Course Name: Ecology and Society

Course abstract

The course focuses on the ecology of human societies human-environment relationships, with reference to cultural ecology and issues surrounding sustainable development. The ecology of human societies is about connections between ecological and human social, cultural, and organizational processes. Based on selected works of ecological anthropologists, this course focuses on the dynamic relationships between human cultures and their ecological environments. It uses basic concepts of anthropology, including the concept of culture as a dynamic system of learned behaviours and beliefs, to better understand how human beings adapt to and change their physical and social surroundings.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Ngamjahao Kipgen

Ngamjahao Kigpen is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His areas of research include environmental sociology, political sociology, cultural politics, ethnicity and nationalism in northeast India. He has been contributing research papers to reputed international peer-reviewed journals. He teaches ‘The Study of Society’, ‘Environment and Development’, ‘Concepts and Ideologies in Social Life’, ‘Sociology of Religion’, ‘Sociological Perspectives on Modernity’, and ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ at IIT Guwahati.


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 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
 Exam Date : 24-Oct-2021

Enrolled

1322

Registered

379

Certificate Eligible

240

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

3

Elite

109

Successfully completed

128

Participation

121

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 courses
Ecology and Society - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

RAHUL GARG 78%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

MAHIMA 76%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

SAMRIDDH SHARMA 75%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

BAVETRA S 73%

SHARON ANN GEORGE 73%

CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

K J KANISHKA 73%

SRI RANGANATHAR INSTITUTE OF POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

SANJEEV KUMAR 73%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

RAMEEZ AFZAL 72%

GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

HARSHIT JOLLY 71%

JABALPUR ENGINEERING COLLEGE, JABALPUR

SAFIYA M D 71%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,ROORKEE

GANESH KUMAAR K Y 70%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

JANAKSINH VAGHELA 70%

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC RAJPIPLA

SHESHANK 70%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

LUVIN HARWANI 70%

JAI HIND COLLEGE

SUJAY KUMAR 70%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

KUMAR UDDYESHYA 70%

GLA UNIVERSITY, MATHURA

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1322

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 379

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.

Nature of professor lecturer was soft and easy to understand with insight knowledge, philosophy, logic and relevant examples presented during lecturer.