Bi7046 Virology Seminar II

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Daniel Růžek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Luděk Eyer, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Zbyněk Prokop, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Jiří Salát, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Ing. Tomáš Vítěz, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Monika Vítězová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Daniel Růžek, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jiřina Kučerová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Bi7045 Virology Seminar I
Seminar lecture is designated for virology students.
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
The goal of the seminar is to enable students to prepare a professional presentation of their own findings or a selected topic using materials obtained from working with scientific literature. Students gain experience in defending the presented results in front of an audience with subsequent discussion and gain additional experience in evaluating the presentations of their peers. Students receive real-world examples during invited lectures by external scientists and visits to seminars organized by other scientific institutions.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have experience preparing a professional presentation of their own findings or a selected topic using materials obtained from working with scientific literature. Students will gain experience in defending the presented results in front of an audience, with a discussion, and they will also gain additional experience in evaluating the presentations of their peers. Students will receive real-world examples during invited lectures by external scientists and visits to seminars organized by other scientific institutions.
Syllabus
  • The main content of the seminar will be student presentations of scientific articles, selected topics, and partial or final presentations of thesis results. Invited speakers from research and praxis are also invited to the seminar.
Literature
  • Výběr literatury dle tématu vystoupení. Respective literature is assigned in the course of the seminar.
Teaching methods
In the course, each student prepares and gives a presentation in English 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,
(4) an evaluation of other students' presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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