Vorlesung/Übung in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
First date
Monday, 17.10.2016 09:15 - 16:45, Room: (iDiv, Deutscher Platz 5E, 04107 Leipzig)
Type/Form
Projektmodul Master Biologie
Participants
Master biology with focus ecology/Master Biologie mit Schwerpunkt Ökologie
Pre-requisites
Basic knowledge of statistics, calculus and programming is recommended, but not required/Grundkenntnisse in Statistik, Infinitesimalrechnung und R Programmierung sind empfehlenwert, aber nicht zwingend erforderlich
Educational targets:
• Have a basic understanding of the models used in ecology including: differential and difference equations; individual based models and grid simulations; and statistical models, particularly species distribution models.
• Ability to create and parameterize models, and to evaluate uncertainty in model results
• Ability to determine the type of model needed for the Ecological question of interest
• Ability to compare models results with empirical data, interpret model results, and assess the quality and relevance of the models.
• Have a basic command of the R language, including the ability to write simple programs
• Ability to read a research article with a strong theoretical or modeling component.
Registration mode
After enrolment, participants will manually be selected.
Eintrag ist vorläufig, spätere Bestätigung abwarten/provisional entry, confirmation is pending Definite entry and enrollment in PA Biology (Dr. Arnold)/Moduleintragung und -vergabe im Prüfungsamt Biologie (bei Interesse bitte unbedingt im PA Biologie erkundigen und Einschreib-Termin nicht verpassen!)
