Bi7401 Direction and elaboration of diploma thesis

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2013
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
Mon 16. 9. to Fri 6. 12. Wed 14:00–15:50 B11/306, Wed 16:00–16:50 B11/306
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- search of the scientific information in biology
- understand and apply basic rules for writing special text
- elaborate high-quality diploma thesis both in contentual and also in formal sense
- formulate questions and answers and argue in scientific discussions within the field of molecular biology and genetics
- evaluate lectures of other lecturers, judge the quality of the lecture
- use the basic rhetoric and correct lecturing in science
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
  • Poster - structure, preparation, presentation, mistakes
  • Grant application - sorts of grants, structure, most frequent mistakes
  • 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
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://is.muni.cz/www/2538/sylabus_zamereni_dp.html
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 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021.
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