Universität Wien

300057 SE Seminar in Fungal Ecology (2025W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 16 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please note there will be no meeting on 02.10.2025. Our first meeting will take place on Thursday 09.10.2025 13:15 - 14:45.
-Class on 16.10.2025 AND on 23.10.2025 will be a pre-recorded lecture, and it will involve a problem set due on 23.10.2025 based on lecture materials from 16.10.2025. There will be no in-person class on either of these days. See the course syllabus to be shared on 09.10.2025.

  • Thursday 02.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 09.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 16.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 23.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 30.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 06.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 13.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 20.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 27.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 04.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 11.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 18.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 08.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 15.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 22.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 29.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

1. Arrive at a deep understanding of fungal ecology with a focus on community, ecosystem, and population ecology.
2. Have a basic appreciation for mycology, including fungal growth, reproduction, and systematics.
3. Have a general overview of the main methods used in fungal ecology and why certain methods are employed.
4. Improve research (e.g., how to find and evaluate peer reviewed literature), writing (e.g., writing short essays), and presentation (e.g., group presentations) skills.

Assessment and permitted materials

1. Evaluation will be based on class participation (25%), problem sets (25%), short essays (25%), and the final presentation (25%).
2. The course will not have any exams.
3. While any aid can be used for the course, the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) should not be used to arrive at final conclusions for the problem sets nor short essays. Direct copy and pasting of generative AI outputs will be not be accepted. While you may use generative AI for research purposes, you must disclosure how you used it in each submitted assignment (e.g., I used chatGPT to get an introduction to fungal mating types, and this allowed me to ask more specific questions in google scholar to arrive at an answer to the problem set).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1. It is required to attend class and participate in discussions. You cannot pass the course if you miss too many classes. There is no firm rule on how many classes one can miss because this depends on the circumstance.
2. You must give a final presentation. You will not pass the course if you do not give a final presentation.
3. At least half of the problem sets and short essays must be turned in to pass.

Examination topics

There are no exam in this course.

Reading list

Literature for achieving the above learning objectives will be provided on the course syllabus. There will be no need to purchase a textbook.

Association in the course directory

MEC-9, MBO 7

Last modified: Th 09.10.2025 08:47