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BI3051 - Quantitative Analyses in Ecology and Evolution

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Assignment and Home examination
Grade: Letters
Term:  Autumn

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Rapport 40/100
Home exam 60/100 4 hours

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Assignment and Written examination
Grade: Letters
Term:  Spring

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Written examination 60/100 4 hours D
Rapport 40/100

Course content

The course presents various methods of statistical analyses of biological data, focusing particularly on the relationships between study design and statistical tools, and on the interpretation and presentation of statistical analyses in a biological context. The course comprises lectures, exercises and some discussions based on scientific literature. During the exercises, students analyze data from studies in ecology and evolutionary biology using the statistical software R. The statistical models used during the course are: linear models, generalized linear models, mixed-effects models. The compulsory report consists of analyzing data, interpreting and presenting the results of studies in evolutionary ecology.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:
The candidate will obtain knowledge of:
- Statistical models
- Quantitative analysis in evolution and ecology
- Experimental design in evolution and ecology
- Statistical software R

Skills:
The candidate will be skilled on:
- Data analysis and experimental design in evolution and ecology
- Presenting and interpreting statistical results
- Read critically and understand results from statistical analyses in evolution and ecology
- Planning experiment in evolution and ecology

General competence:
The candidate will get competence on:
- Understand statistical models
- Write and interpret results of statistical analyses
- Read critically statistical analyses from the literature

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises, seminar discussions. The teaching is to a high degree based on exercises where the students analyze data from experiments in ecology and evolution. The students will work and write reports in groups.

Lectures/seminars: 30 hours; Exercises: 40 hours

Examinations can be held orally outside of the teaching semester

Compulsory assignments

  • seminars

Further on evaluation

All assessment components included in the course must be passed. In the case of 'failure' or 'retake', the final written examination needs to be taken again. Appeals for reassessment apply to the final written examination only. The individual components will not be graded and assessment consists of an overall final grade. The written exam can be changed to an oral exam in the semester when the course is not taught.
Supplementary regulations UTF §5-6 at NTNU applicable for re-sit examinations (oral and written) in science courses are:
1. Final examination in each semester -for courses with prefix BI, IT and KJ a final examination is held during the examination period every semester.
2. New assessment incase of “fail” - please refer to the course description for details on which components of the course need to be retaken in case of re-assessment.



Exam Language: English

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2020

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Ethology
  • Biodiversity
  • Biology
  • Ecology
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Biology

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment and Home examination

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Rapport 40/100
Room Building Number of candidates
Autumn ORD Home exam (1) 60/100

Release
2020-12-10

Submission
2020-12-10


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INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates

Examination arrangement: Assignment and Written examination

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Spring ORD Rapport 40/100
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Written examination 60/100 D 2021-06-08 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
  • 1) Merk at eksamensform er endret som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen. Please note that the exam form has changed as a preventive measure in the ongoing corona situation
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