A two-week
Master course on the "Philosophy of Systems Biology"
(VU Amsterdam,
June 6-17, 2005)
This course will take place during two weeks (June 6-17, 2005) after the symposium. This intensive Master course (3 ECTS) can be taken by students with a University Bachelor degree (or an equivalent degree). The course starts out with a series of lectures that will be given at the Free University on Monday and Tuesday, June 6-7, 2005. Some of the lectures will be given by speakers of the preceding symposium that will held at the Free University on Thursday and Friday June 2-3, 2005 (attendance to the symposium is optional). All lectures will be in English. The two-day teaching lectures are also open to non course-members. The course starts at 9.15 in room F123 in "het Wiskunde en Natuurkunde gebouw' at the VU on Monday June 6, 2005. Details on the the Master course, including the two-day teaching lectures series, will follow as soon as possible and will be accessible through this website (http://www.systembiology.net/philosophy/; click on the Course-button and go to the Additional information-box).
Additional information:
Since this new course for Master students will be given for the first time, some aspects of the course will be somewhat different from the description written one year ago for the 'FALW Mastergids 2004/2005 voor Levenswetenschappen'. We hope you will have some consideration for us with respect to the changes we had to make.
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name
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Philosophy of Systems Biology
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code
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470121
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coordinator
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Dr Fred C. Boogerd (fred.boogerd@falw.vu.nl)
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lecturers
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Prof. Dr William Bechtel, Prof. Dr William Wimsatt, Prof. Dr Jan-Hendrik Hofmeyr, Prof. Dr Achim Stephan, Prof. Dr Robert Richardson, Prof. Dr Hans Westerhoff, Dr Henk de Regt, Dr Arno Wouters,
Dr Frank Bruggeman, Dr Fred Boogerd.
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ECTS
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3
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time period
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June 6 - June 17, 2005
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aim
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An intensive course to acquaint students with the philosophical background of Systems Biology. |
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contents
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During the first 2 days a lectures series will address the Philosophy of Systems Biology. In the rest of the first week, the reader will be studied and an outline for the essay will be made. In the second week, after selfstudy, an individual essay will be written on a topic related to the themes of the lectures. The course ends with an oral presentation to all course participants (see the Table below for a time schedule).
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form of tuition
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Lectures, selfstudy, essay, oral presentation |
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literature
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Reader (<10 euro), selected articles |
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mode of assessment
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The grading is based on the reader test, the essay, the oral presentation, and on active participation during the lectures.
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target group
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Students with Bachelor Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Medical Biology with a strong interest in the interface between these disciplines.
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remarks
required knowledge
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The course is taught in the English language.
Bachelor Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Medical Biology or an equivalent degree.
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If you would like to attend the course, please send me an E-mail (fred.boogerd@falw.vu.nl) not later than June 1, 2005, in which you specify (i-v):
(i) your first name and last name
(ii) your student number
(iii) your Bachelor degree
(iv) your University
(v) your E-mail address
General scheme for the two-week course 'Philosophy of Systems Biology'
(June 6-17, 2005; 3 ECTS)
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Activity
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Time
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Location
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Mon, June 6
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Attending the teaching lectures
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9:00 - 17:00
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F123
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Tue, June 7
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Attending the teaching lectures
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9:00 - 17:00
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F123
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Wed, June 8
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Choosing an essay topic (via mail)
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9:00 - 12:30
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Reading the reader
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9:00 - 17:00
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Thu, June 9
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Reading the reader
Preparing an outline for the essay
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9:00 - 17:00
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Fri, June 10
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Reading the reader
Preparing an outline for the essay
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9:00-12:30
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Making the Reader test
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13:30 - 14:30
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M212
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Discussing the outline for the essay
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15:00 - 17:00
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M212
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Mon, June 13
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Reading articles for essay/writing essay
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9:00 - 17:00
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Tue, June 14
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Reading articles for essay/writing essay
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9:00 - 12:30
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Discussing essay progress
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13:30 - 17:00
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G226e or M214
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Wed, June 15
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Reading articles for essay/writing essay
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9:00 - 17:00
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Thu, June 16
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Writing essay/preparing oral presentation
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9:00 - 17:00
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Fri, June 17
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Preparing oral presentation
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9:00 - 12:30
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Oral presentation of essay for all participants
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13:30 - 17:00
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C147
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If you have any questions about the Master course "Philosophy of Systems Biology", please feel free to contact me by E-mail (fred.boogerd@falw.vu.nl).
Dr Fred C. Boogerd
Molecular Cell Physiology
Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam