Internship Project

Code:

BIOL4018

Acronym:

BIOL4018

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:BFBP	1	Plano de Estudos M:BFBP_2015_2016	2	-	3	21	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The course project has as its primary goal the theoretical development of that which will constitute the project of of internship  leading to the preparation of the student Internship report . This course will improve in student the skills and competencies for the development of a scientific project with a strong experimental component on the area of Plant Biology.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Within this course is intended that students acquire advanced training and knowledge in Biology of Plants, based on their literature research, searching the information they need to conduct a research in this area of knowledge.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

In this course student will prepare a literature review of the theme chosen and outline the objectives and a work plan, duly substantiated in pre-existing knowledge of the theme.

Mandatory literature

Taiz Lincoln 340; Plant physiology and development. ISBN: 978-1-60535-255-8

Comments from the literature

There is no compulsory bibliography, it depends on the topic of dissertation / internship of each student

Teaching methods and learning activities

In this course will be prepare, by the student, a monograph including the state of the art of the chosen topic and description of the research project to develop, with detailed description of the objectives, methodology, expected results and timeline, according to q template presented and written in English.
This course includes only hours of tutorials provided by the UC teachers and supervisor, that will assist the student and monitor the process of preparing the literature review, defining the objectives of the work and planning of the experimental work. With this monitoring the student will develop the theoretical level what should come to constitute the draft research leading to the preparation of the intership report.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	81,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Accomplishment of written work

Calculation formula of final grade

The classification is based only on the assessment of the submitted report

Classification improvement

This UC does not include the possibility of improvement in the classification