3 ECTS credits
75 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4021500ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
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Students are able to understand the recent developments in plant physiology. They comprehend the objectives, methodology and scientific relevance of the literature on (molecular) plant physiology.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Andere bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The examination consists of two parts:
(I) Two questions from two different main parts of the lectures. The student has 25 min to prepare a schematic written answer; this is followed by a 25 min oral discussion, during which additional questions will be asked by the examinator. The score is based on the oral examination, the written preparation is only meant as a help for the oral part.
Each question counts for 25% of the final mark.
(II) A presentation by the student of one subject in the broad field of molecular plant physiology and based on two recent research papers (no review papers) to be selected by the student and approved by the course responsible (send the papers by e-mail to Geert.Angenon@vub.ac.be at the latest one week before the exam). During the exam the student should concisely and critically present in 10-12 min (a) the background, (b) the objectives, (c) the experimental set up and the main conclusions of the most important experiments described in the chosen papers and (d) formulate suggestions and hypotheses for further research. The presentation is followed by 12 min discussion. The student can use whatever material considered suitable (e.g. a printout of the papers, a printout of important figures, a powerpoint presentation …).
The presentation counts for 50% of the final mark.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Molecular Biology: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)