ECTS
6 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
12h
Description
The objective of this course is to design a research project on one of the major themes in ecology such as ecological niche, biogeography, networks of ecological interactions or functional diversity. A short reminder of the major theories and concepts in these major themes in ecology is presented by specialists in these themes. This review is followed by one or more examples illustrating the conceptual bases for formulating a relevant and new research question and how to answer it with different methodologies, especially experimental, from the speakers' research. After choosing one of these major themes, each student develops an original research project (of the size of an M2 internship), by conducting a bibliographic search and proposing a coherent experimental plan to test the hypotheses. This project is presented to the lecturers and the other students.
Objectives
-Mobilize the theoretical and conceptual corpus in ecology as a framework for reflection on a problem and/or a research question.
-Use of scientific literature to develop a scientific questioning.
-Think about a relevant hypothesis and propose an experimental approach to test it.
-Train critical thinking and scientific creativity.
Necessary pre-requisites
- In-depth knowledge of theories and concepts in ecology.
- Experience in bibliographic research.
- Ability to think on your feet.
Knowledge control
Continuous assessment : 100%.