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Lecturer(s)
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Bohuslav Peter, RNDr. Ph.D., MSc.
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Vaníček Milesson Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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(1) Sources of demographic data. (2) Age and sex structure of populations. (3) Analysis of basic demographic processes (mortality, nuptiality, fertility). (4) Population growth and projections.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Practicum
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 39 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to use the professional terminology of social sciences in the specific topics. |
| to apply the elementary functional literacy. |
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| to read the proffesional texts in English. |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize the main demographic trends of the population of the Czech Republic in last century. |
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| to understand the meaning of demographic measures in demographic literature and Statistical Yearbooks. |
| to interpret associations among demographic, social, biological and economic processes. |
| to predict the effects of past demographic trends in the future. |
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Recommended literature
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Hinde, Andrew. Demographic methods. London ; Arnold, 1998. ISBN 0-340-71892-7.
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Kalibová, Květa. Úvod do demografie. Dotisk 2. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0222-9.
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Newell, Coliin. Methods and models in demography. New York : The Guilford Press, 1988. ISBN 0-89862-451-7.
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Pavlík, Zdeněk; Rychtaříková, Jitka; Šubrtová, Alena. Základy demografie : Celost. vysokošk. příručka pro stud. přírodověd., ekon., filozofických a lékařských fakult. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1986.
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