Bi2BP_POBT Writing of special biological papers

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: (1) to understand the rules of writing of biological papers; (2) to elaborate text documents and presentations. At the end of this course, students should be able to: (4) create different kinds of of text documments; (5) introduce their own projects and (6) their own results.
Syllabus
  • 1. introduction: main objectives of the subject and student s projects (themes)
  • 2. presentations of the projects and discussions
  • 3. principles of thesis creation – basic design (heads)
  • 4. technical design of thesis, citation of sources, references in text, most often mistakes
  • 5. methods of finding resources: Internet, key-words, etc.
  • 6. Preparation of the first version of reference list
  • 7. Preparation of the first version of "Introduction" or another part of thesis, e.g. "Characteristics of natural conditions of an area" or "Valuation of knowledge level" etc.
  • 8. Preparation of the first version of "Material and methods" (site descriptions, methods of sampling, ...)
  • 9. Preparation of PPT presentation and fundamentals of oral presentations of thesis results
  • 10. Presentations of student s works – oral PPT presentations of the projects and discussions (participation on the departamental conference)
Literature
  • NĚMEC, Jiří; ŠEDINOVÁ, Petra. Doporučení ke zpracování diplomové (bakalářské) práce
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
Seminary, i.e. combination of theoretical preparation (lectures of tutor) with student´s presentations (PPT) and with submission of their own works (text documments).
Assessment methods
Preconditions for credit: active participation on lessons, including introductory and final presentation of project and creation of first versions of reference list and selected parts of prepared thesis work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: zapisují si studenti vypracovávající Bc. práci na katedře biologie PdF MU
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
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