BIp028 Biological and geological field practice

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natálie Čeplová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Jindřich Štelcl, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Alena Žákovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Alena Žákovská, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
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 this field practices, students should be able to: (1.) identify basic types of central-european habitats and (2.) some types of south-european ones; (3.) explain relation between ecological factors and biodiversity of selected habitats; (4.) confirm in their abilities of collecting, fixing, preparation, identifying and demonstrating of organisms and other products of nature; (5.) should be able to apply acquired knowledge into their future teachers practice.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this field practices, students should be able to: (1.) identify basic types of central-european habitats and (2.) some types of south-european ones; (3.) explain relation between ecological factors and biodiversity of selected habitats; (4.) confirm in their abilities of collecting, fixing, preparation, identifying and demonstrating of organisms and other products of nature; (5.) should be able to apply acquired knowledge into their future teachers practice.
Syllabus
  • 1st day: Montane or Alpine nature (Julian Alps, Kamnik Alps, Western Karavanks) – botany, ecology, geology, geomorphology, zoology. 2nd day: Classic karst (caves, polje and lakes, museum) – geology, geomorphology, zoology, botany, ecology. 3rd day: Coastal nature and surroundings of the Adriatic sea – botany, ecology, geology, geomorphology, zoology (aquarium etc.).
Literature
  • HAYWARD, P.J., NELSON-SMITH, T. & SHIELDS, Ch. (1996). Sea Shore of Britain and Europe, Collins Pocket Guide, HarperCollins Publishers, London, 352 pp.
  • AICHELE D. (2006): Blumen der Alpen. Kosmos Verlag.
  • BURNIE D. (1995): Wild flowers of the Mediterranean. Dorling Kinderslea Limited, London.
  • Fauna Europaea 2000-2015: http://www.faunaeur.org.
  • BioLib – Biological Library: http://www.biolib.cz.
  • http://is.muni.cz/do/1499/el/estud/pedf/js07/rab/rab.pdf
  • Matyášek J. a kol., Slovinsko - cesty do přírody, MU Brno, 2004
  • CIGLIČ, R. & PERKO, D. (2012). Slovenia in geographical typifications and regionalizations of Europe. Geografski vestnik 84(1): 23-37.
Teaching methods
field practice
Assessment methods
Individual (oral) presentation (during field practice) + individual final project (printed, after field practice), both in English.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 dní + 2 dny cesta.
Teacher's information
Date: June 20-25, 2021, see the 1st version of the program in study materials. If the epidemiological situation (closed borders, etc.) does not allow BGFP to be implemented in the usual (June) date, an alternative date will be set (in 2020, the field exercise had to be implemented only in September ... in the period 13.-18.9.2020).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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