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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 2436yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Videos
  • Welcome
Readings
  • Course Information
  • Jane Goodall Institute Wiki
  • Course Glossary

Videos
  • Early Days at Gombe
  • Early Discoveries
  • Habituation
  • What We Can Learn From Chimpanzees
  • Data Collection at Gombe
  • New Technologies at Gombe
  • Chimpanzees in Africa
  • Community Structure
  • Population Differences
Readings
  • Africa In My Blood by Jane Goodall
  • Discussion Prompt: Studying Chimpanzees
  • You can participate as a citizen scientist for chimps
  • Discussion Prompt: Studying Behavior
  • Discussion Prompt: Comparing Chimpanzee and Human Behavior
Practice Exercise
  • Jane's Arrival and Early Days at Gombe
  • What We Can Learn from Chimpanzees
  • Chimpanzee Range and Ecology
  • Week One Comprehensive Assessment
  • Just for fun: Identify these chimps!

Videos
  • Pregnancy, Birth, and Newborns
  • Community Reactions to Newborns
  • Costs of Motherhood
  • Developmental Milestones
  • Weaning and Independence
  • Siblings and Playmates
  • Playing to Learn
Readings
  • Discussion Prompt: Comparing number of infants between chimps and humans
  • Temper Tantrums
  • Discussion Prompt: Orphans
  • Discussion Prompt: Play
Practice Exercise
  • Pregnancy and Newborns
  • Infancy
  • Play
  • Week Two Comprehensive Assessment

Videos
  • How Do Chimpanzees Spend Their Time?
  • Rest and Nest Making
  • Travel
  • Feeding
  • Cognition and Feeding
  • Tool Use and Extractive Foraging
  • Hunting
  • Interactions with Other Species
Readings
  • Discussion Prompt: Activity Budget
  • Discussion Prompt: Path length
  • Finding Food
  • Discussion Prompt: Interactions with other species
Practice Exercise
  • Rest and Travel
  • Feeding and Foraging
  • Interactions with Other Species
  • Week Three Comprehensive Assessment

Videos
  • Living in Groups: Cooperation and Competition
  • Intergroup Competition and Cooperative Range Defense
  • Within-Group Competition
  • Copy of Living in Groups: Cooperation and Competition
  • Introduction to Dominance
  • Male Rank Attainment
  • Alpha Tenures and Takeovers
  • Female Dispersal
  • Female Rank Attainment
  • Core Areas
  • Relationships
  • Affiliative Behavior
  • Sexual Swellings
  • Female Mating Strategies
  • Male Mating Strategies
  • Paternity and Inbreeding Avoidance
Readings
  • Patrols
  • Discussion Prompt: Living in Groups
  • Discussion Prompt: Dominance
  • Discussion Prompt: Dispersal Patterns
  • Discussion Prompt: Social Bonds
  • Discussion Prompt: Female Dispersal
  • Discussion Prompt: Female Sexual Swellings
Practice Exercise
  • Intergroup and Within-Group Interactions
  • Male Behavior
  • Female Behavior
  • Relationships and Behavior
  • Mating and Reproductive Success
  • Week Four Comprehensive Assessment

Videos
  • Status of Chimpanzee Populations
  • Deforestation and Industry
  • Bushmeat and the Illegal Pet Trade
  • Disease
  • Endangered Species
  • The Role of Zoos and Sanctuaries
  • Chimpanzees in the Media
  • The Work of TACARE
  • The Work of Roots and Shoots
  • How You Can Help
Readings
  • Discussion Prompt: How many wild chimps?
  • Discussion Prompt: How does your smartphone affect chimpanzee habitat?
  • Discussion Prompt: Chimpanzees as pets
  • Project Information
Practice Exercise
  • Status of Chimpanzee Populations Across Africa
  • Captive Chimpanzees
  • Get Involved
  • Week 5 Comprehensive Assessment

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