3 EC
Semester 1 & 2, period 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
5224MGLS3Y
In this course, students are trained to discuss important topics within the Green Life Sciences, in the form of a masterclass, consisting of a tutorial meeting and a seminar. Students will attend lectures from internationally renowned scientists in the Amsterdam Green Life Science Seminars series organized by ~10 Plant Science groups within the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) and the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED). This seminar series is organized on a monthly basis throughout the year (except the summer period). The topics for the seminars cover the whole spectrum of plant molecular biology and signal transduction. An overview of upcoming and previous seminars can be found at: https://sils.uva.nl/events/sils-events.html. Students must attend six masterclasses during the 2-yearprogramme. Students may attend more theme lectures on a facultative basis.
Recent primary literature by the guest speakers, to be announced at least two weeks before each masterclass.
In preparation for each seminar, several recent papers by the guest speaker will be studied, questions asked and answered, which are then extensively discussed in the tutorial meeting
1. As preparation for the master class, students will be given an assignment, which involves formulating questions based on the provided literature, and answering questions formulated by other students in a powerpoint presentation during the tutorial meeting.
2. Students are required to participate actively in the discussion during the tutorials and after the seminar.
The total number of contacthours (including lectures and discussions) is 30, the remaining time is spent on preparation.
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Zelfstudie | 84 |
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Final grade |
A student has passed the course when 6 assignments are graded with a 5.0 or higher and when the weighted final grade of all assignments is 5.5 of higher.
The seminar grade will be based on (weight %):
Elements are assessed and graded by the attending staff member.
Resits of tutorials/seminars are not possible. If a seminar is graded lower than a 5.0, the student must attend another seminar.
assignments are made individually
feedback is given in the tutorial meeting and on Canvas
the assignment is graded
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
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Location: Science Park 904, 1098XH, Amsterdam. Meeting rooms will be announced per masterclass through sils.uva.nl/news-events, and Canvas.
BSc Biology with sufficient background in (Plant) Molecular Biology. All MSc Green Life Science students meet these entry requirements. Other MSc students are encouraged to contact the coordinator before the course to discuss whether they meet this requirement, and suggestions for additional background reading, if applicable.
20 students