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Lecturer(s)
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Maisner Onuralp, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Bečka Jiří, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Basic information about location of the Czech Republic and its status in the World and the EU. Natural characteristics of the Czech Republic. Administrative structure of the Czech Republic. Population of the Czech Republic, changes in population; settlements. Overall characterization of Czech economy. Primary economic sector (agriculture, forestry). Secondary economic sector (mining, industry, energy). Terciary economic sector (transportation, tourism). Regions of the Czech Republic and their competitiveness.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Individual study, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Practical training (number of hours)
- 13 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| master the knowledge of the English language |
| Skills |
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| study and evaluate scholarly geographic literature on the topic. |
| Competences |
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| Bc. Study: Student approaches the sources of information in a critical manner, creatively elaborates on them, and is able to apply the knowledge in a specific tasks. |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| get an overview of the location, natural characteristics, population, settlement system and economy of the Czech Republic. |
| knows the sources of available statistical data about the Czech Republic and to process, analyze these data and deduce results. |
| explain relations among these characteristics at the level of Czech regions. |
| explain the relations between the distribution of particular economic activities in the Czech Republic |
| Skills |
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| able to analyse and evaluate both qualitative and quantitative data and reach a scholarly conclusion. |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Skills |
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| Individual study |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Competences |
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| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Test |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Collection of maps of the Czech Republic.
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2010 City Invest Czech. Praha: Czechinvest, 2010.
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Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. Information publication for foreigners , Czech Republic. Praha, 2011.
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Toušek, Václav. Czech Republic: Portraits of regions. Praha: Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic, 2005. ISBN 80-239-6346-5.
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