NBIA05029U Protists - Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volume 2013/2014
Education
MSc Programme in Biology
Content
Identification, isolation, nutrition, life histories, fylogeny and behaviour of unicellular, free-living organisms. The course includes groups of organisms, which traditionally belong to algae, protozoa, heterotrophic flagellates, including Heterokontophyta, Dinophyta, Ciliata, and soil protozoa.
The course will include lectures, colloquia and laboratory-practice. Participants will also carry out an experimental project (about 25 hours) concluded by written report. The course will be concluded by an examination.

To give the participants an overview over the diversity and ecological importance of free-living protists. Participants will also be trained in methods for studying protists including different methods for isolation, culturing and identification, including electron microscopy and DNA-based methods.
Learning Outcome
Knowledge:
  • presentthe"tree of life",includingdescribingoverallprotist-organismgroups

Skills:

  • isolate andcultivateprotists
  • explainnutritionformsandthemainecological nichesofprotists

 

Competencies:

  • derivegeneral principlesacrossgroups of organismswith regard to eg.life history,behavior,cytology
  • selecting and applyingappropriatetechniques forstudies ofprotists
  • select relevantliteratureanddiscusstheir ownperformancein relation tothis
  • presentandcritically discussoriginalarticles
  • illustrateselected aspectsofprotistersbiologyexperimentallyand reportthisin writing
Literature
See Absalon.
1-2 hours of lectures and approx. 6 hours of exercises per week, incl. a project.
The course is part of the qualification profiles Aquatic Biology, Ecosystem Functioning and Managament, Marine Biology and Microbiology. For all courses of the qualification profiles, see Course Portal for Department of Biology.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Colloquia
  • 6
  • Exam
  • 1
  • Guidance
  • 2
  • Lectures
  • 10
  • Practical exercises
  • 15
  • Preparation
  • 137
  • Project work
  • 30
  • Theory exercises
  • 5
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Oral examination
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Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
In order to obtain the grade 12 the student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competencies described under "Learning Outcome".