| Department of Large Animal Sciences | |||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | 3 to 10 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||
| Examination | continuous evaluation Aid allowed Description of Examination: pass/fail, internal examiner 30% of final grade Description of Examination: Group report, 30% of final grade Description of Examination: Individuel report, 40% of final grade | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | |||||||||||||
| Block Placement | 3-week course June | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English may be conducted in Danish | ||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 103404 065511 One of the above | ||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||
| To give the students an understanding of the theories and methods of ethology. To give them practical experience in using common behavioural tests and observational methods. To train them in making small independent projects in ethology. | |||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||
| The first week sill start with lectures and on-farm visits. In the second week different tests applied on different farm animal species will be presented. The students are expected to use these in a small group project, that is to be delivered in week three. Concurrently the individual students are to write a report, also in week three. | |||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| Lectures, on farm visits, a small group project. A theoretical paper written by each student. | |||||||||||||
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| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| Jan Ladewig, jal@life.ku.dk, Department of Large Animal Sciences/Populationsbiology, Phone: 35333031 | |||||||||||||
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