300009 SE Current topics in cognitive biology 2 (2025S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 06.02.2025 14:00 to Th 20.02.2025 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 15.03.2025 18:00
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
This seminar will take place in seminar room 5.021, 5. OG, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Wien
- Friday 07.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 14.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 21.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 28.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 04.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 11.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- N Friday 02.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 09.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 16.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 23.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 30.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 06.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 13.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 20.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Friday 27.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Ort in u:find Details
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The aim of the seminar is to train and improve critical reading skills and discussion of scientific literature. Each session will involve an interactive discussion of a published scientific paper on animal cognition and behaviour (e.g. identifying strengths or weaknesses in the study design and the paper in general, critically evaluating the results, as well as authors' claims and interpretations, and proposing suggestions for improvement of the study or paper). Each student will have the opportunity to select a paper to be discussed by the class in one of the sessions and also to give a short powerpoint presentation summarising that paper at the beginning of the session. This seminar shall prepare students at the master and PhD level for publicly presenting their studies and for participating at conferences. A special focus is on formulating arguments and structuring different forms of discussions (open floor, attacker-defender etc.).
Assessment and permitted materials
Presence is obligatory; quality in participation, taking roles as discussant, presenter and chair
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Active participation in discussion, individual presentations of essential points of a paper and taking role as chair. To pass the course, you must not be absent more than 2 times. The participation in the discussion is scored on a scale between 1-3; the presentation of essential points and the role as chair is scored on a scale from 1-5.
Examination topics
not applicable
Reading list
chosen by participants
Association in the course directory
MVN W-12, CoBeNe W2
Last modified: Mo 17.02.2025 18:47