3 ECTS credits
78 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4012868ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
During this class, we will study some developmental processes such as segmentation, regeneration and axis formation.
We will use recent articles and analyze the techniques, results and conclusions that illustrate new paradigms.
Moreover, the chosen topics will focus on model as well as on non-model organism relevant for the Herpetology student (frog, salamander, snake, lizard, etc.).
An active participation of the student is necessary and the presence during all the classes is MANDATORY.
One point of the final grade (on 20) will be substracted for each non-justified absence (justification based on the VUB/faculty rules).
A "blended learning" approach is used requiring the student to work in advance on his/her own. The study material (articles, video's, links, etc) will be provided beforehand. The class period will be dedicated to discussion about the studied topics.
Several PowerPoint presentations will have to be made by each student.
e-mail: luc.leyns@vub.be
Scientific articles and supporting material will be available online
This course unit has the following intended learning outcomes. At the end of the course unit, the student should be able to:
* know and understand the various developmental operation discussed in the course,
* analyze in depth experiments, the conclusions that can be made and the hypotheses that can be generated based on these results,
* place the experimental approaches in context of the model or non-model organism used in Herpetology,
* communicate orally to peers the scientific results as well as their own hypotheses.
The student will then know: how to tackle recent scientific paradigms in developmental biology , be able to autonomously analyze and report on a specific biological operation.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
During the oral exam, the student will present in 15 minutes a scientific topic (based on one or several scientific articles) under the form of a presentation. The article(s) will be provided several weeks in advance.
Afterwards, this topic as well as the content of the course will be discussed (about 15 minutes) with the examiner.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Molecular Biology: Standaard traject
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity