Topic outline

  • Welcome to IMBRSea Compass!

    This is a preparation tool to help you have a smoother start in September by providing you with academic, practical and other useful information about your upcoming degree.

    It's a tool that was co-created by current students & teachers at Ghent university, though the modules taught in the first semester are universal and should therefore also be applicable for the other starting universities.

    Everything here is completely voluntary and none of this is formally assessed, it is merely an option we'd like to offer you to help you have a good start.

    We collated information here on the basic background knowledge and prerequisites for some of the fundamentals modules, where you can self-assess your knowledge using the online quizzes we created. If you feel like you are lacking some understanding in a certain area - don't worry - we've also put together lists with useful material and supporting resources to help you get an understanding of those concepts. Having a good grasp on those concepts will mean that you have more than enough background knowledge to follow the courses in September. However, they are no guarantee for passing those modules and are simply here to support you before starting.

    We also have some other sections that provide resources for your mental wellbeing, practical and logistical tools and information, general resources for academic skills and a great collection of cool inspirational material all related to marine sciences. They are not officially endorsed by IMBRSea, just informal recommendations from some of the current students that we thought might be interesting for you.

    We really hope that this will be useful for you and that the information provided here will help you have a great start for your journey over the next 2 years! 

    This is the first version of this tool, so we are still updating and changing this also according to your feedback.

  • Marine Genomics

    This is one of the fundamentals modules that you will all take in the first semester and will show you how genetics and genomics are used in marine science (IMBRSea Course description).

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      This is a voluntary quiz to help you test your basic skills in Marine Genomics. The questions are based on the basic concepts that this course is built upon and having a good understanding of them now will help you follow the course in September. Don't worry if you miss some knowledge in the beginning - this test is meant mostly as a learning tool to help you identify the topics you might want to freshen up before starting the course in September. So, see this as a continuous tool to help you prepare for the course. We'll also recommend some material for you based on your score to help you read up on the topics where you might have missed a few questions smile

    • Marine Genomics Prerequisites Quiz
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • Students must
      Mark as done

      Course Overview

      The following PDF is a brief overview of the course including which concepts you should be familiar with beforehand and the topics that will be covered during the course. Think of it like a roadmap to give you a quick overview of the course.

    • Marine Genomics Course Overview File PDF
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