Course: Master's Diploma Thesis 2

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Course title Master's Diploma Thesis 2
Course code BOT/DAP2
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Smýkal Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Matušinský Pavel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The subject of study, topic of the Thesis. Literature overview. Research outline - general and particular aims. Getting familiar with basic methodology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 65 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is the ongoing control of teh status of diploma thesis presented in form of seminars. Students will present their own thesis.
Student is able to: - apply the knowledge he/she obtained during the study - write a good literature review on given topic - make an outline of the Thesis - select appropriate methodology for the study - discuss properly own results in comparison to published ones - write a Thesis, scientific presentation (poster, lecture)
Prerequisites
Thesis topic. Literature review. Proposal for solving the problem; definition of overall and specific objectives. Mastery of basic methodological procedures.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic

Master thesis writting.
Recommended literature
  • Barnes, S. (2023). Zelená planeta. Praha, E2/339 (PřF-KBO).
  • Briggs D. et Walters S.M. (1997). Plant variation and evolution. Cambridge University Press, 3rd. ed..
  • Briggs D., Walters S.M. (2001). Proměnlivost a evoluce rostlin. Cambridge Univ. Press, UP v Olomouci. 531 p..
  • Dale, W. Rostlina jako pevnost. České Budějovice, 2022, ISSN 978-80-7394-9.
  • Henry, R. J. (2005). Plant diversity and evolution: genotypic and phenotypic variation in higher plants. Wallingford.
  • Ingrouille, M., & Eddie, B. (2006). Plants: evolution and diversity. Cambridge.
  • Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Aftab Ahmad, editors. (2026). Gene editing in cereals. Singapore, B1-2/379 (PřF-KBO).
  • Mancuso, S. (2020). Revoluce rostlin. Praha, KBF-knih/419 (PřF-KBO).
  • Willis, K. J., & McElwain, J. C. (2002). The evolution of plants. New York, N.Y.
  • Zieglerová, J. (2025). Ze života rostlin. Praha, 516/339 (KUP).


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Plant Pathology (2019) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer