Bugs 101: Insect-Human Interactions
offered by University of Alberta

Public University
1 Campus
Estd. 1908

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Overview

Bugs 101: Insect-Human Interactions provides learners with an introduction to the biology, diversity, and ecology of insects and their roles in human society.

Duration	24 weeks
Total fee	Free
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Explore Free Course
Course Level	UG Certificate

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Highlights

End-of-module quizzes
Supplemented with pass/fail interactive learning objects and formative, in-video questions
Certificates are available upon completion for a fee

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Course details

Skills you will learn

Simulation

What are the course deliverables?

Describe the evolutionary relationships between insects and their arthropod relatives
Inventory major groups of insects and their diversity
Demonstrate evolutionary adaptations that make insects successful
Discuss insect biology and insect-human interactions
Evaluate positive and negative interactions between insects and humans
Propose practical and symbolic roles insects play in human societies

More about this course

Bugs 101: Insect-Human Interactions is a 12-lesson course that provides online learners with an introduction to the biology, diversity, and ecology of insects and their roles in human society.
Students will examine the importance of insects in processes that affect humans such as:
nutrient cycling,
pollination,
plant life and crop damage,
disease transmission,
and forensics.
Learners will gain an understanding of the helpful and harmful roles of insects in agricultural and forest ecosystems and get a chance to apply the principles of integrated pest management in an interactive learning simulation.

Bugs 101: Insect-Human Interactions
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UofA
Curriculum

Module 1 - Introduction to Insects and their Terrestrial Relatives

Lesson 1: Arthropods

Lesson 2: Arthropod Evolution and Classification

Module 2 - The Business of Being an Insect I

Lesson 1: Insect Body Regions and Head

Lesson 2: Insect Thorax and Abdomen

Module 3 - The Business of Being an Insect II

Lesson 1: Nervous System

Lesson 2: Mate Finding and Courtship

Module 4 - Insect Locomotion

Lesson 1: Passive and Active Dispersal

Lesson 2: Insect Musculature

Module 5 - Insects as Decomposers

Lesson 1: Nutrient Cycling

Lesson 2: Detritivore Feeding Guides

Module 6 - Plant Feeding and Impacts of Herbivory

Lesson 1: Coevolution & Ecological Fitting

Lesson 2: Levels of Diet Specialisation

Module 7 - Pollination and Beekeeping

Lesson 1: Pollination

Lesson 2: Pollinator Challenges and Importance

Module 8 - Insects and Disease

Lesson 1: Etiological Agents

Lesson 2: Disease Vectors

Module 9 - Sustainable Human-Insect Interactions - IPM

Lesson 1: Integrated Pest Management

Lesson 2: IPM - Chemical Control

Module 10 - Sustainable Human-Insect Interactions - IPM (Biological and Cultural Control)

Lesson 1: Biological Control

Lesson 2: Types of Biological Control

Module 11 - Insect Conservation

Lesson 1: Conservation of Insect Diversity

Lesson 2: The Changing World and Insects

Module 12 - Insects in Human Culture

Lesson 1: Myths and Symbols

Lesson 2: Art, Literature, and Film

Bugs 101: Insect-Human Interactions
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UofA
Faculty details

Maya Evenden, Professor Dept. of BS, UOA

Dr. Evenden received an NSERC University Faculty Award to join the University of Alberta in 2003. Her research interests focus on the chemical and behavioural ecology of insects considered to be pests of agriculture, forestry and horticulture in western Canada.