Forschungspraktikum Methoden der Aquatischen Ökologie und Fischbiologie - molekular

What it is about

You will complete a six-week research internship with about two weeks of pre- and post-processing, in which you practically apply and deepen molecular biological methods of aquatic ecology and fish biology. In the end you will be able to critically assess experimental design and sampling, analyze data and present the results in a scientific report.

What you will be able to do

• Overview of relevant molecular biological methods in freshwater ecology and fish biology
• Critical scientific way of working
• Data analysis and statistical analysis
• Scientific presentation and reporting

What the module consists of

• Praktikumcentral practical lab and field work; execution of a main experiment and preparatory steps
• Vorbereitung/Nachbereitungintroduction, project presentation and preparation of the data and the report
• Berichtwritten summary and scientific documentation as the examination performance

Teaching method

• Praktische Tätigkeitto learn and apply methods practically
• Übungdeepening technical skills and experimental procedures
• Individuelle Betreuung und Feedbacktargeted support and improvement of scientific working style
• Fallstudien / Einbindung in Forschungsprojekteworking on current questions, partly with partner institutions
• Kurzvortrag zur Projektvorstellungpresentation of one's own project at the beginning
• Berichterstellungwritten elaboration and critical reflection of the results at the end