BB500: Study Introduction for Biology
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher
EKA: N100063112, N100063122, N100063102
Assessment: Second examiner: None, Second examiner
Grading: Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor
STADS ID (UVA): N100063101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 16-02-2020
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
The aim of the course is that the student experiences a scholarly identity creating and retaining introduction to his study program. The course develops the student’s study competences through introduction to study strategies and active participation in scholarly activities.
Throughout the course the student establishes his personal learning plan to organize his learning process, and is associated to a study group, which constitutes itself by a study group contract. Throughout the course the student is involved in problem solving anchored in topics from the student’s introductory courses.
Expected learning outcome
Intended learning outcomes - after completing the course the student is expected to be able to:
- Applies study and learning strategies to organize hers/his own learning in relation to the intended learning outcomes, learning activities and assessment tasks.
- Establishes working relationships to his fellow students and describes his role as an active participant in the study program’s social and academic learning activities
- Specifies and analyzes a problem in pre-formulated form and communicates the solving process and the result of the process.
- Identifies different science representations (textual, auditory, visual, symbolic, iconic, graphical, tabular, static or dynamic) and applies them in problem solving.
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course:
- Study group: Work in collaborative groups, communication, planning, conflict management, group forming and constitution and study group contract
- The student’s learning: Introduction to e-learning, laboratory security, study and learning strategies, harmonization of expectations, ethical standards in academia and the student’s personal learning plan.
- Problem solving anchored in topics from the student’s introductory courses.
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Mandatory Assignments
EKA
N100063112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Aids allowed
ECTS value
1
Additional information
Compulsory course in laboratory safety and test in laboratory safety is included as part of the compulsory assignments.
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element b)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
UN Sustainable Development Goals
EKA
N100063122
Assessment
Second examiner
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course.
ECTS value
1
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element c)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Take home-exam
EKA
N100063102
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Aids allowed
ECTS value
3
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 3 hours
Skills training phase: 36 hours, hereof: Tutorials: 32 hours og Laboratory exercises: 4 hours
Teacher responsible
Additional teachers
Name | Department | City | |
---|---|---|---|
Camilla Gundlach | cgk@sdu.dk | Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet | |
Mogens T. Jensen | mtj@sdu.dk | Institut for Fysik, Kemi og Farmaci | |
Rune Wulff Christensen | rwc@sdu.dk | Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet | |
Simone Louise Nothlev Sørensen | simone@sdu.dk | Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet |