Search result: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2020
Environmental Sciences Master  | ||||||
 Major in Ecology and Evolution | ||||||
| C. Scientific Skills | ||||||
| Term Paper and Seminar | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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| 701-1461-00L | Ecology and Evolution: Seminar  Direct continuation of course unit 701-1460-00L "Ecology and Evolution: Term Paper" of the previous semester (HS). | W | 3 credits | 6S | T. Städler, J. Alexander, S. Bonhoeffer, T. Crowther, A. Hall, J. Jokela, J. Payne, G. Velicer, A. Widmer | |
| Abstract | The organization and functioning of academic research as well as academic publishing are introduced and applied: students critically review two term papers written by their student colleagues. Based on the reviews, the authors of the papers write reply letters and revise their own term papers. They finally present their topic during an in-house "mini-conference" with a talk. | |||||
| Learning objective | • Students become familiar with the academic peer-review and publishing process • They learn to evaluate the quality of a manuscript and formulate constructive criticism • They learn to deal with criticism of their own work (by their student peers) • They practise oral presentations and discussions in English | |||||
| Content | The organization and functioning of academic research as well as academic publishing are introduced and applied: students critically review two term papers written by their student colleagues. Based on the reviews, the authors of the papers write reply letters and revise their own term papers. They finally present their topic during an in-house "mini-conference" with a talk. | |||||
| Lecture notes | none | |||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Direct continuation of "Ecology and Evolution: Term Paper" of the previous semester | |||||
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