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Anthropology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:15.02.2024 17:04:52
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MK_013 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dzintra Kažoka | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Morphology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, aaiak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061551 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 5 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 15 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 15 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 5 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 15 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 15 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of anatomy and biology in the scope of the previous years of studies. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To introduce students to the methods and practical application of anthropology in the study of the human body structure. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | RFU, III, 5th SEMESTER. Introduction to the history of anthropology. Development of anthropology in Latvia. Indicators of physical development and dynamics thereof in the Latvian population in the 20th century. Scientific research methods and programmes. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 2 | Anthropological material and methods for processing thereof: a) somatometry and somatoscopy, somatometric instruments, b) craniometry and cranioscopy. Indicators of physical development of school-age children in the change processes of the century. Assessment of puberty and secondary sexual characteristics in the Latvian population and worldwide. Body frame. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 3 | Relative measures and indices, determination thereof. Determination of skin fat folds in certain parts of the body. Morphofunctional characterisation of normal posture and foot. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 4 | RFUN, III, 6th SEM.1st class-Introduction to the history of anthropology. Development of anthropology in Latvia. Indicators of physical development and dynamics thereof in the Latvian population in the 20th century. Scientific research methods and programmes. Anthropological material and methods for processing thereof: a)somatometry and somatoscopy, somatometric instruments, b)craniometry and cranioscopy. (5ac.h) 2nd class-Acceleration trends in the change processes of the century in Latvia | Classes | 3.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Attendance of lectures and practical classes, preparation for examination (test work, seminars and colloquia) according to the content of the study course; preparation for the final examination of the study course; individual and group work; work with study materials, study literature (research, analysis) and RSU e-environment; drawing up of practical work results; performance of specific tasks; preparation of presentations and reports; attending consultations on the content of the study course. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of lectures and classes; work with study materials and literature; oral and practical knowledge control during classes; participation in group work. Method of examination: theoretical test (I) at the end of the study course. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of completing the study course, the student will know the main research methods of anthropology; will be able to define and describe the most important somatometric points of the head and body, their location and determination on the human body. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will recognise and compare the proportions of the human body in different ethnic, age and gender groups; describe the meaning of certain anthropometric measurements (longitudinal dimensions, transverse dimensions, circumferences, fat tissue fold thickness); describe the meaning, changes, trends and influencing factors of body frame and mass; define the essence of body mass index, determination and possible changes thereof; assess and compare the fat tissue fold thickness in different locations and list possible changes thereof; work with specialised literature. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will be able to use the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge to skilfully determine individual somatometric points of the head and body, measure skin fat folds, determine plantogram parameters, calculate some indices of body proportions. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Prīmanis J. Ievads antropoloģijas metodikā. A/S Valters un Rapa apgāds, 1937. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Segleniece K. Bērna augšana un attīstība / R. Millere, K. Segleniece. Rīga, Zvaigzne, 1977. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Харрисон Дж., Уайнер Дж. Биология человека. Мир, Москва, 1979. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Martin R. Lehrbuch der Anthropologie. I und II Bd. Jena, 1928. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Martin R., Saller K. Lehrbuch der Anthropologie. Stuttgart: Fischer, Bd. I, 1957. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Denisova R., Grāvere R. Antropoloģijas zinātne Latvijas vēstures institūtā. LVIŽ. Nr.4, 1995. Latvijas Vēstures Institūta Žurnāls, 1995, n.4 [38.]-47.lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Feders G. Rīgas latviešu pamatskolēnu garums un svars. Rīga: Izglīt. min. Māc. līdz. nodaļa, 1936. | ||||||||
| 3 | Fuks N. (Cauna N.) Latgales latviešu antropoloģiskās pazīmes. Rīga, 1937. (manuskripts). (Ir saglabājušas pētījuma anketas, pēc kurām mūsdienās ir iespējams veikt antropoloģiskus apsekojumus.) | ||||||||
| 4 | Jēruma–Krastiņa L. Antropoloģiskie dati par latviešu skolu jaunatni. Latvijas Universitātes raksti. Med. fak. sēr. III, 2., 1937. | ||||||||
| 5 | Plūme A. Antropometrijas nozīme skolēnu veselības stāvokļa novērtēšanā. Pašvaldības Balss. Rīga, 1931. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Anatomijas web resursi. | ||||||||
