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BB817: Planning and evaluation of biological experiments (5 ECTS)

STADS: 04010501

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.

Teacher responsible

Email: hcpetersen@stat.sdu.dk

Timetable

Group	Type	Day	Time	Classroom	Weeks
Common	I	Monday	14-16	U35	35
Common	I	Monday	14-16	U24	36
Common	I	Monday	14-16	U15	39-41
Common	I	Wednesday	14-16	U15	35-39
S1	TE	Tuesday	10-12	U82c	35
S1	TE	Tuesday	10-12	U20	37,39-40
S1	TE	Tuesday	10-12	U15	38,41
S1	TE	Wednesday	14-18	U49	40-41
S1	TE	Friday	08-10	U90	37-41
S2	TE	Tuesday	10-12	U147	36-40
S2	TE	Wednesday	08-12	U49	40-41
S2	TE	Thursday	10-12	U66	36-41

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Comment:
Samlæses med BB206

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
The content of the course ST501 Science statistics or ST503 Statistics for Biologists is assumed to be known.

Course introduction
The students will learn to formulate biological questions in order to design, analyse, interpret, and present their own experimental investigations and field studies. Furthermore, they will learn to perform critical evaluations of research papers from the international scientific literature. Examples of studies, reflecting the complexity in the biological disciplines will be presented. The students will learn to use a statistical software for analysis of general linear models.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:

sum up questions in biological disciplines, e.g. ecology, physiology, neurobiology, and evolutionary biology, in order to formulate testable biological hypotheses
design relevant laboratory or field studies in order to test the proposed hypotheses, including the use of statistical power calculations
handle, analyse, and interpret data from experimental investigations, including statistical analyses of general linear models, such as factorial ANOVA, multiple regression, and ANCOVA
present results from experimental investigations correctly, according to the data types specific to the individual biological disciplines
critically evaluate and discuss international scientific publications

Subject overview
The necessity of quantitative evaluation of results from biological experiments. Types of biological data and sources of variability in experimental biology. Design of experimental biological studies. Handling of raw data, statistical analysis, and interpretation and presentation of results.

Literature
There isn't any litterature for the course at the moment.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
(a) Prerequisite test concicting of mandatory written assignment during the course.

(b) Prerequisite test concicting of active participation in seminars including presentation of a scientific paper and applications of the statistical software used in the course.

(a) and (b) will be evaluated together and graded passed/not passed, and must be passed in order du take part in the exam. Internal censorship by teacher.

c) Written project, which is evaluated by the 7-mark scale, external censorship

Reexam in the same exam period or immediately thereafter. The re-exam can have a different form than the ordinary exam.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 20 hours
Skills training phase: 25 hours

Educational activities Study phase: 5 hours

The training phase consist of seminars with student presentations.

Language
This course is taught in English, if international students participate. Otherwise the course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

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