Scientific Methods

BI224F

The course provides a basic grounding in scientific methods in the science of biology ranging from hypothesis forming, data collection and statistical data analyses to presenting scientific results.

Admission to the course follows the admission requirement in the bachelor program in biology.

On successful completion of the course:

Knowledge

The candidate should:

Have basic knowledge of key theory and methods for scientific investigation
Have knowledge of basic data analysis
Understand the ethical challenges involved in scientific investigations

Skills

The candidate should:

Be able to locate, assess and refer to scientific information from a specter of sources and make reasoned choices
Be able to reflect on their academic performance and adjust this under supervision

General competence The candidate should:

Show understanding of key areas of scientific research
Be able to convey biological knowledge as theories, research questions, research results both orally and in writing

In addition to the semester fee and syllabus literature, students are expected to have a laptop with microphone and camera. Students must purchase their own laboratory coat for use in courses with laboratory exercises.

Compulsory: BSc in Biology

Lectures, seminars, tutored student projects, laboratory work, fieldwork.

The course is constructed along several different student projects, in which all steps of scientific methods are carried out by the students based on their own data. Data labs are provided to teach the basic statistical analyses with the software R.

The study programme is evaluated annually by students by way of course evaluation studies (mid-term evaluation and final evaluation). These evaluations are included in the universitys quality assurance system.

Compound assessment, grading rule Letter grades

Coursework, counts 0/100 of the grade, grading rule Pass/Fail.
Assignment, counts 100/100 of the grade, grading rule Letter grades.

MA116F Mathematics and statistics for biologists or similar.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

BI135F - Biostatistics - 5 credits

MET1006 - Scientific Methods - 10 credits

Course language

English

Credits

Study location

Bodø

Responsible faculty

Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture

Course coordinator

Professor

Henning Reiss

henning.reiss@nord.no