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Udgave: |
Efterår 2012 NAT |
ECTS points: |
7,5 |
Point: |
7,5 |
Blokstruktur: |
2. blok |
Skemagruppe: |
A |
Fagområde: |
bio |
Institutter: |
Department of Biology |
Uddannelsesdel: |
Bachelor niveau |
Kontaktpersoner: |
Flemming Ekelund, Section for Terrestrial Ecology, phone 3532 2159, e-mail: fekelund@bio.ku.dk |
Andre undervisere: |
Per Juel, Søren Christensen, Bent Vismann. |
Skema- oplysninger: |
Vis skema for kurset Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet Efterår 2012 NAT |
Undervisnings- periode: |
Weeks 47-04 |
Undervisnings- form: |
1 weekly lecture + project in groups or individually |
Formål: |
To plan, conduct and communicate science. |
Indhold: |
The course aims at guiding the participants through all stages in a scientific work process:
Planning, constructing hypotheses and statistical design, literature search.
Experimental work.
How to write a scientific paper.
You can either:
1) perform an experiment on your own, with our assistance when needed
2) work on your own previously gathered data
3) work on data provided by the teachers
4) make a mini review based on scientific papers.
You can work in groups or individually.
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Målbeskrivelse: |
Competences:
To conduct relevant literature search
To articulate a scientific problem
To articulate questions and hypotheses to be tested experimentally and possibly falsified
To critically evaluate literature, especially with respect to the quality and relevance of hypotheses and whether conclusions agree with hypotheses and results. (Is it Science?)
To plan and conduct experiments/data-collection in a way which makes statistical treatment possible
To write a scientific manuscript in an appropriate form
To give an oral presentation of the idea, important results and conclusions of your research.
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Lærebøger: |
No Textbook. Relevant articles in connection with projects. |
Tilmelding: |
Registration 15 May - 1 June via KUnet |
Faglige forudsætninger: |
Scientific curiosity |
Eksamensform: |
Continuous assessment including an oral presentation, a manuscript draft, and an individual discussion of the manuscript. Graded with internal censorship. Re-examination: renewed presentation of failed elements. |
Eksamen: |
Løbende evaluering.
Reeksamen: Fornyet præsentation den 18. april 2013. |
Kursus hjemmeside: |
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Undervisnings- sprog: |
Engelsk
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Sidst redigeret: |
25/4-2012 |