| Course title | Advances in Behavioural Ecology Research |
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| Course code | KZO/105 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lesson |
| Level of course | Doctoral |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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Content of practicals: The seminar will have a form of journal club. Each student will prepare a presentation of an in advance suggested study(ies). Student will present the main objectives of this study to other students that are also familiar with it. Subsequently a critical discussion about the results of the study will take place resulting in the evaluation of the importance of the particular study in respect to the existing research. The studies under presentation can be selected by any student or the lecture coordinator, therefore the topics of the studies can (should) be related to the topic of the Ph.D. theses of particular student. Each topic will be represented by a set of papers that cover the range of this topic and mediate the main objectives.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The main objective of this course is to present the contemporary research on behavioural ecology and ethology of animals. The aim is to train the student how to read, understand and critically evaluate the results of the research papers in the field of behavioural ecology. At the same time, students will get familiar with a set of top ranking studies of selected topics of behavioural ecology enabling to understand the particular field of research and its future directions.
The student will acquire knowledge in the field of behavioral ecology, which is one of the overarching backbone fields of research in Biology and Ecology defined within the National Qualifications Framework of Tertiary Education. Students will be acquainted with topics that are at the forefront of current knowledge in the field of behavioral ecology at the international level. At the same time, the student will extend his/her ability to work with, and understand foreign-language literature and be able to interpret and critically assess its conclusions. At the same time, the student's ability to discuss issues in the team will be deepened during the course. |
| Prerequisites |
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This course has no specific demands on previous knowledge in the field of behavioural ecology.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance assessment
Presentation of at least one professional scientific article, participation in the discussion in the evaluation of presentations of other participants |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Zoology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Zoology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Entomology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Zoology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Entomology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Entomology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Zoology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |