++deepened biological expertise
++deepened knowledge of biological working methods
+data analysis skills
++interdisciplinary thinking
+critical and analytical thinking
++independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature
++ability to perform independent biological research
++data presentation and discussion in German and English (written and spoken)
+teamwork
+ethics and professional behaviour
++project and time management
Module contents
- documentation of a natural history collection (e.g., university or from an herbarium) including a description of the object(s), digitalization, check for traces of use and/or damage;
- if needed: restauration, i.e. fixing loose plants on herbarium vouchers;
- trace biographies of the collector and the collection/object (provenance);
- trace comparable collections using databases;
- as far as possible: identification/validation of scientific identification using databases and scientific literature
- generating and answer scientific questions based on the collection or develop an educational approach (e.g., teaching lecture)
- communicate the results, i.e. prepare a poster for a congress and defend your theses and summarize the results in a manuscripts;
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Recommended reading
scientific literature corresponding to the individual research project
Links
Languages of instruction
German, English
Duration (semesters)
1 Semester
Module frequency
irregular
Module capacity
4
Reference text
verknüpft mit dem Modul bio777 "Objekte in wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen: Konservierung, Management und Forschungsfragen" (unabhängige Belegung möglich). Die Kompetenzen überschneiden sich mit pb336. Bei vorher absolviertem Modul pb336 wird die Modulzulassung individuell entschieden.
