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Course 2024-2025

Microbial diversity and evolution [SBIOB113]

  • 2 credits
  • 12h
  • 2nd quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will have become aware of the importance of microorganisms in the functioning of higher organisms and ecosystems

Objectives

Through a historical approach and the use of a series of examples of symbiotic relationships, students will be made aware of the role of microorganisms in the living world. These notions will be accompanied by an evolutionary component

Content

- discovery of microorganisms by humans - illustration of the importance of micro-organisms in life through concrete examples - developmental considerations


Teaching methods

- Use of powerpoint presentations and the board by the teacher - Students should present a chapter from the book "Never Alone" to the rest of the class in groups, identifying and elaborating on the experiences that inspired the author in the chapter concerned. Students are expected to ask questions of their classmates after the presentations.

Evaluations

A 10-minute oral examination (70% of the final grade) in which each student must (1) answer a question relating to the chapter presented in the course by his or her own group and (2) present in 5 minutes, from his or her own course notes, a chapter presented in the course by a group of students other than his or her own group. The group presentation made during the course will count for 30% of the final score

Recommended readings

- Brock Biology of Microorganisms (no need to buy it, it is available at BUMP) - scientific literature - Never Alone: The Microbes that Build Plants, Animals and Civilizations (Marc-André Selosse): • ISBN EPUB: 9782330084547 • ISBN Paper: 9782330077495

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté des sciences
Rue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR

Degree of Reference

Undergraduate Degree