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General introduction - Paleomicrobiology group - ICBM

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Welcome to Oldenburg<br />

• Master program in Microbiology<br />

Heribert Cypionka<br />

Who is involved<br />

• <strong>Paleomicrobiology</strong>:<br />

Prof. Cypionka, Dr. Engelen, Dr. Könneke<br />

• <strong>General</strong> and Molecular Microbiology:<br />

Molecular Microbiology: Prof. Rabus,<br />

• Biology of Geological Processes:<br />

Prof. Simon, Dr. Brinkhoff, Dr. Beardsley<br />

• Environmental Biochemistry:<br />

Prof. Schupp (called)<br />

• Planktology (WHV):<br />

Prof. Hillebrand, Dr. Moorthi, PD Dr. Palinska<br />

• Electron microscopy:<br />

PD Dr. Rhiel<br />

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Sister programs<br />

• Master Marine Umweltwissenschaften<br />

• Coastal zone management<br />

• Umweltmodellierung<br />

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Where to find information<br />

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Heribert Cypionka<br />

Version 2008-07-02<br />

Master program M.Sc. Microbiology (University of Oldenburg, Germany)<br />

Semester<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

Master Thesis<br />

incl. Seminar (Presentation and defense)<br />

Research Project 1 Research Project 2<br />

Profile Module 3<br />

PR + SE (6 weeks Block)<br />

PR + SE (6 weeks Block)<br />

or Alternative Module<br />

PR + SE (2 weeks Block)<br />

12<br />

12<br />

6<br />

Practice CP 10 CP<br />

Practice CP 10 CP Practice CP 4 CP<br />

Mol. Mechanisms & Interactions<br />

Lecture+Exerc. Microbial Ecology (3 CP)<br />

Lecture+Exerc. Molecular Biology (3 CP)<br />

Microbiological + <strong>ICBM</strong> Kolloquium (2CP)<br />

Broadening Lecture/Seminar (3 CP)<br />

Excursion (1 CP) Practice CP 3<br />

12<br />

CP<br />

Main Module 2<br />

PR + SE (4 weeks Block)<br />

Practice CP 10<br />

12<br />

CP<br />

Profile Module 2<br />

PR + SE (2 weeks Block)<br />

Practice CP 4<br />

30<br />

CP<br />

6<br />

CP<br />

1<br />

Microbial Physiology & Diversity<br />

Lect.+Ex. Phys.& Diversity of Prokaryotes (3 CP)<br />

Lect.+Exercises Eukaryotes and Viruses (3 CP)<br />

Microbiological + <strong>ICBM</strong> Kolloquium (2CP)<br />

Broadening Lecture/Seminar (3 CP) 12<br />

Excursion (1 CP) Practice CP 3 CP<br />

Main Module 1<br />

PR + SE (4 weeks Block)<br />

Practice CP 10<br />

12<br />

CP<br />

Profile Module 1<br />

PR + SE (2 weeks Block)<br />

Practice CP 4<br />

6<br />

CP<br />

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Class Schedule (1st Semester)<br />

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www.microbiological–garden.net<br />

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Books<br />

www.grundlagen-der-mikrobiologie.de<br />

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More about books<br />

Hardcover € 112.31<br />

Paperback € 68.95<br />

10th edition<br />

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More about books<br />

Recommendation:<br />

Use the internet. Cite the used sources!<br />

Visit a “Bibliotheks-Führung”.<br />

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Mentorship<br />

Select a member of the teaching staff<br />

Take care that you have regular meetings<br />

Get her/him to support your studies!<br />

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"Fachschaft"<br />

Self-organized body for support of brother<br />

students<br />

Lobby for the study program<br />

Takes part in administration<br />

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Living in Oldenburg<br />

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Why are you sitting here?<br />

Think about your general motivation<br />

Think about studying as a profession<br />

Think about 30 credit points per semester<br />

(45 weeks per year with 40 h per week = 1800 h for 60 credits)<br />

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Why am I standing here?<br />

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to<br />

gather wood and don’t assign them tasks and work,<br />

but rather teach them to long for the endless<br />

immensity of the sea.<br />

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry<br />

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What are your aims and desires?<br />

Think about concentrated homework and leisure<br />

Think about finding your position in a <strong>group</strong><br />

My favourite motto:<br />

Science is a human business.<br />

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What are your aims and desires?<br />

Think about your life within the next two years<br />

Think about your studies as a springboard<br />

What will you be doing in ten years?<br />

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What are your aims and desires?<br />

Think about your skills beyond microbiology<br />

Think about developing a new method<br />

Think about a publication about your project<br />

My second motto:<br />

The way is the aim.<br />

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Why are you sitting here?<br />

Meet your teachers<br />

Just listen – we‘ll try to get you thinking<br />

Getting an overview – what do I have to learn<br />

Getitfromanother point of view<br />

Not only the contents presented in the lecture are<br />

relevant for examinations<br />

Read it in books before and later<br />

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Most important<br />

Power point or pdf slides do not ask you questions<br />

Often they display data but not the key points<br />

Take them as a starting point<br />

Not only the contents presented in the lecture are<br />

relevant for examinations<br />

Read it in books before and later<br />

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Some recommendations<br />

Do not read anything without having a question to<br />

be answered<br />

Learn part of complicated topics exactly (example)<br />

Discuss/reflect questions and answers in a <strong>group</strong><br />

Think about a publication about your project<br />

My third motto:<br />

Science is communication.<br />

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Physiology and Diversity of<br />

Prokaryotes<br />

Download: www.icbm.de/pmbio... Teaching...<br />

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Class Schedule<br />

www.icbm.de/pmbio<br />

...Teaching<br />

Are there changes<br />

necessary?<br />

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Future perspectives<br />

PhD project?<br />

Job in company or<br />

public administration?<br />

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