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300051 SE Proposal writing (2025S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 06.02.2025 14:00 to Th 20.02.2025 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 15.03.2025 18:00
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
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In the preliminary meeting on 5.3. at 9:30 am in SR 3.1 (UBB) we will explain the tasks. We will meet for lightning presentations (3 min) of the hypotheses of the proposals on 31 March at 9:30 in Hörsaal of Rennweg 14. The block seminar including ca 15 min presentations for each proposal will take place on 4 Juni 2025 at 9:30. Written proposals must be submitted in mid-Juli. Please attend!
- Monday 31.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
- Wednesday 04.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
- Wednesday 04.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The students have to submit a proposal of about 10 pages and present and defend it in an oral presentation. The written proposal accounts for 50% of the grade, the oral defense also for 50% of the grade.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The proposal should follow the format of a typical FWF grant proposal, which will be provided on Moodle and can also be downloaded from FWF (single projects). The criteria are:
1. a clear scientific question
2. background and pilot work for the work
3. the rationale and logic of the planned experiments
4. how convincing the application is.
The oral presentation assessment will rely on the logic and rational outline of the project with the necessary background information and convincing arguments. It will be also assessed, how the student replies to challenging questions.
1. a clear scientific question
2. background and pilot work for the work
3. the rationale and logic of the planned experiments
4. how convincing the application is.
The oral presentation assessment will rely on the logic and rational outline of the project with the necessary background information and convincing arguments. It will be also assessed, how the student replies to challenging questions.
Examination topics
see above
Reading list
It is expected that the student reads all the relevant literature of their specific project, and uses it for the references in written and oral work.
Association in the course directory
MES9
Last modified: Tu 11.03.2025 13:46
As the most crucial part is formulating and justifying a good scientific question, we will meet during the semester once to make sure that the questions are clear. At the end of the semester students will present and defend the proposal in an oral presentation, and have the opportunity to receive feedback before the deadline for the final proposal.