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Høst 2015
BIO-2006 Plants and Ecosystems - 10 stp
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Type of course
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Course contents
Application deadline
Admission requirements
Applicants from Nordic countries must have:Generell studiekompetanse, samt følgende spesielle opptakskrav:
Matematikk R1 eller matematikk S1+S2 og i tillegg ett av følgende programfag:
- Matematikk (R1+R2)
- Fysikk (1+2)
- Kjemi (1+2)
- Biologi (1+2)
- Informasjonsteknologi (1+2)
- Geofag (1+2)
- Teknologi og forskningslære (1+2)
Application code: 9336 (Nordic applicants). It is a requirement that students have some prior knowledge of biology and ecology, chemistry and mathematics. (Participants must have taken introductory level university courses, and achieved pass grades, in these subjects).
International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English. It is a requirement that students have some prior knowledge of biology and ecology, chemistry and mathematics. A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education website - nokut.no
Objective of the course
- Read and understand scientific literature in the format of scientific papers
- Have knowledge of different types of scientific papers, i.e. review papers, meta-analysis papers, empirical papers and theoretical papers
- Have improved their ability to discuss and give both oral and written presentations of scientific topics
- Complete a small scientific project, including data sampling, data analysis and discussion in presented in the format of a scientific paper
- Explain various ways by which plants play active roles in ecosystems
- Explain ways by which plant role of ecosystems may change
- Explain how knowledge on plant role of ecosystems is essential to land use management
Language of instruction
The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language. When only Scandinavian students attend, language of instruction is Scandinavian.
Teaching methods
Assessment
The students will be assessed on the basis of the project (30%) and the oral exam (70%). A graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail.
There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination.