| Department of Ecology
50 % Department of Plant Biology 50 % | |||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination and oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: For final examination each team will present selected data. The presentation will be done orally in a seminar, as well as written (for example as a poster with proceedings or as a condensed report. Each team will act as opponent for another team. Weight: Report: 50 % Oral: 50% pass/fail, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | Active participation in experimental work. At the minimum 75 % participation | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Experimental work in groups. Parts of the experimental work as projects. In addition colloquia and excursions | ||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 1 Week Structure: A Parts of the experimental work may take place at different time schedules, after agreement between student teams and their supervisors | ||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | Participants from Denmark and abroad must have passed a number of fundamental courses of relevance, for example:zoology, esp. entomology; plant pathology; microbiology; ecology. Each applicant will be evaluated individually with respect to qualifications | ||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||
| Competences within basic science 1) Knowledge to behaviour in a scientific laboratory 2) Comprehend experimental design and performance of studies on interactions between an organism and its natural enemies/antagonists 3) Evaluate laboratory and/or field data on organisms and their natural enemies/antagonists Applied science 1) Apply the principles obtained in experiments to similar situations 2) Make a judgement of the potential of an organism as a biological control agent Ethics and Values 1) Are able to discuss own obtained data and related literature data in an ethical framework 2) Make judgement how non-target effects should influence the potential use of biocontrol agents | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||
| The course aims to provide the students with an updated knowledge on biological control of pests and plant diseases, based on own experience in the laboratory and/or the field. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||
| Students will learn modern methods used for experimental work in biocontrol using natural enemies of insects and antagonists of plant diseases. Experimental work with both natural enemies of insects (macro- and microorganisms) as well as antagonists to plant pathogens is included in the course. The course aims to allow the students to experience a range of modern methods, for example: field sampling, diagnosis of potential biocontrol agents, isolation in vivo and in vitro, bio-assays, genetical characterization. Each group of students will perform parts of the experimental work as a project with a specific focus. The choice of focus will dependend on students interest and practical possibilities. | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| The core of the course is experimental work in the laboratory and/or in the field. Students will be organised in teams and perform experimental work with pests and plant diseases and their antagonists. At colloquia the results are discussed. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||
| Literature will be given at course start. In addition, the students must find literaure of relevance. The literature will consist of: 1) Laboratory protocols for experimental work 2) Original scientific literature related to the experimental work | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Jørgen Eilenberg, jei@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology/Section of Zoology, Phone: 35332692 Dan Funck Jensen, dfj@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333304 | |||||||||||||||||
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