| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
了解演化生物學的概念與理論。
Understand the concepts and theories of evolutionary biology. |
| 4.The background knowledge of biodiversity |
| 5.The investigations of organismal mechanisms |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Quiz |
| Other |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Introduction: evolutionary biology |
| Week 2 |
The tree of life (Chapter 2), Phylogeny: the unity and diversity of life (Chapter 16) |
| Week 3 |
Natural selection and adaptation (Chapter 3) |
| Week 4 |
Mutation and variation (Chapter 4) |
| Week 5 |
The genetical theory of natural selection (Chapter 5)
Phenotypic evolution (Chapter 6) |
| Week 6 |
Exam I |
| Week 7 |
Genetic drift (Chapter 7), Evolution in space (Chapter 8) |
| Week 8 |
Species and speciation (Chapter 9) |
| Week 9 |
All about sex (Chapter 10) |
| Week 10 |
How to be fit (Chapter 11) |
| Week 11 |
Cooperation and conflict (Chapter 12) |
| Week 12 |
Exam II |
| Week 13 |
Interactions among species (Chapter 13) |
| Week 14 |
The evolution of genes and genomes (Chapter 14) |
| Week 15 |
Evolution and Development (Chapter 15) |
| Week 16 |
The history of life (Chapter 17), the geography of evolution (Chapter 18), The evolution of biological diversity (Chapter 19), |
| Week 17 |
self-learning (watching videos) |
| Week 18 |
Self-learning (topic-focused study)
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| Evaluation |
辯論/議題討論 Debate (20%)
書面作業 Written report (10%)
考試 Exam (60%)
出席率、課堂及線上討論參與 Attendance & class participation (10%)
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| Textbook & other References |
| Futuyma D. & Kirapatrick M. 2017. Evolution. Sinauer Associates, USA. |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| ilearning |
| Office Hours |
與授課老師預約
make an appointment by email
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| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| 13.Climate Action 14.Life Below Water 15.Life On Land | include experience courses：N |
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