bio770 - Field Methods in Organismal Biology (Complete module description)

Module label	Field Methods in Organismal Biology
Modulkürzel	bio770
Credit points	15.0 KP
Workload	450 h
Institute directory	Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master's Programme Biology (Master) > Background Modules
Zuständige Personen	Zotz, Gerhard (module responsibility) Glatzel, Thomas (Module counselling) Gerlach, Gabriele (Module counselling) Albach, Dirk Carl (Module counselling) von Hagen, Klaus Bernhard (Module counselling) Mouritsen, Henrik (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	The molecule aims at enabling students to apply theoretical knowledge to practical, hypothesis-based field studies within the scope of a seminar. The data derived from the individual projects performed are then to be documented and discussed in the form of a written laboratory course report oriented by a scientific publication and to be written in English. Several teachers cooperate to enable interdisciplinary approaches (e.g. botanical-zoological approaches).
Module contents	S: Biogeographic and ecological classification and characterization of a biome (e.g. Mediterranean region, moist tropics, boreal zone), independent identification and treatment of scientific questions, presentation of scientific results in a mini symposium subsequent to the field studies. E: Planning and performing a field study project, data analysis, written report in the form of a scientific publication
Literaturempfehlungen	Depending on destination and on supervisors disciplines
Links	www.uni-oldenburg.de/fun_eco/
Languages of instruction	German, English
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	jährlich
Module capacity	unlimited

Lehrveranstaltungsform	SWS	Workload of compulsory attendance
Exercises	10	140
Seminar	2	28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt		168 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module		Two seminar papers (30 %) Laboratory course report on project work (70 %)