課程資訊
課程名稱
生態學
Ecology 
開課學期
105-1 
授課對象
生物資源暨農學院  昆蟲學系  
授課教師
奧山利規 
課號
ENT3003 
課程識別碼
612E30200 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
必帶 
上課時間
星期四6,7,8(13:20~16:20) 
上課地點
中非104 
備註
本課程以英語授課。建議先修過微積分課程。
總人數上限:40人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1051ENT3003 
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課程概述

This course provides students with a broad background in the principles of ecology. It covers ecology at different levels of organization, including behavioral, physiological, evolutionary, population & community, and ecosystem ecology. Some other specialized topics are also discussed.

Lectures generally follow a textbook, but materials outside the textbook are also covered. Students are responsible for all the materials covered in lectures --- attendance is essential for a satisfactory completion of the course.

Lectures are mostly done using PowerPoint slides although some concepts are explained using the blackboard. The slide file of a lecture may be available before the lecture (I will try to upload the file by Wednesday night for the lecture given in the following day).

There are three exams. These exams account for 100% of the course grade. We do not curve exam scores regardless of the average score.

Attendance (including class participation) will affect bonus points. By asking questions and expressing ideas in class, you may gain bonus points. Poor attendance (e.g., absence and tardiness) as well as poor participation (e.g., sleeping, chatting, playing with an electronic device) would reduce bonus points. Poor participation is equivalent to missing a lecture. Your bonus points may become negative, but the minimum bonus point you will get for your final grade is 0. You should not expect to receive any bonus point after missing three or more lectures.

Unannounced quizzes may be given. Quizzes and assignments (if any are given --- no assignments were given last year) are for bonus points. Because of this, even if a student misses a quiz with a legitimate reason, no make-up quiz will be given. Quizzes and assignments count for bonus points only when attendance and participation are satisfactory.

The maximum possible bonus point is 10% in the final grade. Students who get 100% on the exams and have good attendance can earn more than 100% in the course, but the maximum possible grade is 100%. The detail about the value of bonus points may change. If it changes, the value can only increase, but students should not expect a change to take place.

If any questions, including potential grading errors, arise for your grade on an exam, an assignment or a quiz, submit a written request with your rationale for a regrade. Requests must be made within one week of the return of a graded material, otherwise the grade is final. This one week starts from the day an exam is first returned in a class even if a student does not receive it by missing the class.

If you miss a class and do not receive a graded material, you can pick it up at the instructor's office. The instructor will not bring it to a class again unless an arrangement is made.

If your grade based on the three exams is less than 60%, the maximum obtainable grade (with bonus points) is 60% (C-). In addition, master's students whose grade is less than 70% based on the three exams can get at most 70% with bonus points.

Doctoral students will not receive bonus points. Exam scores completely determine the grade.

The schedule (described in the content section of this website) is subject to change throughout the semester. The dates on which the exams are scheduled can also change. 

課程目標
After completing this course students will
  • have an understanding of fundamental concepts in ecology
  • become better prepared for taking advanced courses in ecology
  • be able to perceive nature scientifically 
  • 課程要求
     
    預期每週課後學習時數
     
    Office Hours
    另約時間 備註: 農業昆蟲館 Room 104 (http://map.ntu.edu.tw/index.htm?layer=build&uid=AT6004&scale=18) 
    指定閱讀
    Textbook:
    Ecology: Concepts and Application, by Manuel C. Molles Jr. Seventh Edition.
    http://www.tunghua.com.tw/ 
    參考書目
     
    評量方式
    (僅供參考)
     
    No.
    項目
    百分比
    說明
    1. 
    Exam 1 
    25% 
     
    2. 
    Exam 2 
    35% 
     
    3. 
    Final exam 
    40% 
    Cumulative 
     
    課程進度
    週次
    日期
    單元主題
    Week 0
      <b>The semester schedule shown here is subject to change.</b> 
    Week 1
    9/15  holiday (no class) 
    Week 2
    9/22  syllabus, chapter 1 
    Week 3
    9/29  chapters 2, 3, 23 
    Week 4
    10/06  chapters 4, 5 
    Week 5
    10/13  chapters 6, 7 
    Week 6
    10/20  chapter 8 
    Week 7
    10/27  exam 1 
    Week 8
    11/03  chapters 9, 10 
    Week 9
    11/10  chapters 11, 12 
    Week 10
    11/17  chapters 13, 14 
    Week 11
    11/24  chapter 15 
    Week 12
    12/1  exam 2 
    Week 13
    12/08  chapters 16, 17 
    Week 14
    12/15  chapters 18, 19 
    Week 15
    12/22  chapters 20, 21 
    Week 16
    12/29  chapter 22 
    Week 17
    1/05  No class 
    Week 18
    1/12  final exam