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Module Number:
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| Module Title: | Student Workshop School Meets Science |
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Studentenworkshop Schule trifft Wissenschaft
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| Department: |
Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
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| Responsible Staff Member: | -
Dr. rer. nat. Hansen, Barbara
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: |
Every winter semester
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| Credits: |
6
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| Learning Outcome: | - BTU students will learn how to organise a workshop for high-school students on the subject of biotechnology in an independent team. In general they will learn to arrange non-specialist lectures and demonstrations, organising scientific events for younger people and other cross-disciplinary participants, and to improve their public appearance.
- After completing the workshop, BTU students will be able to communicate expert knowledge to high-school students in short lectures. BTU students will especially have learnt to adjust to the level of knowledge of a particular audience like high-school students.
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| Contents: | - In order to increase the interest of prospective students in the university, high-school students of grades 10–13 could take part in a workshop on the subject of biotechnology and adjacent topics at BTU. The workshop includes short presentations of BTU students and scientists on current biotechnology topics and short laboratory experiments.
- BTU students organise the advertising at the schools and the organisation of the participation in advance. The tasks of BTU students include the planning and execution of laboratory experiments in a team and the preparation of short handout papers. Each student gives a short lecture (15 min.) to a high-school audience. This presentation will be evaluated.
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| Recommended Prerequisites: | - Basic knowledge in Biology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology and Biochemistry (from a respective study programme or other experience/background)
- Interest in science promotion and public engagement with science and technology
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| Mandatory Prerequisites: | none |
| Forms of Teaching and Proportion: | -
Tutorial
/ 4 Hours per Week per Semester
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Self organised studies
/ 120 Hours
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | will be provided |
| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: |
- Organisation of the workshop including preparation and execution of laboratory experiments in microbiology, biochemistry and cell biology with high-school students: 40 %
- Preparation of a handout for the own presentation; the handout must be handed in one week before the presentation event: 20%
- Presentation:12 minutes: 40%
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| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
| Part of the Study Programme: | |
| | This module has been approved for the general studies. |
| Remarks: | No offer in WS 2024/25. |
| Module Components: | - Student Workshop School Meets Science (will be offered as a block course).
- All meetings and Laboratory work take place at the Campus Senftenberg
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| Components to be offered in the Current Semester: | |
