bio900 Biology Research Module (Complete module description)

bio900 Biology Research Module (Complete module description)

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Module label Biology Research Module
Modulkürzel bio900
Credit points 15.0 KP
Responsible institute Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences
Zuständige Personen
module responsibility:
Gerhard Zotz
Module counselling:
Lehrende der Biologie
Prüfungsberechtigt:
Lehrende der Biologie
Prerequisites
Language of instruction English
Lernergebnisse/Kompetenzen

Students will learn to plan, perform and analyse a study in a biological field. Topics will be chosen in close coordination with teaching staff. Depending on the particular project, knowledge in statistics, molecular biology, physiology, modelling, or ethology will be necessary. Results will be related to the current biological literature in a written report and be presented in the seminar of the hosting working group.

+ deepened knowledge of biological working methods
++ data analysis skills
++ 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
++ project and time management
+ statistics & scientific programming

Module contents

The students develop an empirical investigation, carry it out and analyse the results. The students present and discuss their project both orally and in writing

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Zu erbringende Leistungen
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Prüfungszeiten
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Frequency winter and summer term
Workload
Arbeitsaufwand gesamt Davon Präsenzzeit
450 h
Lehrveranstaltungsform
Veranstaltungsart SWS Frequency Workload Präsenzzeit
Lecture (optional) SoSe oder WiSe 0 h
Seminar 1 SoSe oder WiSe 14 h
Projektorientiertes Modul 10 SoSe und WiSe 140 h
Zusätzliche Hinweise

Module Capacity:
unrestricted

Links:

https://uol.de/en/biology/groups-our-research

Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • Master's Programme Biology > Research Modules
  • Master's Programme Biology > Research Modules
Type of module Wahlpflicht / Elective
Module level MM (Mastermodul / Master module)