General Information
| Course Code | AMU_0021 |
|---|---|
| Credits | 6 EC |
| Period | P2 |
| Course Level | 500 |
| Language of Tuition | English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
| Course Coordinator | dr. G.M. Ganssen |
| Examiner | dr. G.M. Ganssen |
| Teaching Staff |
Practical Information
You cannot register for this course yourself; your faculty's education office carries out registration
Target audiences
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Course Objective
At the end of the course, the students are able to:1. Identify main biological oceanographic processes (4) and describe
their interdependence
2. specify and differentiate between biological processes involved in
the biological pump
3. survey relevant literature about a given research topic within
biological oceanography and summarize in an abstract
4. develop and formulate a follow-up research question / objective on a
given topic within biological oceanography and describe how the research
should be conducted
5. present a lecture aimed at explaining a research topic to a
scientific audience and proposing a continuation research project
6. explain the importance of the biology of the ocean for global change
developments
7. critically discuss, oppose and defend scientific issues within the
field of biological oceanography
Course Content
http://studiegids.uva.nl/xmlpages/page/2019-2020/zoek-vak/vak/73211Teaching Methods
FORMAT- Lectures
- Discussion forums, flipped classrooms
- Homework assignment (literature survey, abstract writing, oral
presentation)
- Computer and lab practicals
- Excursion
- Student symposium
Method of Assessment
ASSESSMENT (%)Exam: 60%
Abstract and formulation research objective: 20%
Oral presentation: 20%
Entry Requirements
basics in (biological) OceanographyLiterature
STUDY MATERIALSLectures (power point files)
Selection of scientific papers (will be provided)
(not obligatory) the book: Oceanography and Marine Biology. An
Introduction to Marine Science. (D.W. Townsend. Sinauer Associates, ISBN
9780878936021) may serve as introduction to the course.
Target Audience
master students in the field of climatology, oceanography, ecology,hydrology