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| Responsible Department | Department of Basic Science and Environment
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| Research School | Environmental Chemistry, Microbiology and Toxicology (RECETO) |
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| Course Dates | 3 weeks in August |
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| Course Abstract | RECETO summer courses adress specific topics covering one or more of the six core areas of RECETO. Topics may be related to specific pollutants or to specific disciplines such as ecotoxicology, soil microbiology or analytical chemistry. The aim of the course is to quickly bring students to an advanced level of understanding within the course topic allowing the student to read, interpret and plan/carry out experiments within the particular field of study. |
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| Course Home Page | http://www.receto.dk |
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| Course Registration | via the course homepage (can be found through the RECETO homepage) |
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| Deadline for Registration | will be announced on the course webpage |
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| Credits | 6 (ECTS) |
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| Level of Course | PhD course |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Course Content |
This is a flex course and the particular topic varies between years. The course consists of three parts (preparation, teaching, report) with each part of the course correponding to a duration of 1 week. During the first week the participants prepare themselves for the course by reading selected texts (textbook material, journal papers), by carrying out exercises provided by the teachers and making short notes/reports on selected topics provided by the teachers (e.g. summarizing environmental fate and ecotoxicology of particular pollutants to be treated in detail at the course). During the second week of the course the participants gets together at a convention centre, field station, or at a university campus. During this week experts within the course topic from academia and industry are lecturing providing up-to date knowledge, cases and reviews. Usually lectures will take place in the morning, while afternoons are reserved for exercises (theoretical exercises, in some cases laboratory exercises). During this 2nd week the participants choose a project topic and the project work is initiated. The participants may be asked to present selected material prepared during the first week and part of their project work in front of the class during the second week. Project work continues during afternoons and nights; in addition late lectures may be offered. Course participants may be asked to carry out exercises or short reports to be evaluated during the second week. An afternoon excursion may be included in the program.
After the week of intense teaching, the course participants continue work on their project and a project report is submitted usually within two months from the start of the course. The report is evaluated and graded |
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| Teaching and learning Methods |
| 1 week of preparation, 1 week of intensive course at convention centre; 1 week for making up final report |
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| Learning Outcome |
| The aim of the course is to quickly bring students to an advanced level of understanding within the course topic allowing the student to read, interpret and plan/carry out experiments within the particular field of study. |
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| Course Coordinator |
| Hans Chr. Bruun Hansen, haha@life.ku.dk, Department of Basic Sciences and Environment/Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Phone: 353-32418 |
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| Other Lecturers |
| 2 - 4 external lecturers which are specialists on the topics taught. |
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| Course Fee |
| The course is free for students affiliated with the research school RECETO. For other participants there may be a course fee covering accomodation and subsisence. And for non-PhD-students also a fee
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| Course Costs |
| The participants may have to purchase teaching material at a modest price (mostly photo copies). |
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| Type of Evaluation |
| Evaluation of project report. |
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