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

Media Object

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.


More info

Teaching Assistant(s)

No teaching assistant data available for this course yet
 Course Duration : Sep-Dec 2020
  View Course
 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 20-Dec-2020

Enrolled

2426

Registered

453

Certificate Eligible

349

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

28

Elite

201

Successfully completed

119

Participation

73

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

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
Ecology and Society - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

SAGAR VERMA 96%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

DEEPTIKA KANNAN 88%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

NALLAPUREDDY JAYASHRI 88%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

L R VIGNESH 85%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

ANIRITHA R B 85%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

VISWAK S 84%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

SANTHIYA R 81%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

K SHIVALI 81%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

KONA GEETHA TEJASWI 79%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

BORRA MANOJNA 79%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

PUSALA KARTHEEK 79%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

BHAVATAARINEE 79%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

ARYAN YADAV 79%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

PRITY KUMARI 79%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

DRISHANA DAS 78%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

SUBITCHA SHRI M A 78%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

ANAMIKA GAUTAM 77%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2426

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 453

Assignment Statistics



Feedback Videos

Assignment

Exam score

Final score

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.