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Lecturer(s)
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Bohuslav Peter, RNDr. Ph.D., MSc.
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Holá Klára, Doc. PaedDr. CSc.
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Bečka Jiří, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Subject, tasks, methods, development and current state of population geography. Fertility, fertility Morbidity, mortality Detection, processing and analysis of demographic indicators. Work with various world and Czech databases and other digital sources of demographic data. The population development in our country and the world, population thinking, theories, forecasts. Spatial aspects of the development of human populations. The current territorial distribution of the population and the factors that influence them. Population dynamics. Population structure (according to biological, economic and cultural characteristics). Rural settlement. The urban settlement, the urbanization process, and the relationship between the city and the background. Settlement systems. Selected global problems of humanity and their solutions.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, Group discussion, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar, Field trip
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| No prerequisites. |
| achieve a general overview at the level of a high school graduate |
| Create outputs independently, including high-quality visualization of results and data (tables, graphs, maps, etc.). Respond adequately and contribute relevantly to discussions. |
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| think logically and use the mathematical apparatus at the level of a high school graduate |
| Work independently in MS Excel and MS Word. Create descriptive statistics outputs independently. |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| He can study independently and fulfil assigned tasks or actively participate in seminars. |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to explain the status of the field in the system of scientific disciplines and its links to other disciplines |
| to use scientific terminology |
| to have an overview of the sources of statistical data in the fields of population geography, geography of settlements and demography |
| to evaluate different demographic indicators |
| to explain various demographic processes and phenomena and the connection between them |
| to characterize the structure of the population according to various criteria |
| to describe the characteristics of various types of settlements |
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| to compare the importance of various demographic indicators, calulate them from primary data, evaluate them and work with them |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Group discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Lecture |
| Practicum |
| Lecture with visual aids |
| Task-based study method |
| Textual studies |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Individual study |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Interactive lecture |
| Task-based study method |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Portfolio |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Written exam |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Oral exam |
| Test |
| Portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Written exam |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Portfolio |
| Oral exam |
| Practical exam |
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Recommended literature
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CIA World Factbook.
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Suburbanizace a její sociální, ekonomické a ekologické důsledky.. Praha: Ústav pro ekopolitiku, 2002. ISBN 80-901914-49-5.
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Bašovský, Oliver. Geografia obyvateĺstva a sídel. 2. nezm. vyd. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského, 1988. ISBN 80-223-0026-8.
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Drbohlav, Dušan. Migrace a (i)migranti v Česku : kdo jsme, odkud přicházíme, kam jdeme?. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2010. ISBN 978-80-7419-039-1.
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Hampl, M., Gardavský, V., Kühnl, K. Regionální struktura a vývoj systému osídlení v ČSR.. Praha, 1987.
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James M. Rubenstein. Contemporary Human Geography. Glenview, 2013. ISBN 978-0-321-8197-5.
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Knox, P L. -- Marston, S A. Places and regions in global context : human geography. Glenview, 2013. ISBN 978-0-321-72887-6.
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Mládek, Jozef. Základy geografie obyvateĺstva. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Slovenské pedagogické nakladateĺstvo, 1992. ISBN 80-08-00768-0.
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Ouředníček, Martin,; Temelová, Jana,; Pospíšilová, Lucie. Atlas sociálně prostorové diferenciace České republiky = Atlas of socio-spatial differentiation of the Czech Republic. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1889-0.
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Ouředníček Martin. Teorie stádií vývoje měst a diferenciální urbanizace.
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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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Population Reference Bureau. On line: www.prb.org.
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Pouš, Richard. Základy geografie města. Banská Bystrica: Fakulta prirodných vied, 2013. ISBN 978-80-557-0626-9.
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Roubíček, Vladimír. Úvod do demografie. 1. vyd. Praha : Codex Bohemia, 1997. ISBN 80-85963-43-4.
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Sýkora, L. Teoretické přístupy ke studiu města. In: Sýkora, L. (ed): Teoretické přístupy a vybrané problémy v současné geografii. Praha, 1993.
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Toušek, Václav. Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-114-4.
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Vallin, Jacques; Rychtaříková, Jitka. Světové obyvatelstvo. Praha : Academia, 1992. ISBN 80-200-0437-8.
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