Course: Plant Taxonomy - advanced course

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Course title Plant Taxonomy - advanced course
Course code KBO/149E
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In academic years starting with an odd year (e.g. 2019/2020), in the summer semester.
Semester -
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kučera Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Štech Milan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of lectures: Information sources in taxonomy. Taxonomic evaluation of the variability in plant organisms, role of reproductive systems in the speciation. Molecular taxonomy. Nomenclatural framework of the taxonomic synthesis. Case studies from the recently published scholarly articles.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), E-learning
  • Preparation for classes - 8 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Introduction to Plant taxonomy and nomenclature, discussion of state-of-the-art case studies.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment

passing of the oral exam (2/3 of correct answers)
Recommended literature
  • Stuessy T. F. Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data, 2nd ed. Columbia University Press, 2009..
  • Turland N. The Code Decoded. A user's guide to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. BGBM, Berlin, 2019..


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Botany (1) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Botany (1) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Botany (1) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Botany (1) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -