BB804: Biology Experiments – Communicating Biology (5 ECTS)

STADS: 04003901

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
3rd quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: fbj@biology.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
pwb@sport.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Max 21 studerende

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Bachelor degree.

Course introduction
Laboratory exercises and excursions are a part of the Danish high school (gymnasium/HF) curriculum. The participants learn to design laboratory exercises and organize excursions. They also gain experience in communicating biological topics at the appropriate proficiency level using different instructional techniques. (The course does not satisfy the pedagogical requirements for teaching at the high school level, but is a supplement to these).

Expected learning outcome
The students will achieve experience with biology experiments and communication of biology so that they can:

• Use biological knowledge to plan and conduct demonstration experiments and student laboratory exercises that illustrate central biological principles.
• Plan and carry out an excursion.
• Write instructions for student laboratory exercises at the gymnasium/high school level.
• Communicate biological topics to chosen target groups at different educational levels.
• Plan and present a study plan for a 20 h course on a biological topic, which includes an experimental element.
• Account for didactic thoughts that underlie individual lessons in a course.

Subject overview
Following an introduction to the course, the participants prepare and conduct several biological experiments on different topics and at different levels of difficulty. The participants learn to prepare and carry out an excursion. There are lectures on the art of communicating biological topics, and the participants themselves practise different techniques of teaching. Each participant must complete a project that describes a study plan for a larger course containing laboratory exercises. The study plan is presented orally and the written report is to be approved.

Literature

• Kompendium: BB 804, Biologieksperimenter - Biologiformidling.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
(a) Project assignment. Pass/fail, internal evaluation by teacher.
(b) Lab. work. Pass/fail, internal evaluation by teacher.

(c) Reexam after 4th quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger, antal timer 14.
Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning, antal timer 6.
Laboratorieøvelser, antal timer 22.
Ekskursion, antal timer 8.
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Language
This course is taught in English, if international students participate. Otherwise the course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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