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Course Information

Bi2220 Information sources in zoology

Faculty of Science
spring 2012

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. Mgr. Stanislav Pekár, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Supervisor

prof. Mgr. Stanislav Pekár, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology - Biology Section - Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Mgr. Stanislav Pekár, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of Botany and Zoology - Biology Section - Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 17:00–17:50 BR4

Prerequisites

Bi1000 Introd. to study of syst. biol
none

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Zoology)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)

Course objectives

Aim of this lecture is to show how to find various types of scientific zoological information and how to work with them.At the end of this course the student should be able to find effectively any scientific information.

Syllabus

• 1) Information sources. 2) Citation. 3) Identification keys. 4) Species catalogues. 5) Databases of citations. 6) Special databases. 7) Libraries. 8) Journals. 9) Fulltext. 10) Organization of literature.

Literature

• Harmon J.E. & Gross A.G. (eds) 2007. The Scientific Literature: A Guided Tour. University Of Chicago Press.

Teaching methods

Lectures and homeworks

Assessment methods

Students have to work on homeworks and attend the lectures.

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi3110 Scientific presentation in botany and zoology
  Bi2210||Bi2220||(NOW(Bi2210))||(NOW(Bi2220))  

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, spring 2013, spring 2014.

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