1_W04

BI1_W05

BI1_U02

BI1_U03

BI1_U10

BI1_U11

BI1_K02

BI1_K05

BI1_K07

Objectives of the course:

To train students with the assessment of the human body's sensitivity to environmental factors (methods of assessment of human reactivity using research equipment)

To present HE as transdisciplinary science about Man and his culture as a dynamic component of ecosystems.

To present methods of monitoring and assessment based on research equipment.

1. List of topics for students to choose for PowerPoint presentations. Short characteristic of each topic, discussion

2. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to grassland ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

3. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to tropical rain forest ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

4. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to arid ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

5. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to high altitude ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

6. Students’ presentation concerning: biocultural adaptations to arctic ecosystems. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

7. Students’ presentation concerning: Climate change and the spread of Homo sapiens. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

8. Students’ presentation concerning: society nd changes in its organization. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

9. Students’ presentation concerning: Neolith, location of the first cultural centers (Old and New world). Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

10. Students’ presentation concerning: industrialization and urbanization. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

11. Students’ presentation concerning: material and nonmaterial culture, Tools and fire, magic and applied art. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

12. Students’ presentation concerning: civilization as the highest degree of cultural development; origin of social strata and their effect of human biology. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

13 Students’ presentation concerning: nutritional habits and social development. Applied methods (equipment). Discussion and final conclusions

14. A summary of the main conclusions of tutorials, preparation passing, discussion

15. Passing tutorials

Basic literature:

1.Campbell B., Ekologia człowieka, Historia naszego miejsca w przyrodzie od prehistorii do czasów współczesnych. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1995;

2. Dyball R and Newell B., 2014. Understanding Human Ecology: A System Approach to Sustainabili777777777ty, Routledge, London and New York;

3. Mackenzie A., Ball A.S., Virdee S.R., Ekologia. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2000;

4. Moran E.F. Human Adaptability, An Introduction to Ecological Anthropology. Westview Press, Boulder 2008;

5. Siniarska A., 2016. Human ecology in higher education in Poland. In: Human Ecology Studies and Higher Education for Sustainable Development. European Experiences and Examples, A. Franz-Balsen and L. Kruse (eds.), Edition Humanökologie: Volume 10, 142-151, Oekom Verlag, München

6. Siniarska A., Wolański N. (eds). Ecology of Aging. Kamla-Raj Enterprises, Delhi 2000;

7. Wolański N., Ekologia Człowieka. Podstawy Ochrony Środowiska i Zdrowia Człowieka, Tom 1 – Wrażliwość na czynniki środowiska i biologiczne zmiany przystosowawcze. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2006;

8. Wolański N., Ekologia Człowieka. Podstawy Ochrony Środowiska i Zdrowia Człowieka, Tom 2 – Ewolucja i dostosowania biokulturowe. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2006;

9. Wolański N. i B. Bogin (eds), The Family as an Environment for Human Development. Kamla-Raj Enterprises, Delhi 1996;

10. Young G.L., A conceptual framework for an interdisciplinary human ecology. Acta Oecologiae Hominis, 1, Lund 1989.

Supplementary reading:

1. Baker P.T., Human Adaptability. In "Human Biology. An introduction to human evolution, variation, growth, and adaptability" G.H. Harrison et al (eds), 3rd edition, Oxford Science Publications, Oxford, New York, Tokyo 1988. Boothroyd J. People and the Environment. Lerner Publishing Group, 2009;

2. Ellen R., Environment, Subsistence and System: The Ecology of Small-Scale Social Formations, Cambridge University Press, 1982;

3. Fox J., Rindfuss R.R., Walsh S.J., Mishra V., People and Environment. Springer, 2008;

4. Frisancho A.R., Human Adaptation and Accommodation. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 1993;

5. Moran E.F., The Ecosystem Approach in Anthropology: From Concept to Practice. University of Michigan Press, 1991;

6. Moran E.F., Ostrom E., Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Human-Environment Interactions in Forest Ecosystems. MIT Press, 2005;

7. Siniarska A., Dickinson F., Annotated Bibliography in Human Ecology. Kamla-Raj Enterprises, Delhi 1996;

8. Young G.L., Origins of Human Ecology. Benchmark Papers in Ecology, 12, Hutchinson Ross Publ.Comp., Stroudsbourg 1983.

Subject effects in terms of knowledge:

Subject effect 1. The student understands and lists the basic biological phenomena and processes in the field of human ecology

Subject effect 2. The student has knowledge of the most important problems in the field of various departments in human ecology and knows the methods of their assessment

Subject effect 3. The student has knowledge of the basic conceptual categories and terminology in human ecology and is familiar with the development of this discipline of science and relevant research methods

Subject effects in terms of skills:

Subject effect 4. The student understands literature in the field of human ecology in Polish and reads with understanding uncomplicated scientific texts in English

Subject effect 5. The student uses available information sources, including electronic sources in the framework of human ecology

Subject effect 6. The student has the ability to oral presentations on specific issues in the field of human ecology

Subject effect 7. The student learns independently and in a targeted manner in the framework of human ecology

Subject effects within social competences:

Subject effect 8. The student is able to interact and work in a group, assuming different roles in it

Subject effect 9. The student understands the need to improve professional and personal competences within human ecology

Subject effect 10. The student demonstrates the need for constant updating of knowledge in human ecology

ECTS - lectures

ECTS [1 ECTS = 30 hours]

Participation in lectures: 30 hours

Preparation for the exam: 30 hours

Total: 60 hours

Number of ECTS: 60/30 = 2

The exam prepares students for tutorials.

ECTS - tutorials

Participation in the discussion based on the knowledge from lectures: 30 hours

Preparation for discussions on topics related to tutorials: 30 hours

Total: 60 hours

Number of ECTS: 60/30 = 2

Student may leave 1 tutorial, including sick leave

Lectures and tutorials are conducted at Ms Teams

The exam takes place on the Moodle Platform

Subject learning outcomes assigned to lectures (1-3).

Subject learning outcomes attributed to exercises (4-10)

The final grade depends on obtaining the appropriate sum of points for individual elements:

1. Tutorial attendance: 0-3 points.

2. Assessment of discussions during tutorials: 0-6 points. (substantive side: 0-4 points, formal side: 0-2 points)

4. Preparation for tutorials: 0-3

Final grade:

12-11 points: 5

9-10 points: 4+

7-8 points: 4

5-6 points: 3+

3-4 points: 3

Below 3 points: 2