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The course consisted in a series of 10 lectures (45mn long) prepared and presented by the students each followed by a discussion (2 x 45 mn) based on primary literature on the topic presented. The course also included two open discussion on broader topics at the end of the course. Presentations and discussions were open to everyone and scientific staff as well as PhD students from other faculties have have participated to the course. Overall the course has been very well appreciated by the students who said that they learned a lot. The quality of the presentation by the students has improved during the course. This year, the students were free to decide on the topic of their lectures. This generated a large variety of topics that were sometimes difficult to link. Therefore, in the future we may guide more carefully the choice of the topics in order to increase the homogeneity of the course and link more the discussions of the different sessions. This may also help building a stronger knowledge in the topics approached.

The pedagogical goals of the course are<ul><li>to increase the knowledge in advanced topic in evolutionary biology</li><li>to improve the oral presentation skills of the students for lecture type presentation (content / form / timing / oral expression)</li><li>to familiarize students with the preparation of a lecture in a restricted amount of time. </li><li>To discuss orally primary literature and argument scientifically</li></ul> The form chose for the course (presentation and discussion in front of a public) is particularly appropriate to reach these goals. An important part of the course also consists in constructive criticisms given by the students and the other persons present after each presentation. The learning environment has been particularly good in the course. Students were both critical and very supportive for each other and discussions were sometimes very engaged. This type of course helping the students to improve their oral presentation for lectures is particularly relevant at this level of the study.

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Institutt for biologi

Department of Biology

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Engelsk

Norsk

Anbefalte forkunnskaper

Cand. scient/mastergrad i biologi eller tilsvarende

Faglig innhold

Emnet går hvert semester ved behov. Emnet tar for seg spesialtema i biologi i PhD-graden. Emnet tar sikte på å presentere, diskutere og kritisk analysere relevante biologiske spørsmål. Tema vil avhenge av kandidatsammensetningen. Undervisningen baseres på nyere orginallitteratur og bygger på aktiv deltakelse fra kandidatene. Innholdet godkjennes av fakultetet. Emnet går hvert semester ved behov. 

Kursmateriell

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Vurdering: Normalt i skriftlig form og en foredrag (ca 20-30 min) over et gitt emne eller publikasjon. Emnet vurderes med bestått/ikke bestått. 

Læringsutbytte

KUNNSKAP: Ha en oppdatert, forskningsbasert, kunnskap omkring et spesialisert, oppdatert pensum som understøtter dr.-graden FERDIGHETER: Ha fått bred erfaring i å diskutere, kritisk analysere, men også presentere biologiske spørsmål. GENERELL KOMPETANSE Kandidatene har bred erfaring i å legge fram og å diskuttere og analysere forskningsbasert ny kunnskap. 

Avansert biologi

Biologi

Biologi - doktorgrad (ph.d.)

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Avansert biologi - BI8091