lök810 - Landscape Ecology External Research Project (Complete module description)

Module label

Landscape Ecology External Research Project

Module code

lök810

Credit points

15.0 KP

Workload

450 h

Institute directory

Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences

Applicability of the module

Master's Programme Landscape Ecology (Master) > Wahlpflichtmodule

Responsible persons

Schmaljohann, Heiko (module responsibility)
Schmaljohann, Heiko (Module counselling)
der Landschaftsoekologie, Lehrende (authorised to take exams)

Prerequisites

Skills to be acquired in this module

++ deepened expertise in landscape ecology

++ deepened knowledge of working methods in the field of landscape ecology

++ data analysis skills

++ critical and analytical thinking

++ independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature

++ ability to perform independent landscape ecology research

++ data presentation and discussion in German or English (written and spoken)

+ teamwork

++ project and time management

++ statistics & scientific programming

++ experience of working in a new scientific environment

Students perform individual research projects to learn:

• planning and organization of a research project in a group outside of the University of Oldenburg

• formulating a scientific hypothesis

• planning, performing and analyzing experiments or correlative studies

• working with scientific literature on the specific context of the project

• oral presentation and discussion of backgrounds and results in the lab seminar

• writing a scientific report in publication format

• or presenting a scientific porster

Module contents

Students are introduced to independent research in a specific area of landscape ecology by a working group of the regular IBU Biology faculty at the University of Oldenburg.

Course work should cover all parts of a scientific project, i.e. developing hypotheses, data collection, data analysis and the presentation of the results. Irrespective of the particular venue (universities, research institutes) the student has to report to a professor in Oldenburg in form of a written scientific report (or scientific poster) and an oral presentation, both in English or German.

Note:
• all Professors and fulltime lecturers in Landscape Ecology fat the IBU can act as supervisor, students should contact appropriate supervisors individually and in time (e.g. 2-3 months in advance)

Recommended reading

Links

Languages of instruction

German, English

Duration (semesters)

1 Semester

Module frequency

WiSe und SoSe

Module capacity

unlimited

Reference text

- Alle Professor*Innen und hauptamtlich im Schwerpunkt Landschaftsökologie des IBU Lehrenden können als lokale Betreuer*In fungieren, die Studierenden müssen die entsprechenden Betreuer*In individuell und frühzeitig (z.B. 2-3 Monate im Voraus) kontaktieren.

- Vor Projektbeginn müssen externe und lokale Betreuer*Innen das Formular für die Lernvereinbarung ausfüllen.
- Der*die externe*r Betreuer*In an der Gasteinrichtung wird gebeten, eine kurze schriftliche Bewertung abzugeben, die endgültige Benotung erfolgt durch den*die Betreuer*In aus der Landschaftsökolgie der Universität Oldenburg.

Type of module

Wahlpflicht / Elective

Module level

MM (Mastermodul / Master module)

Teaching/Learning method

Seminar, Projektorientierte Veranstaltung

Type of course	SWS	Frequency	Workload of compulsory attendance
Project-orientated module	10	SuSe or WiSe	140
Seminar	1	SuSe or WiSe	14
Total module attendance time			154 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module		scientific report (scientific manuscript) or scientific poster and an oral presentation