bio783 Object-based Research Projects in Biological Collections (Complete module description)

bio783 Object-based Research Projects in Biological Collections (Complete module description)

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Module title Object-based Research Projects in Biological Collections
Module code bio783
Credit points 6.0 KP
Responsible institute Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences
Responsible persons
Module responsibility:
Maria Will
Module counselling:
Dirk Carl Albach
Authorised to examine:
Maria Will
Prerequisites
 
Language of instruction English
Learning outcomes/competencies
++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
Recommended reading

scientific literature corresponding to the individual research project
Required assesment
Method of assesment

1 portfolio
Further required assesment

In seminars, (field) exercises, practical courses, and excursions, active participation may be a prerequisite for earning course credits (see the examination regulations). The requirements for active participation will be announced in the respective courses.
Exam dates

individual
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency irregular
Workload
Total workload Contact hours
180 h
Course type
Type SWS Module frequency Contact hours
Exercises 4 WiSe 56 h
Further information

Linked to the module bio777 "Objects in scientific collections: Conservation, management and research issues' (independent allocation possible). The competences overlap with pb336. If module pb336 has been completed previously, admission to the module will be decided on an individual basis.

Module Capacity:
4
Applicability of the module
  • Master's Programme Biology > Skills Modules
  • Master's Programme Biology > Skills Modules
Module type Wahlmodul / Opportunity
Module level MM (Mastermodul / Master module)