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301487 PS Proseminar Microbial Ecology (2024W)
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 12.09.2024 14:00 to Th 26.09.2024 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 26.09.2024 18:00
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
- Jillian Petersen
- Maria Filipa Baltazar de Lima de Sousa
- Barbara Bayer
- David Berry
- Silvia Bulgheresi
- Holger Daims
- Stephanie Eichorst
- Elizabeth Hambleton
- Astrid Horn
- Matthias Horn
- Katharina Kitzinger
- Alexander Loy
- Marc Mußmann
- Petra Pjevac
- Shaul Pollak Pasternak
- Martin F. Polz
- Daan Speth
- Adrian James Tett
- Dagmar Wöbken
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Introduction to the course: Friday 04.10.2024, 11.00 to 12:00 in seminar room 2.1, UBB
- N Friday 04.10. 11:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 2.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 2.129, Ebene 2 (Kickoff Class)
- Thursday 21.11. 09:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 2.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 2.129, Ebene 2
- Friday 22.11. 09:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 2.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 2.129, Ebene 2
- Thursday 23.01. 09:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 2.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 2.129, Ebene 2
- Friday 24.01. 09:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 2.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 2.129, Ebene 2
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Based on primary scientific literature, attendants familiarize themselves with a current research theme of Microbial Ecology. They present this subject to their peers and supervisors in a seminar lecture, which is followed by an open discussion of the topic. Subsequently, the attendants identify potentially interesting open scientific questions related to their topic and write a short research proposal, as if they were to obtain funding to pursue these scientific questions in a research project. Finally, this research proposal is presented in a second seminar talk and discussed with peers and supervisors.
Assessment and permitted materials
Continuous assessment of course work. Quality and completeness of the first and second seminar presentations, and active participation in the discussions. Quality, originality, and completeness of the written short research proposal.The use of AI tools (large language models, e.g., ChatGPT) is allowed for writing the proposal and MUST be documented
A compulsory statement must be included with each proposal:
Either a signed statement that AI tools were not used for writing the proposal
OR
Indicate which tools were used for which purpose in which exact part of the proposal. Highlight these sections and indicate with a footnote which tool was used for which purpose. Provide a signed statement at the end summarizing which tools were used for which purpose, that these were the only uses of AI in preparing the proposal, and that you reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the content.
A compulsory statement must be included with each proposal:
Either a signed statement that AI tools were not used for writing the proposal
OR
Indicate which tools were used for which purpose in which exact part of the proposal. Highlight these sections and indicate with a footnote which tool was used for which purpose. Provide a signed statement at the end summarizing which tools were used for which purpose, that these were the only uses of AI in preparing the proposal, and that you reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the content.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students learn to work with primary scientific literature, learn to design and give an oral presentation in the style of a lecture, and exercise scientific discussions. Attendants also learn to identify open scientific questions and challenges, and to design and formulate a research proposal as needed to obtain for example scholarships for research. Students are trained in orally presenting and defending a research proposal to a group of scientific peers and experts.
Examination topics
Satisfactory quality and completeness of the first and second seminar presentations, and active participation in the discussions. Satisfactory quality, originality, and completeness of the written short research proposal.
Reading list
Primary scientific literature - including research articles and reviews
Association in the course directory
MMEI II-2.1
Last modified: Tu 03.09.2024 14:46