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300390 UE Basic Methods of Evolutionary and Structural Botany (2016S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Initial meeting: Monday, 3. March 2015, ÜR2 (!), 11:00.
Participation in this meeting is strongly recommended, as the list of participants will be fixed then.
Course starts on 7. March!
Participation in this meeting is strongly recommended, as the list of participants will be fixed then.
Course starts on 7. March!
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).
- Registration is open from Th 04.02.2016 08:00 to Th 18.02.2016 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2016 18:00
Details
max. 10 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
- Gerald Schneeweiss
- Michael H. J. Barfuss
- Veronika Mayer
- Ovidiu Paun
- Hanna Schneeweiss
- Jürg Schönenberger
- Anna Maria Louise von Balthazar-Schönenberger
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Part 1 of the course (7. to 11. March) will be held in rooms of the Division of Structural Botany.
Part 2 (12. March; 14. to 18. March) will be held in ÜR 1.
The day of presentations will be fixed after the initial meeting, but will be in the 14. week (4. to 8. April)
- Thursday 03.03. 11:00 - 12:00 Übungsraum 2 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 14.03. 14:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 1 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Tuesday 15.03. 14:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 1 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Wednesday 16.03. 14:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 1 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Thursday 17.03. 14:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 1 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Friday 18.03. 14:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 1 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Tuesday 05.04. 09:00 - 14:00 Übungsraum 1 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
DNA-sequencing (Sanger sequencing); population genetics and genome evolution from NGS (next-generation sequencing) data (incl. basic bioinformatics); basic phylogenetic (and phylogenomic) methods and their application in studying character evolution (e.g., morphological characters, chromosome numbers, biogeography); the Structural Botany part of this course is dedicated to techniques and applications of the scanning electron microscopy (SEM); case studies of flower development, seed surface and structural adaptations.
Assessment and permitted materials
Written protocol 10 points; two written exams 3 points each; presentation 4 points, thus totaling 20 points.Minimum requirement for positive credit: 10.25 points
(credit key:
0-10 points: 5
10.25-12.5 points: 4
12.75-15 points: 3
15.25-17.5 points: 2
17.75-20 points: 1)
(credit key:
0-10 points: 5
10.25-12.5 points: 4
12.75-15 points: 3
15.25-17.5 points: 2
17.75-20 points: 1)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students are able to apply basic methods in botanical research (e.g., DNA sequencing, phylogenetic methods, bioinformatic analyses of NGS data; preparation techniques and SEM usage), and they have good knowledge and skills in the fields of systematic and evolutionary botany as well as structural botany.
Examination topics
Practical work in the lab and at the computer; demonstration
Integration of methods and data in a scientific protocol; presentation of a specific aspect pertaining to the content of this course
Integration of methods and data in a scientific protocol; presentation of a specific aspect pertaining to the content of this course
Reading list
Association in the course directory
MBO 4
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