Course: Basic course of marine biology

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Course title Basic course of marine biology
Course code EKO/KUMOB
Organizational form of instruction Field Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ďuriš Zdeňěk, doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Rulík Martin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Practical observation and identification of marine ecosystems and organisms, practice of quantitative research methods and laboratory processing of samples.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
Basic course of marine biology course builds on the theoretical course led by professor of marine biology professor Duris. Gdansk University Marine Station located on the shores of the Baltic Sea will enable students to direct knowledge of the biology of marine, freshwater and costal organisms.
- practical knowledge of the most important marine communities and dominant taxa of marine organisms
Prerequisites
Elementary knowledge in biology and ecology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Practical knowledge of organisms observed during the course
Recommended literature
  • KUKAL Z. Oceán - pevnina budoucnosti. 1984, Praha.
  • MILLER C.B. Biological Oceanography. 2004..
  • RAY G.C. & MCCORMICK-RAY J. Coastal-marine conservation: science and policy. 2004, Oxford..
  • THURMAN H.V. & TRUJILLO A.P. Oceánografie. 2005, Brno.
  • WIKTOR K., WESLAWSKI J.M. & ŹMIJEWSKA M.I. Biogeografia morza. 1997, Gdansk..


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