Course: Archaeology of Digital Era

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Course title Archaeology of Digital Era
Course code KAR/DVHD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Makovička Tomáš, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The origin of electronic devices as a result of long-term historical processes 2. Areas of digital technologies application in the humanities 3. The Internet and the information revolution 4. Web portals and community networks 5. Bibliographic sources and tools 6. Modern methods of prospection and recording 7. Archaeological data and their specifics 8. Electronic information systems 9. The importance of standards and their overview 10. The introduction into statistics 11. Digital maps - 3D virtual reconstructions, virtual reality - digital publications

Learning activities and teaching methods
E-learning, Laboratory work, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 38 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To describe basic sources of data in contemporary archeology and the field of historic heritage care
Skills
To read and to understand scientific texts in English and Czech
To use adequate terminology in Czech
To use electronic information resources
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To specify the diversity of data processing in archeology and care of historical heritage
To summarize methods used for acquiring digital data
To name current key technical means of study and research in humanities
Skills
To select and use appropriate electronic devices for their own education and to solve specific questions and projects
It is able to retrieve and process archaeological data
To use geographical information systems
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Practicum
Competences
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Project
Competences
Written exam
Project
Recommended literature
  • Krištuf, Petr; Šmejda, Ladislav,; Vařeka, Pavel. Opomíjená archeologie 2005 - 2006 = Neglected archaeology 2005 - 2006. 1. vyd. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, Katedra archeologie, 2007. ISBN 978-80-254-1062-2.
  • Lock, Gary. Using computers in archaeology : towards virtual pasts. London : Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-16770-1.
  • Macháček, Jiří. Břeclav - Pohansko : digitální katalog archeologických pramenů. V., Sídlištní aglomerace v Lesní školce. Vyd. 1. V Brně : Masarykova univerzita, 2002. ISBN 80-210-2820-3.
  • Macháček, Jiří. Počítačová podpora v archeologii. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 1997. ISBN 80-210-1562-4.
  • Malina, Jaroslav. Metody deskripce, klasifikace a statistiky v petroarcheologii. Vyd. 1. Brno : Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, 1976.
  • Neustupný, Evžen; John, Jan. Příspěvky k archeologii 2. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2005. ISBN 80-86898-57-1.
  • Šmejda, Ladislav. Hlavní osy variability pohřebního ritu na lokalitě z mladšího eneolitu a starší doby bronzové u Holešova, okr. Kroměříž. Plzeň Aleš Čeněk, 2003. ISBN 80-86473-63-5.


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