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Syllabus EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR PLANT SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE - 71332
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Last update 27-08-2024
HU Credits: 4

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Plant Science in Agriculture

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Rehovot

Course/Module Coordinator: Prof Zvi Peleg

Coordinator Email: zvi.peleg@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: by appointment

Teaching Staff:
Prof. Zvi Peleg,
Ms. Michal mannes

Course/Module description:
Experimental design, hypothesis and research objectives, strategies for experimental design, simulations, interactions and source of variance.

Course/Module aims:
Develop hypothesis and research objectives
Experimental design for plant sciences
Strategies for experimental design and analysis

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Design experiments to answer the research objectives and hypothesis

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures, lab

Course/Module Content:
1. generate hypothesis
2. define the factors
3. experimental design
4. experimental unit
5. adding more factors
6. split plot design
7. correlations between traits
8. natural experiments
9. data analysis
10. visualization of results

Required Reading:
No

Additional Reading Material:

Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 70 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 30 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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