Lesson Plan- Odd Semester (July 20, 2016- December 15, 2016)
Class: B.Sc (Hons.) Zoology III Semester
Paper code: ZOC-301
Paper title:Diversity of Chordates
Week / Date / Dr. Manoj Kumar Nimesh(2 Classes/Week) / Dr. Neeti Pandey
(1 Class/week) / Ms. Deepali Joon
(1 Class/week)
Topic / Objective / Topic / Objective / Topic / Objective
1 / July 20-July 24 / - / - / - / - / - / -
2 / July 25-July 31 / Introduction to chordates / Key features of chordates / Introduction to chordates / Key features of chordates / - / -
3 / Aug1- Aug7 / Unit 5: Pisces / General characteristics of Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes, classification up to
order / Unit 1: Introduction to Chordates / General characteristics and outline classification / - / -
4 / Aug8-Aug14 / Unit 5: Pisces / Migration, Osmoregulation and Parental care in fishes / Unit 2: Protochordata / General characteristics of Hemichordata, Urochordata and Cephalochordata / - / -
5 / Aug15- Aug21 / Unit 6: Amphibia / General
characteristics and classification up to order; Origin of Tetrapoda (Evolution of terrestrial ectotherms) / Unit 2: Protochordata / Study of larval forms in Protochordates / Unit 9: Mammals / General characters and classification up to order
6 / Aug22- Aug28 / Unit 6: Amphibia / Parental care in Amphibians / Unit 2: Protochordata / Retrogressive metamorphosis in
Urochordata / Unit 9: Mammals / Affinities of Prototheria
7 / Aug29- Sept4 / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts / Unit 9: Mammals / Adaptive radiation with reference to locomotory appendages
8 / Sept5-Sept11 / Unit 7: Reptilia / General characteristics and classification up to order / Unit 3: Origin of Chordata / Dipleurula concept and the Echinoderm theory of origin of chordates / Unit 9: Mammals / Adaptive radiation with reference to locomotory appendages
9 / Sept12-Sept18 / Unit 7: Reptilia / Affinities of
Sphenodon; Poison apparatus and Biting mechanism in snakes / Unit 3: Origin of Chordata / Advanced features of vertebrates over Protochordata / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts
10 / Sept19-Sept25 / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts / TEST / To evaluate the student progress / Unit 10: Zoogeography / Zoogeographical realms
11 / Sept26-Oct2 / TEST / To evaluate the progress / Unit 4: Agnatha / General characteristics of Agnatha / Unit 10: Zoogeography / Theories pertaining to distribution of animals
12 / Oct3- Oct9 / Unit 8: Aves / General characteristics and classification up to order Archaeopteryx-- a
connecting link / Unit 4: Agnatha / Classification of cyclostomes up to class / Unit 10: Zoogeography / Plate
tectonic and Continental drift theory
13 / Oct10- Oct16 / MID SEMESTER BREAK / MID SEMESTER BREAK
14 / Oct17- Oct23 / Unit 8: Aves / Principles and aerodynamics of flight; Flight adaptations
and Migration in birds / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts / Unit 10: Zoogeography / Distribution of vertebrates in different
realms
15 / Oct24- Oct30 / TEST / To evaluate the student progress / TEST / To evaluate the progress of students / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts
16 / Oct31-Nov6 / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts
17 / Nov7-Nov13 / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts / Doubt and Interactive session / Discussing last year question paper and taking up doubts / Revision / Concept clarity
18 / Nov14-Nov20 / PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS START / PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS START
19 / Nov21-Nov27 / PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS END
THEORY EXMINATIONS START / PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS END
THEORY EXMINATIONS START
20 / Nov28-Dec4 / THEORY EXAMINTIONS / THEORY EXAMINTIONS
21 / Dec5-Dec11
22 / Dec11-Dec16 / THEORY EXAMINATIONS END / THEORY EXAMINATIONS END