Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology, research focus | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in geology, research focus | 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 the biosphere, in particular the origin of life and the diversification of the three domains of life in the precambrian. 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 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
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 course includes:
-discussions about papers, book chapters, and/or courses/conferences podcasts seen/read by students before class
-practicals :microscopy of precambrian microfossils
-a research project
-the redaction of a report summarizing the observations
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
in french or english depending on needs
Course materials and 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
Q1, see Celcat for dates and room
Contacts
ej.javaux@uliege.be
Prof E Javaux
Université de Liège Bât. B22
Early Life Traces & Evolution-Astrobiology
Quartier Vallée 1
Chemin de la Vallée 4
4000 Liège (Sart-Tilman)
Belgique