Bi8705 Scientific work in botany and zoology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Jiří Danihelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Jiří Danihelka, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jiří Danihelka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Bi8705/01: Wed 12:00–12:50 D32/329, J. Danihelka
Bi8705/02: Wed 13:00–13:50 D32/329, J. Danihelka
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět je určen pro studenty bakalářského studia ekologické a evoluční biologie, je však otevřen i studentům magisterského studia nebo jiných oborů.
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
Students will be taught to present results from their own scientific research in an understandable, correct and effective way. Attention will be paid to the structure of scientific papers, to the basics of scientific writing in Czech, to literature citations, to the compilation of abstracts in Czech and possibly English.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able:
- to understand the structure of scientific papers and bachelor or diploma theses;
- to formulate their ideas in an understandable way;
- to avoid the worst mistakes in Czech scientific writing;
- to compile a correct list of references;
- to prepare an abstract or summary in Czech or English;
Syllabus
  • structure of scientific communications (papers and thesis) and frequent mistakes
  • tips for working with a text editor and text formatting
  • literature citations and references
  • use of artificial intelligence for text editing and other simple operations
  • compiling abstract 
  • Czech in scientific writing: revising texts for grammar, clarity, and brevity
  • language revision of continuous text
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla; František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
  • SPARLING, Don. English or Czenglish? : jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 2. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 274 s. ISBN 8004253296. info
  • SGALL, Petr and Jarmila PANEVOVÁ. Jak psát a jak nepsat česky. Vydání první. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2004, 197 stran. ISBN 8024608715. info
    not specified
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures
class discussions
student presentations and homeworks
Assessment methods
credit course:
active participation in the course
compilation of the abstract of the diploma thesis of her/his own
correcting a list of references, based on the format of a particular journal
correcting a Czech/English scientific text for clarity, grammar and style
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
he course will be completed by awarding a credit for active participation. The requirements include the preparation of an abstract of the student’s own bachelor’s/seminar or master’s thesis, as well as completion of an additional assigned task related to a selected topic (e.g. correction of formal errors in the reference list, revision of a short Czech or foreign-language text, a scientific communication, etc.), and active participation in discussions on the instructor’s presentations and on the results of classmates’ work.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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