Universität Wien

300429 SE Seminar in Systematic and Evolutionary Botany (2024W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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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).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Vorbesprechung (initial meeting on 4th of October 2024) is obligatory (joint VB for all three seminars).

IMPORTANT: This seminar will take place TOGETHER with the seminars Molecular Biology of Plants (300415) and Structural Botany (300423)

Please note that this seminar will be held jointly with the two following seminars and it is recommended that students participate in all three seminars during the same winter term.

MBO1: 300423 SE Seminar in Structural Botany
MBO3: 300415 SE Seminar for Molecular Biology of Plants

  • Friday 04.10. 09:45 - 11:00 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 18.10. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 25.10. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 08.11. 09:45 - 12:45 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 15.11. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 22.11. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 29.11. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 06.12. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 13.12. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 10.01. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 17.01. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 24.01. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Friday 31.01. 09:45 - 12:45 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: Developing a deepened understanding of concepts and current topics in systematic and evolutionary botany.
Content: Topics in systematic and evolutionary botany using examples from current publications
Methods: Each student presents one paper (ca. 15 mins) and all students participate in the discussion of this paper

Assessment and permitted materials

Presentation and participation in discussions (during the course units), written essay (outside the course units, no restrictions concerning allowed means).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In sum 12 points can be reached; these are distributed as follows:
Presentation and discussion of a paper (7 points)
Written summary and opinion (1 to maximally 2 pages long) on the presented paper (2.5 points)
Participation in discussions on papers presented by the other participants (2.5 points).

Minimum requirement for positive credit: 6.25 points

Credit key:
0-6 points: 5
6.25-7.5 points: 4
7.75-9 points: 3
9.25-10.5 points: 2
10.75-12 points: 1

Examination topics

Students have to understand a scientific paper to be able to (i) present its content in a concise manner, (ii) ask questions on the presented subjects, and (iii) express their own ideas on and their own assessment of these subjects.

Reading list

the discussed papers are selected in the first course unit

Association in the course directory

MBO 1

Last modified: Tu 01.10.2024 12:07