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Lecturer(s)
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Chládek Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Sýkorová Jiřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course is based on interpretation and practical solution of simple tasks, and is held in a special classroom. Students will learn the necessary knowledge and skills by specific examples from anthropology, archaeology, politology or sociology (according to students' specialization). Introduction: understanding of spatial phenomena in the humanities Theory: space concepts, borders, center-periphery relationships, networks Methodology: data collection, databases Case studies: analysis of settlement structure, funerary areas, election results, sponsorship of political parties, migration etc. Presentation of students' projects
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture with practical applications, E-learning, Project-based instruction, Group discussion, Laboratory work, Task-based study method, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 24 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 54 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the main importance of archaeology as a scientific discipline and its methods |
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| To read and to understand a scientific text in Czech and English |
| To use adequate terminology in Czech |
| To use electronic information sources |
| To have user level PC skills |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize theoretical approaches and methods for studying spatial phenomena in social sciences (anthropology, archaeology, politology and sociology) |
| To understand theoretical concepts: space, boundary, centre-periphery relationship |
| To manage methodological tools, data collection and building of descriptive systems |
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| To gather scientific observation in a geodatabase |
| To assess the quality of data |
| To apply analytic tools to data files of geographical information systems, and to interpret the results |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Practicum |
| Laboratory work |
| E-learning |
| Task-based study method |
| Project-based instruction |
| Group discussion |
| Interactive lecture |
| assessment methods |
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| Project |
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Recommended literature
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Booth, Bob; Mitchell, Andy. Getting started with ArcGIS. New York : ESRI, 1999. ISBN 1-879102-93-5.
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Booth, Bob; Mitchell, Andy. Začínáme s ArcGIS. Redlands : ESRI, 2001.
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Booth, Bob. Using ArcGIS 3D analyst. Redlands : ESRI, 2000. ISBN 1-58948-004-X.
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Burrough, Peter A.; McDonnell, Rachael A. Principles of geographical information systems. 1st ed. repr. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-823365-5.
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Johnston, Kevin. Using ArcGIS geostatistical analyst. Redlands : ESRI, 2001. ISBN 1-58948-006-6.
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McCoy, Jill; Johnston, Kevin. Using ArcGIS spatial analyst. Redlands : ESRI, 2001. ISBN 1-58948-005-8.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Polygons in archaeology, Památky archaeologické LXXXVII, str. 112-136. 1996.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Příspěvky k prostorové archeologii 1. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2003. ISBN 80-86473-60-0.
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Peng, Zhong-Ren; Tsou, Ming-Hsiang. Internet GIS : distributed geographic information services for the internet nad wireless networks. [Hoboken] : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN 0-471-35923-8.
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Šmejda, Ladislav; Turek, Jan. Spatial analysis of funerary areas. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2004. ISBN 80-86898-07-5.
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