Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Overlapping courses - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation - Other

Course content

The course presents an overview of algal taxonomy and identification of species.

Learning outcome

at the end of the course you will:

• Be familiar with algal taxonomy
• Know the characteristics of algal groups
• Be able to identify algae using morphology and ultra structural features

Admission

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The course is only offered to students at the master programme in Biodiversity and Systematics - NABiS. Students apply by submitting an application together with a documentation of admission to one of the master programmes connected to NABiS.The application form and the documentation must be scanned and sent by mail to lise.bokenes@ibv.uio.no before 4th april 2013.

Application form

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Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

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Students must be enrolled in the Nordic Master programme in Biodiversity and systematics - NABiS

Overlapping courses

5 credits overlap with BIO9320 - Systematics and Ecology of Marine Algae and 5 credits overlap with BIO4320 - Systematics and Ecology of Marine Algae.

Teaching

The teaching is organised by 2 days of lectures and laboratory work followed by a 5 days field course. The period of teaching is 3-10 May 2013 and will take place at the marine biological station in Drøbak in the Oslofjord. The cost is 150 NOK pr.day, a total of 1050 NOK. Details about the payment will be sent to you as soon as you are registered. Please note that students are themselves responsible for transport to and from the University of Oslo, books and insurance. All expences connected to this is covered by the students.

The course uses Fronter. As soon as you are registered you will recieve information about username and password to get access to Fronter.

The Syllabus for the course is: Chapter 6 and 9-20 in Graham, Graham & Wilcox (2009): Algae
Before the course you must do some mandatory tasks presented in Fronter. The tasks are mandatory, must be submitted in Fronter and the deadline is 2. May 2013.

Access to teaching

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Examination

Requires approved participation in the field excursion. Mandatory tasks before the course (counts 20 %) and one written exam at the end of the course (counts 80 %)

Examination support material

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Language of examination

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Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Resit an examination

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This subject offer new examination in the beginning of the
subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary
examination or fail an ordinary examination. For general information
about new examination, see reglement for utsatt og ny eksamen ved MN-fakultetet
and the english version of the examination rules.

We also offer postponed examination after legitimate absence.

Withdrawal from an examination

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Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.

Periodic evaluation Spring 2013.

Other

The course is only given if three or more students meet on the first lecture.