Bi5111 Microbiology Seminar I

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Zbyněk Prokop, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Vávrová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Zbyněk Prokop, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 16. 9. to Fri 6. 12. Thu 14:00–15:50 B11/306
Prerequisites
Seminar lecture is designated for students microbiology and molecular biotechnology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will have experience in preparing professional presentation of their own results or the selected topic by using materials gained from literature search. Students gain experience with the defence of their work presented in front of public audience, with discussion and will also get additional experience during evaluating presentations of their colleagues. Students will receive examples from practice via the invited lectures presented by external researchers and via attending seminars organized by other scientific institutions.
Syllabus
  • Student presentations of own results or the selected topic from the literature is the main content of the seminar. Students have a chance to train defence talks of their partial or final results of bachelor or diploma theses. Students attend professional meetings organized by CSSM in Brno and other current meeting of microbiologists at which they can hear lectures by experts in the field of microbiology. Both domestic and foreign experts are invited to give a presentation on the seminar as well.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info
Teaching methods
In the course, each student prepares and gives a presentation from results of his/her own student project or presentation on the selected topic by using materials from literature search. Every student prepares a brief abstract about his/her presentation. Each presentation is followed by discussion and evaluation. The presentation is evaluated by another student from the course.
Assessment methods
Students will obtain positive final assessment after passing four following activities: (1) the active participation in seminar, (2) the preparation of abstracts, (3) the preparation and presentation of own presentation and (4) an evaluation of other students' presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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