Course title
比較行動学   [Ethology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 3  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 01RN3254
Instructor(s)
武田 庄平   [TAKEDA Shohei]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
“Hikaku koudou gaku(比較行動学)” is one of the Japanese translation of “Ethology”, and “Ethology ” is also English translation of “VergleichendenVerhaltensforschung” or “Ethologie” in Germany. Translated faithful to the Germany original, it must be “Comparative(Vergleichenden) Behavioral(Verhaltens) Study(Forschung)”. In this course, not only animal behavior but also human behavior will be explained.
Expected Learning
Understanding the concept and history of Ethology, and comprehending the modern meaning of behavioral study would be acquired.
Course schedule
The modern cognitive behavioral study as historical development of ethology will be pursued with the connection to comparative psychology and comparative cognitive science.
1) The history of ethology
Outline of famous ethological works of Konrad Lorenz, N.Tinberghen, W.H.Thorpe, K.v.Frisch, and I.Eibl-Eibesfeldt is explained.
2) Aims and Methods in Ethology
Comprehending the fundamental attitudes in ethology of Tinberghen’s “4 areas in ethology” in 1980’s.
3) Modern development in ethological study
Ethology started as studying animal behavior, and now today it includes human behavior. The modern meaning and development in ethological study will be discussed focusing comparative cognitive science.
Prerequisites
There need no special knowledge.
Required Text(s) and Materials
None
References
Will be introduced at the class.
Assessment/Grading
No. of attending the class must be 6 or more of total 8 classes. Final grading will constitute of 30% for attending no. and 70% for reports evaluation.
Message from instructor(s)
Be in time for class!
Course keywords
Comparative behavioral study, Aims and Methods in Ethology, Comparative cognitive science
Office hours
E-mail to takeda@cc.tuat.ac.jp
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~hikaku/takeda/index.html
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/9/2017 3:14:52 PM