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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
You ever wondered how it would feel like to live in the time of dinosaurs? If yes, the Dinosaur Ecosystem programme is for you. The course will take you on a journey to the Gobi Desert, international institutions, and museums to determine how dinosaur ecosystems are reconstructed. This introductory course in biology and life sciences focuses on the knowledge you can gain from studying plants and animals.
The Dinosaur Ecosystem course syllabus covers topics like dinosaurs’ biology, appearance, diet, and classification. You will take a closer look at the meat-eating theropods, along with plant-eating dinosaurs – ornithischians and sauropodomorphs. By the end of the course, you will be an expert in how paleontologists utilise modern evidence and fossils to reconstruct dinosaur ecosystems.
The Dinosaurs Ecosystem online course was brought to life by award-winning paleoartist Julius T. Csotonyi. The course is free to enroll in if you don’t want a certificate. However, you can go the extra mile and opt for the certificate experience, using which you can showcase your expertise and advance in your career. The course materials are to be learned at one's speed since it is a self-paced programme. Out of the 2 tracks available on Edx, the learners who want free and limited access should enroll in the audit track, but those who want unlimited access must upgrade and pay for the verified track.
The Highlights
- An Introductory-level course in Biology & Life Sciences
- Subtitles available in English, Japanese, and Spanish
- Scheduled, instructor-led programme
- Six-weeks training
- Requires one-two hours per week
- Free registration
- Certificate add-on available
- Offered by University of Hong Kong
Programme Offerings
- discussion forum
- Weekly Assessments
- Verified certificate
- Six-week training
- Subtitles in Japanese
- English
- and Spanish
- video lectures
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 8298 | yes | HKU Hong Kong |
You get two enrollment options during registration – the FREE option and the certificate option. The FREE option doesn’t require you to pay any fee. However, a fee needs to be paid if you wish to earn a certificate. Details regarding prices are mentioned below.
Dinosaur Ecosystems fee structure
Course | Fees in INR |
Dinosaur Ecosystems - audit | FREE |
Dinosaur Ecosystems - Certificate | Rs. 8,298 |
Eligibility Criteria
You don’t need to fulfill any requirements to enroll in the Dinosaur Ecosystem online training.
What you will learn
After completing the Dinosaurs Ecosystem syllabus, you will be adept in concepts like:
- The significance and traits of a Late Cretaceous Dinosaur ecosystem
- How paleontologists reconstruct ancient Dinosaur ecosystems using modern evidence and fossils
- Dinosaur biology
Admission Details
- Access the Dinosaur Ecosystems course page using this link: https://www.edx.org/course/dinosaur-ecosystems.
- Check the course details and sessions available. If a session is open, select it and hit the ‘Enroll Now’ button.
- You will be prompted to sign in or register. After you have logged in, you must choose between the free and paid option.
- If you click on the paid option, a payment gateway will open. Pay the fee using your preferred transaction method. After payment is made, the course will be open for learning.
- If you choose the free option, the course will immediately be available for learning.
Application Details
As such, the enrollment procedure for the Dinosaur Ecosystems online programme doesn’t have any dedicated application forms that you need to submit. However, if you wish to use your institute’s email ID, a small sign up form must be filled to create an account. Details like country of residence, username, password, email ID, and full name must be furnished to complete the account registration process.
The Syllabus
- Course overview
- Classification
- Appearance and size
- Diet / Food
- Habitat / Ecology
- Time range and distribution
- Extinction
- Week 1 discussion forum
- Week 1 glossary
- Week 1 assessment
- Introduction
- Tyrannosaurs (tyrannosauroids)
- Oviraptorosaurs
- Therizinosauroids
- Week 2 discussion forum
- Week 2 glossary
- Week 2 assessment
- Ornithomimosaurs / Introduction to Ornithomimosaurs
- Dromaeosaurids and troodontids
- Alvarezsauroids
- Missing theropods - birds
- Feathered dinosaurs in the flesh
- Theropod flight origins
- Week 3 discussion forum
- Week 3 glossary
- Week 3 assessment
- Sauropodomorphs
- Iguanodonians
- Ankylosaurs
- Ceratopsians
- Bonus section on missing ornithischians - pachycephalosaurs
- Week 4 discussion forum
- Week 4 glossary
- Week 4 assessment
- Other reptiles: Turtles
- Other reptiles: Crocodylians
- Other reptiles: Lepidosauromorphs (including lizards and snakes)
- Bonus section on other reptiles: Plesiosaurs
- Bonus section on other reptiles: Pterosaurs
- Non-reptile vertebrates: Mammals
- Non-reptile vertebrates: Fish
- Invertebrates: Bivalve molluscs
- Invertebrates: Ostracod crustaceans
- Bonus section on invertebrates: Foraminifera
- Plants
- Week 5 discussion forum
- Week 5 glossary
- Week 5 assessment
- Diet and behaviour
- Growth
- Week 6 discussion forum
- Week 6 glossary
- Week 6 assessment
- Course summary
- Write your review
- Acknowledgments
- Week 1 roundup
- Week 2 and 3 roundup video
- Week 4 roundup
- Week 5 roundup
Instructors
HKU Hong Kong Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Dinosaur Ecosystem online training is six weeks long.
Yes, a free audit option is available for those who wish to learn the course for free.
No, the certificate is a paid add-on and isn’t provided with the audit option.
It is recommended that you put in at least one-two hours every week to complete the course satisfactorily.
It’s an introductory-level course in Biology & Life Sciences, meaning that the difficulty level isn’t too high, and you can enroll in the course without fulfilling any requirements.