Course: Applied Field Trip

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Course title Applied Field Trip
Course code KGE/KGEXA
Organizational form of instruction Excursion
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bečka Jiří, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Reissich Václav, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Preparation of the field trip. Creating working groups. Itinerary and day-today schedule preparation. Logistics preparations. Completion of the group field trip and its feedback/evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Self-study of literature, Practicum, Field trip
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 15 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 20 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 20 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 80 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To use knowledge of physical, human and regional geographies on the Bachelor study programme' level.
To travel with a group of fellow students and spend with them more than one day out of his/her home.
Skills
To work in a team.
To communicate in foreign language.
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To use knowledge about the target region, its population, natural and socioeconomic conditions, historical context and current development.
To know relevant sources where to look for reliable information and data about the region.
Skills
To apply knowledge from physical, human and regional geographies when searching geographical field.
To acquire, process, interpret and evaluate geographical information and data from relevant sources.
To assume a team work.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Field trip
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Skills
Field trip
Students' portfolio
Competences
Group discussion
Field trip
assessment methods
Knowledge
Group presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Group presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Self-evaluation
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Čechurová, M., Preis, J. Zahraniční geografická exkurze: příprava, realizace, význam. Praha, 2012.
  • Jonasson, M. Framing Learning Conditions in Geography Excursions. 2011.


Study plans that include the course
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