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Journal Club in Evolution 1 - MB162S15
Title: Journal Club in Evolution 1
Czech title: Nové poznatky v evoluční biologii 1
Guaranteed by: Department of Ecology (31-162)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2025
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/1, C [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Level: basic
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: prof. Mgr. Lukáš Kratochvíl, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): prof. Mgr. Lukáš Kratochvíl, Ph.D.
RNDr. Radka Reifová, Ph.D.
Michail Rovatsos, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Seminar focuses on discussion about recent evolutionary studies published in scientific journals. It comprises
students’ reports on any papers from selected topics. The purpose of the seminar is to familiarize students with
current ecological research and improve their skills in reading and interpretation of scientific text.
Last update: Sacherová Veronika, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.04.2023)
Course completion requirements -

Student must attend 75 % of lectures and prepare adequate number of topics.

Last update: Sacherová Veronika, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.04.2023)
Literature -

Literature is not available. Papers to be discussed are announced at the beginning of each semester.

Last update: Sacherová Veronika, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.04.2023)
Requirements to the exam -

Student must attend 75 % of lectures and prepare adequate number of topics.

Last update: Sacherová Veronika, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.04.2023)
Syllabus -

Individual lessons focus on various topics of contemporary evolutionary research. The publications we deal with vary each year.

Last update: Gáliková Kristýna, Mgr. et Mgr., DiS. (24.10.2025)
Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be able to:

  1. Read and interpret primary research papers in evolutionary biology with a critical and analytical approach.

  2. Identify and explain key hypotheses, methods, and conclusions presented in primary research papers.

  3. Evaluate the quality, validity, and broader implications of scientific findings within the context of ecological theory and environmental research.

  4. Present scientific texts clearly and concisely to a professional audience, demonstrating understanding of both content and context.

  5. Engage in informed and constructive discussion, formulate arguments based on evidence, and respond critically yet collegially to peers’ viewpoints.

  6. Reflect on the scientific process, including peer review, research ethics, and the communication of results.

  7. Develop transferable skills in scientific reading, synthesis, and presentation applicable across environmental and biological disciplines.

Last update: Gáliková Kristýna, Mgr. et Mgr., DiS. (21.10.2025)
 
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