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20721-01 - Lecture with practical courses: Ecosystems - Concepts, Principles and Processes (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
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| Content | Lectures: Different ecosystem types, their characteristics and components will be introduced in a series of lectures. Through slides (presentations), scientific reports and textbooks such principles, important processes and interactions between organisms and the abiotic environment will be discussed. Practical course Relevant topics regarding the conservation of ecosystems will be critically analyzed and discussed. The critical reading and analysis of primary literature will focus on understanding the content of scientific articles, as well as on discussing and questioning the authors’ statements, using the presented data. Topically, these sessions will be aligned with the content of the main lecture. |
| Learning objectives | Lecture - Students learn about different ecosystems worldwide, their main components and functioning; - they learn about how the conservation of ecosystems aligns with sustainable use of natural resources; - they can mediate and argument this knowledge with specific vocabulary. Practical course - Students are familiar with the primary literature in natural sciences with regards ecosystems conservation and values and sustainable use of natural resources; - they acquire familiarity with the structure of articles in natural sciences; - they develop strategies to efficiently and correctly analyze the content of such articles; - they critically analyze the statement of a text, based on the presented data; - they can interpret the provided data autonomously. |
| Bibliography | Will be provided in advance via ADAM. |
| Comments | Mandatory lecture for students of the MSD with focus areas in social sciences and in economics. Students of the MSD with focus areas in natural sciences may enrol if they have not already taken a comparable course. CP have to be accredit via learning agreement (template available on the website MSD/downloads MSD 2017) for the FASR module. Teaching takes place: - lecture: details tba; - practical course: details tba; first meeting on DDMMYY with all participants. During the semester students meet in two groups fortnightly. Details of group building and meeting dates will be provided during the first class. The lecture is offered by the MSD. NN |
| Admission requirements | Limited number of participants (25). Students of the MSD have a first priority. If you study something different you must do at least a master's degree within the Departement of Enviromental Sciences (Faculty of Sciences) and may attend the course in case of vacancies (= second priority). No other students admitted. |
| Course application | Course enrollment on online services should be completed by the beginning of the teaching period (withdrawal possible until Monday of teaching week five). |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Comments | Details will be announced. |
No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Module: Complementary Knowledge in Natural Sciences (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Compulsory attendance in presence, readings and homework according to information of lecturers. Final written examination: date tba, 90 minutes, during usual lecture time. Repeat examination: date tba, 90 minutes, during usual lecture time. For details regarding room see online course directory/section "dates and rooms". For the admission to the written examination is conditional, proof of achievement for the practical course. To receive proof of achievement for the practical course, students are required to read the provided literature and participate actively during the discussions. In consultation with the tutor, each participant will choose and present a scientific article and lead the discussion on the content: summarize the main findings of the research document and prepare some materials for an interactive discussion. Details and support on the preparation will be given during the lecture/practical course. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, best attempt counts |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Departement Umweltwissenschaften |