BB831: Geobiology Field Course (5 ECTS)

STADS: 04008801

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
4th quater

Teacher responsible
Email: khabicht@biology.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
sacrowe@biology.sdu.dk
verona@biology.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Information: Vi vil bo og arbejde på feltstationen ved Lago di Candagno, Schweiz. Pris for rejsen er 950 kr.
Feltkurset i Schweiz ligger i uge 26

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Bachelor degree in biology, chemistry, or geology. You must have attended either BB829 Aquatic chemistry or BB201 Aquatic Microbial and Molecular Ecology. Furthermore you must have attended BB830 Geobiology or BB828 Aquatic chemistry.

Course introduction
Based on the information gained in the preceding Elite Module courses, this course gives the students the opportunity to design and implement their own research project within the natural environments presented at Lake Cadagno, Switzerland.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
• design a doable project within Lake Cadagno or the surrounding environment
• implement the techniques necessary to conduct the proposed research project and assemble the data into a coherent understanding of some aspect of the natural system

Subject overview
This course does not have a specific subject content. It is up to the students to design a research project based on their interest and on what they have learned during the other courses of the elite module.

Literature
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Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Lab. work. Pass/fail and internal evaluation by teacher.

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

Forelæsninger: 6 timer
Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning: 4 timer
Laboratorieøvelser: 40 timer
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in English.

Course enrollment
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