Critical Thinking and Communication in Biology (BIOL6402)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2019
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Biological Sciences School
Units
2
Duration
Two Semesters
Delivery mode
Internal
Restricted
BSc(Hons)
Assessment methods
Short Question, Presentation, Report, Attendance
Course enquiries
Dr Nigel Beebe
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course duration
This is a year long course. It commences in Semester 1, 2019 and completes in Semester 2, 2019.
Course description
BIOL6402 will introduce you to the broader scientific field of biology. You will read, discuss and present scientific knowledge outside the area of your research project. The course is run as a series of discussion groups.
A reading list is compiled by BIOL academics who select three papers on a theme in Biological Sciences for each session. You will attend and participate in five discussion groups over the course of the year. Course reading material will be available from the library (www.library.uq.edu.au course materials BIOL6402) as PDFs.
At the beginning of the course you will select one topic to examine in depth. You will be assigned one of the papers from that topic to present. At each session three Honours students each present a 15 min critique of their selected paper to the group and then lead a ~15 min discussion period.
