INF.06296.03 - Introduction to Biodiversity Informatics/Einführung in Biodiversitätsinformatik (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)
INF.06296.03 | 5 CP |
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Modulbezeichnung | Introduction to Biodiversity Informatics/Einführung in Biodiversitätsinformatik |
Modulcode | INF.06296.03 |
Semester der erstmaligen Durchführung | |
Fachbereich/Institut | Institut für Informatik |
Verwendet in Studiengängen / Semestern |
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Modulverantwortliche/r | |
Weitere verantwortliche Personen |
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Chase |
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | |
Kompetenzziele |
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Modulinhalte | Biodiversity science is the study of the variety of life. Its origins, its maintenance, and its change in the face of ever-growing anthropogenic pressures. As the recognition of the value of biodiversity for ecosystems, for natural products, and even for health and economy has increased, so has interest in the field...and so has the complexity. Biodiversity science is rapidly changing from a small-scale endeavor based on descriptions and intuitions to a global endeavor filled with complexity theory, Big Data, statistical modelling, and informatics. Thus the emergence of the incipient field of "Biodiversity Informatics". This course will provide an introduction to the field of Biodiversity Informatics. It will begin with a discussion of the history of the field, from the founding fathers of the field, including Humboldt, Darwin and Wallace to early quantitative ecologists, including Hutchinson, MacArthur and others who transformed the field into a quantitative science. We will then discuss the core questions and approaches regarding the measurements of the patterns of biodiversity and the processes that lead to its generation (e.g., evolution) and maintenance (e.g., ecology). Tools critical to our understanding of these patterns and processes emerge from differential equations, information theory, network dynamics and other computational approaches. In addition to lectures on the topic, these will be overviewed using "hands on" exercises on the computer. Finally, we will discuss the emergent "role" that biodiversity plays in the functioning of ecosystems, in human health and other more applied realms. Again, hands on exercises and reading of the primary literature will play a key role in addition to lectures, during this period. Students will have the opportunity to develop independent projects with guidance from the instructor, which will allow students to use the tools they have developed in other coursework to apply to contemporary problems in biodiversity informatics, even potentially serving as a basis for thesis work. |
Lehrveranstaltungsformen |
Vorlesung (4 SWS)
Kursus |
Unterrichtsprachen | Deutsch, Englisch |
Dauer in Semestern | 8 Arbeitstage Semester |
Angebotsrhythmus Modul | jedes Sommersemester |
Aufnahmekapazität Modul | unbegrenzt |
Prüfungsebene | |
Credit-Points | 5 CP |
Modulabschlussnote | LV 1: %; LV 2: %. |
Faktor der Modulnote für die Endnote des Studiengangs | 1 |
Modulveranstaltung | Lehrveranstaltungsform | Veranstaltungstitel | SWS | Workload Präsenz | Workload Vor- / Nachbereitung | Workload selbstgestaltete Arbeit | Workload Prüfung incl. Vorbereitung | Workload Summe |
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LV 1 | Vorlesung | Vorlesung | 4 | 0 | ||||
LV 2 | Kursus | Selbststudium | 0 | |||||
Workload modulbezogen | 150 | 150 | ||||||
Workload Modul insgesamt | 150 |
Prüfung | Prüfungsvorleistung | Prüfungsform | |
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LV 1 | |||
LV 2 | |||
Gesamtmodul | Hausarbeit (15-20 Seiten) |
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Wiederholungsprüfung |
Regularien | Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Angebotsrhythmus | Anwesenheitspflicht | Gewicht an Modulnote in % |
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LV 1 | Sommersemester | Nein | % | |
LV 2 | Sommersemester | Nein | % |