Universität Wien
Course Exam

300127 VO Genomic approaches to variation and adaptation: a road map (2023W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
ON-SITE

Tuesday 05.12.2023
Die Prüfung findet am 05.12.2023, 09:00-10:00 Uhr, Dept. für Botanik und Biodiversität, Raum 249/250 (2. EG), Rennweg 14, 1030 Wien statt.

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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).

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Examination topics

Lecture presentations (pdfs of powerpoints available on Moodle)

Assessment and permitted materials

The exam will be organized towards the end of the semester as a scientific discussion (oral) focused on one topic of students' interest plus 2-3 background questions from other topics. All questions are derived from the scripts of the lectures which are available to the students. Duration 20-25 min.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The minimum requirement for a positive grade is to answer at least 50% of the questions in the exam.
The students understand essential concepts behind current key genomic approaches for studying variation, adaptation, and speciation. They are able to choose suitable genomic approaches for addressing specific questions in the modern life sciences in general, and in ecology & evolutionary biology in particular.
Grading scale: <50% questions answered grade 5; 50-61% grade 4; 62-73% grade 3; 74-85% grade 2; 86-100% grade 1.
Attendance of the complementary UE 300369 (summer semester) and seminar (SE 300164, winter semester) is recommended for students wishing to go deeper into ecological & evolutionary genomics during their MSc or PhD projects.

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