Laboratory Rotations B
Code
10773
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências da Vida
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Paula Maria Theriaga Mendes Bernardo Gonçalves
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
32
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
At the end of this course the students will have acquired the hability to:
-Plan the experimental work
-Report correctly their results
- Critically analyse the results and approaches
-Discuss their results in the broader context of the research project
-Describe and discuss their results in a written report
Subject matter
The content of the course is related to the research project assigned to each student, who should complete a set of tasks to be accomplished in 32 h in lab. The goal is for the student to get acquainted with the large research project of which his/her specific tasks form a small part and to understand how his/her results contribute to the general objectives of the project.
Bibliography
The bibliography will vary according to the research project assigned to each student.
Evaluation method
Evaluation of the student´s performance will take into account the report produced (40% of the final grade) and the performance of the student during lab sessions (60% of the final grade) taking into account the following issues:
-Interest, motivation, attitude
-planning and preparation of experimental work
-lab journal
-ability to critically evaluate the results