gsw190 Journal Club (Complete module description)

gsw190 Journal Club (Complete module description)

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Module title Journal Club
Module code gsw190
Credit points 3.0 KP
Responsible institute Department für Humanmedizin
Responsible persons
Module responsibility:
Sonja Mertsch
Authorised to examine:
Sonja Mertsch, Esther Christine Maier, Stefan Schrader
Prerequisites

Enrolment in Master´s programme Molecular Biomedicine. Neuroscience and Biology students can participate on request.

Attending the first two sessions is required to pass the course. Missing only one session is allowed, which equals 10% of the course.

Language of instruction English
Learning outcomes/competencies

Competencies:
++ reading and understanding of original scientific literature
++ 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 (written and spoken)

Module contents

The module focuses on current topics in molecular cell biology and biomedicine. Students will learn how to read, interpret and to present current research literature from different topics. The presentations include a 10min talk with a PowerPoint presententation as well as a poster presentation. The literature can be chosen by the students themself.

Seminar topics: original literature of molecular life science related to health and disease

Recommended reading

publications related to the current research question

Required assesment
Method of assesment

2 presentations 

Exam dates

During the course

Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency winter and summer semester
Workload
Total workload Contact hours
90 h

28 h

Course type
Type SWS Module frequency Contact hours
Seminar 2 SoSe und WiSe 28 h
Further information

Aufnahmekapazität: 20

Lehr-/Lernform: Seminar

Applicability of the module
  • Master's Programme Molecular Biomedicine > Skills Modules