PřF:Bi7401 Elaboration of diploma thesis - Course Information

Bi7401 Direction and elaboration of diploma thesis

Extent and Intensity

2/1. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Pavel Lízal, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Pavel Lízal, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Pavel Lízal, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:50 prace doma

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-EXB)
• Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-MBG)

Course objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- create a quality presentation of their research
- engagingly present results expert audience
- present results interestingly also lay audience (the popularization of science)
- evaluate lectures of other lecturers, judge the quality of the lecture (the feedback)
- ask questions during the discussion and also be able to answer questions after the lecture own
- apply rhetorical rules
- elaborate high-quality diploma thesis both in contentual and also in formal sense

Learning outcomes

- create a quality presentation of their research
- engagingly present results expert audience
- present results interestingly also lay audience (the popularization of science)
- evaluate lectures of other lecturers, judge the quality of the lecture (the feedback)
- ask questions during the discussion and also be able to answer questions after the lecture own
- apply rhetorical rules
- elaborate high-quality diploma thesis both in contentual and also in formal sense

Syllabus

• Basics of rhetoric
• Structure of lecture
• Instruments for the presentation
• Examination of the presentation
• Most frequent mistakes
• Contentual part of diploma thesis (DT) (literary resources and their processing)
• Formal part DT (structure, text processing)
• Processing and interpretation of gained results, tables, schemes, graphs, photographs, appendixes
• Most frequent mistakes in respective parts of DT
• Practical exercises: presentation of own lecture and group evaluation
• Evaluation of chosen diploma thesis

Literature

• ŠPAČKOVÁ, Alena. Moderní rétorika : jak mluvit k druhým lidem, aby nám naslouchali a rozuměli. Praha: Grada, 2003, 120 s. ISBN 8024706334. info
• ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
• ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info

Bookmarks

https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/PříF:Bi7401!

Teaching methods

lectures with power point presentations, practical exercises oral presentations of diploma thesis and evaluation of quality presentation of other lecturers

Assessment methods

Presentation of own lecture and group evaluation
Evaluation of chosen diploma thesis
Credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Z důvodu pandemie koronaviru a s tím souvisejících opatření poběží výuka online formou přes aplikaci MS Teams.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Výuka předmětu se bude konat pouze v případě, že si jej zapíše alespoň 10 studentů.

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