Course: Field Work

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Course title Field Work
Course code KBO/192E
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
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 English
Status of course 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)
  • Lepš Jan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Blažek Petr, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Špička Jan, Mgr.
  • Houska Tahadlová Markéta, Mgr.
Course content
Field excursions. Designing and executing simple field projects. Data analysis from these projects. Presentation of the results at a miniconference.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration, Skills training, Excursion
  • Semestral paper - 40 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
During the course, students will learn how to plan, execute, and analyze data from a simple ecological field project, and then they will present the results. At the same time, they will get acquainted with the biota of the area.
Students will learn to design, carry our and analyze a simple ecological field project.
Prerequisites
Willingness to do a field work

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

Participation in the field work and presentation of the results of individual projects at the final seminar.
Recommended literature
  • Basic species-identification literature, vegetation overviews and regional studies..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester