n.BA.BT.W-EE2EI.23HS (External Effort I (2 ECTS-Credits)) 
Module: External Effort I (2 ECTS-Credits)
This information was generated on: 21 May 2024
No.
n.BA.BT.W-EE2EI.23HS
Title
External Effort I (2 ECTS-Credits)
Credits
2

Description

Version: 1.0 start 01 August 2023

 

Study Programme Biotechnology
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Biotechnology degree programme
Module Type  
  Compulsory Module    Elective Module  X Optional Module
Planned Semester 5th Semester
Module Coordinator Susanne Dombrowski
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)58 934 57 58 / susanne.dombrowski@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Lecturers from various fields of expertise within biotechnology
Entrance Requirements 1st – 4th Semester BSc Biotechnology degree programme
Learning Outcomes and Competencies Technical competencies:
Students will acquire advanced technical or subject-related competencies relevant to their bachelor's degree in the field of biotechnology (specific learning areas may vary).
 
General competencies:
Students will be able to…
  • independently plan and execute a work process.
  • justify and reflect on their own approach.
  • solve and document a subject-specific problem using scientific methods in a potentially intercultural team.
  • reflect on their personal acquisition of competencies and document these.
  • recognise and reflect on intercultural thinking and behaviour in relation to their own actions.
Module Content The module content depends on the activities as well as the targeted and agreed competencies, and for each student is decided upon individually in writing in the application form. Extra-curricular competencies can be acquired in various ways. Here are some examples:
  • Participation in courses/modules in other ZHAW study programmes, other Swiss universities of applied sciences, or academic universities with relevant study content.
  • Completion of an online course (MOOC) approved by the head of the programme and relevant to the field of study.
  • Involvement in research and service projects at the Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology (outside regular class hours).
  • Participation as a mentor in the cross-year tutor/mentor programme at the Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology.
  • Attendance at relevant summer schools at universities in an international academic and industrial environment.
  • Participation as a mentor in the Future Kids week.
  • Holding the position of class representative for the Biotechnology programme.
Follow-up Modules 6th Semester BSc Biotechnology degree programme
Methods of Instruction  Depending on activity:
  • Lecture
  • Project work
  • Reflection (oral and/or written)
  • Presentation (individually and/or in a group)
  • Plenary discussion
  • Coaching, teaching talks
Digital Resources Various
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours -
 Guided Self-Study -
 Independent Self-Study 60
 Total Workload 60
Classroom Attendance None
Assessment Predicate 100%: Specific performance assessment tasks to be completed BEFORE starting the course, lecture, summer school, conference, etc. to be described in an application form that is discussed and filled out by the student in consultation with the programme director PRIOR TO commencing the task.
Language of Instruction  German or English
Comments The elective module ‘External Effort’ does not comprise regular lectures but rather a framework to recognise individually-acquired competencies by the students in the field of biotechnology through extra-curricular activities, both domestically and internationally.

Only tasks that are completed during the BSc Biotechnology degree programme can be credited.

 

Course: External Effort I (2 ECTS-Credits)
No.
n.BA.BT.W-EE2EI.23HS.S
Title
External Effort I (2 ECTS-Credits)

Note

  • No module description is available in the system for the cut-off date of 21 May 2024.