Course: Paper reading course (systematic botany)

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Course title Paper reading course (systematic botany)
Course code KBO/140
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the winter semester.
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ekrt Libor, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Štech Milan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Koutecký Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of practicals: Review of published papers presented by students and moderated by the tutors. The participants will discuss and analyse the aims, methods and results and critically re-phrase the presented conclusions. Strengths and weaknesses of papers will be appraised.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 48 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main objective of the course is the discussion over recently published papers from systematics of vascular plants and their critical review. The students will follow the major periodicals in the field.
Students will be given the ability to analyze the articles published. It is able to recognize weaknesses and strengths of individual parts of papers as well as methodical approaches.
Prerequisites
Basic overview of the main methods of systematic botany, interest in plants.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Systematic student observation

Attendance to the lectures (min. 75%). Treatmen of given topic. Presentation.
Recommended literature
  • Aktuálně publikované články ze systematiky cévnatých rostlin.


Study plans that include the course
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