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300230 PP Observation of zoo-kept animals (2010W)

Course

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Vorbesprechung am 05.03.2012 um 15 Uhr im Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Treffpunkt Elefantenhaus. An der Kassa bescheid geben, dann freier Eintritt

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).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The students (in groups of two) are working on individual project to learn how to investigate zoo animals.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final score is composed of:
1) Preparing the project, experimental design, ethogram,...: 30%
2) Oral presentation: 30%
3) Final report: 40%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students will learn how to plan and perform a small research project on their own.

Examination topics

1) in der ersten Woche: Zooführung zum Thema Tiergartenbiologie und Zoo-Management.
2) in der zweiten Woche: Crash-Kurs (ca. 2-3 Stunden) zum Thema "wissenschaftliche Methoden" (Literatursuche, Fragestellung und Hypothesenbildung, Datenaufnahme)
3) Bearbeitung der Forschungs-Projekte in Zweiergruppen (individuelle Betreuung)
4) Vorträge: Gegen Ende des Semesters präsentiert jede Gruppe die Ergebnisse im Rahmen eines Vortrages
5) Verfassen einen Abschlussberichtes

Reading list

Association in the course directory

B-BZO 12, B-BZO 13, BZO 11, BZO 13

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