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Course: Field Botany

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Course title Field Botany
Course code EKO/TBP
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dančák Martin, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Five one-day field excursions to different localities and habitats in Moravia. Demonstration of individual species, diagnostic characters, and basic ecological and chorological characteristics. A short explanation of a selected botanical phenomenon for pupils and an assessment of one visited site for school fieldwork teaching.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Observation, Demonstration
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to develop the ability to identify common and ecologically significant species of vascular plants in the Czech Republic.
Student should be able to (after attending the course): - Identify common and phytogeographically and phytosociologically significant vascular plant species in the Czech Republic. - Explain their basic taxonomic, ecological, and chorological characteristics. - Use identification keys. - Apply the acquired knowledge in teaching students at the selected educational level. - Justifies the identification of a plant on the basis of diagnostic characters, verifies it using an identification key, and states any uncertainty in the identification. (1.1.3) - Using examples of observed plants, explains the relationship between their occurrence and habitat conditions, and distinguishes their own observations from generalizations that require further evidence. (1.1.1, 1.1.3) - Using a living plant, explains a selected morphological character or ecological relationship clearly and with scientific accuracy to pupils of a chosen educational level. (1.2.1) - Selects a visited site for a specific objective of a school botanical field trip and justifies its suitability with regard to observation opportunities, season, safety, accessibility, and nature conservation. (3.3.5)
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of morphology of vascular plants.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

100% attendance. Identification test covering the basic plant species demonstrated during the course.
Recommended literature
  • Hejný, S., Slavík, B., Bělohlávková, R., Skalický, V., Skoumalová-Hadačová, A., Hrouda, L., & Smrčinová, E. (1990). Květena České republiky. Praha.
  • Hejný, S., Slavík, B., Černoušek, M., Kovanda, M., Čvančara, A., Chrtek, J., Tomšovic, P., & Chrtková-Žertová, A. (1988). Květena České socialistické republiky. Praha.
  • Hejný, S., Slavík, B., Skoumalová-Hadačová, A., Křísa, B., Smrčinová, E., & Kirschner, J. (1992). Květena České republiky. Praha.
  • Kubát, K., Hrouda, L., & Bělohlávková, R. (2002). Klíč ke květeně České republiky. Praha.
  • Slavík, B., Chrtek, J., Štěpánková, J., Bělohlávková, R., Skoumalová-Hadačová, A., & Smrčinová, E. (2000). Květena České republiky. Praha.
  • Slavík, B., Chrtek, J., Tomšovic, P., Bělohlávková, R., Skoumalová-Hadačová, A., & Smrčinová, E. (1997). Květena České republiky. Praha.
  • Slavík, B., Smejkal, M., Grulich, V., Dvořáková, M., Bělohlávková, R., Skoumalová-Hadačová, A., & Smrčinová, E. (1995). Květena České republiky. Praha.
  • Slavík, B., Štěpánková, J., Štěpánek, J., Bělohlávková, R., Skoumalová-Hadačová, A., & Smrčinová, E. (2004). Květena České republiky. Praha.
  • Štěpánková, J., Chrtek, J., Kaplan, Z., Štěpánková, J., Batoušek, P., Skoumalová-Hadačová, A., & Smrčinová, E. (2010). Květena České republiky. Praha.


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): Biology and Environmental Education for Education (2021) Category: Ecology and environmental protection - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 07.10.2026 23:52. Data created for academic year 2026/2027