IABB504: Individual study activity in Biology (5 ECTS)

STADS: 04015831

A supervisor contract and project statement must be submitted. This must take place no later than one week after the semester has started, but it is recommended, that it is submitted as soon as possible after registration.

Fill in and submit: Supervisor contract for students with a major from the Faculty of Science 

Fill in and submit: Supervisor contract for students with a minor from the faculty of science and majored from another faculty

Be aware that it is not possible to fill in the form after deadline of submission, since the application system will shut down. The system will reopen in connection with the next course registration, then you can fill out the form for the next semester.

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is held twice a year, once in the autumn semester and once in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible
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Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None.

Academic preconditions:
Students taking the course are expected to have knowledge of the basic principles of scientific argumentation and development of theories in biology, and to have the fundamental biological knowledge that is necessary to access the chosen topic.

Course introduction
The aim of the course is to enable the student to carry out a small research project and to give the student detailed insight to a specific biological topic of the student’s own choice. The student obtains experience in acquiring knowledge within a field, identifying and formulating a scientific problem, and attempting to solve the problem. This contributes broadly to the development of the student’s academic qualifications.

The course builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in previous project-based courses, and it strengthens the scientific foundation for the further study in general, and for the bachelor project in particular.

In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:

• Provide competences to identify own learning needs and structure personal learning.
• Provide skills in conducting experimental investigations, critically evaluate biological theories, and express, evaluate and solve biological problems.
• Provide knowledge and understanding of scientific theories, experimental methods, and current research topics in biology, and how these are employed in biological discussions.

Expected learning outcome
The learning objectives of the course are that the student demonstrates the ability to:

• Create an overview of scientific principles and methods in the field of the topic chosen
• Analyse and evaluate own scientific results in the perspective of previous research within the area
• Suggest directions for future research
• Express oneself in scientific terms

Subject overview
The topic of the course depends on the choice of the student and may lie within any field of biology.

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

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:

1. The course is evaluated by an oral exam, evaluated by the Danish 7-mark scale and internal marking. (5 ECTS). (04015832).

The oral exam is held during the exam periods of January and June.

Deadline for handing in projects in the reexam period for winter examination is 1 march at the latest. Deadline for handing in projects in the reexam period for summer examination is 31 august.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 2 hours

Educational activities

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Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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