
BB844: Field Course in Terrestrial or Marine Biology
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Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Students taking the course are expected to:
- Have knowledge of the curriculum in biology or similar
- Be able to handle basic software (Word, Excel, Power point)
The course builds upon the knowledge acquired in the mandatory courses of the bachelor's program in biology.
Course introduction
The participants will gain insights to the different stages of the research process in general, and to principle of and methods in biological fieldwork in particular.
The participants plan, carry out, and analyze the results of a biological field project. The written report must be prepared as a draft manuscript aimed for submission to an international peer-reviewed journal.The process includes the search for relevant scientific literature, testable hypotheses should be established and the evaluation of results obtained in relation to the existing knowledge in the field. Specific research topics are chosen among pertinent biological issues in the natural environments that surround the field stations of the Institute of Biology, where the practical part of the course takes place.
Expected learning outcome
- Search and critically select scientific literature pertaining to a particular biological topic.
- Use scientific articles and other sources to formulate working hypotheses for biological field projects.
- Design biological field investigations to test the hypotheses established.
- Carry out biological investigations and experiments in the field.
- Analyze the results gathered, and structure and describe these in a scientific style.
- Discuss own results in relation to previous investigations.
- Define directions for interesting research in the future.
Content
- Theory and planning: A research topic is selected and working hypotheses and a detailed research plan are elaborated based on a screening of relevant literature and discussions of the theory behind the topic.
- Field course: The practical part is carried out as a combination of field laboratory work studies at either the Biological Institute’s field station Svanninge Bjerge or the Research Center for Marine Biology in Kerteminde. Accommodation at the field stations is mandatory. The results are analyzed and summarized in a report written in the style of a scientific paper.
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Examination regulations
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Exam element a)
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Prerequisites
Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
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Examination part | Prerequisites for participating in the exam a) | N110019101, BB844: Field Course in Terrestrial or Marine Biology |
Tests
Report and individual oral presentation
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Teaching Method
On registration of the course, the students inform the institute of which part they prefer by sending an email to: piam@sdu.dk If there are too many students for one part, we may have to redistribute. Students who have not announced which part they prefer, will be placed in vacant seats.
A course fee of kr. 500 kr is required to contribute towards food and accommodation expenses for the field stay in Svanninge Bjerge or Kerteminde.
- Writing the research report.
Teacher responsible
Name | Department | |
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Karl Michael Attard | karl.attard@biology.sdu.dk | Nordcee |
Thomas Bjørneboe Berg | thomasbb@biology.sdu.dk | Biologisk Institut |