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BIO-3123, Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis

Emnebeskrivelse

Work Load 10  credits (ECTS)

Contents Strategies for sampling of observational data from ecological systems, the principles of ecological experiments and an introduction to statistical modelling of ecological data with emphasis on general and generalised linear models. The course aims to demonstrate how ecological theory, study designs and analyses should be linked, and the course should make students able to plan and conduct empirical, ecological research through all stages of the research processes from formulation of hypotheses to the presentation of the results. The course should be relevant for master and doctoral students within all field of ecology.

Form of teaching Lectures 30 hours and PC-lab. 30 hours.

Assessment Oral exam and project work. Grading form: Passed/fail.

Examination semester Spring

Type of course Theoretical subject.

Level of course/Year of study Master level course.

Contact person/lecturer Anne Høydal, e-post : anne.hoydal@ib.uit.no, tlf: 77 64 43 89

Recommended previous qualifications STA-0001 Applied statistics 1

Recommended reading/syllabus Available on request

Language of instruction Norwegian or English by request.

Course overlap BIO-326 -1      6 sp BIO-3502A -1      2 sp BIO-8105 -1      10 sp

Homepage http://uit.no/biologi/3715/

Timetables http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?department=ALLE&module=BIO-3123-1

Undervisning våren 2006 Kurset er begrenset til 25 studenter. Mastergradsstudenter ved IB blir prioritert først. Kurset kan bli gitt på engelsk. Eksamen omfatter utarbeidelse av en prosjektoppgave. Første gang: Tirsdag 24. januar kl 0915, U-rom 2, Naturfagbygget
Forelesninger	Undervisningsperiode: 05.01.2005 til 15.06.2005 Foreleser Prof. Nigel Yoccoz Foreleser Prof. Rolf Anker Ims Varighet: 1 semester
Pc-øvelser	Varighet: 1 semester

Kursansvarlig
Prof. Nigel G. Yoccoz
Institute of Biology
Tel: 776 46884
Office nr 2421

Forelesere
Nigel G. Yoccoz (nigel.yoccoz@ib.uit.no)
Rolf A. Ims (rolf.ims@ib.uit.no)

Epost til stab
nigel.yoccoz@ib.uit.no