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Lecturer(s)
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Ondráš Jan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Students will participate in resolution of research projects at the department of Geography. According to solved problems students will utilize following research methods: data collecting, data processing by means of analytical tools, written or oral presentation of outcomes of field work.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Task-based study method, Students' self-study, Lecture, Field trip
- Individual project (40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 4 hours per semester
- Team project (50/number of students)
- 10 hours per semester
- Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day)
- 14 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to know the basics of geography on graduate-level high school |
| Skills |
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| to work self in the landscape |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to know to select the appropriate analytical and synthetic methods of data processing |
| Skills |
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| to collect primary and secondary data from various sources |
| to use the appropriate analytical and synthetic methods of data processing |
| to use practical experiences obtained during the study of geographical issues |
| Competences |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Field trip |
| Task-based study method |
| Self-study of literature |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Task-based study method |
| Field trip |
| Skills demonstration |
| Competences |
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| Task-based study method |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Portfolio |
| Project |
| Skills |
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| Portfolio |
| Project |
| Kolokvium |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Kolokvium |
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Recommended literature
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Burt, James E.; Barber, Gerald M.; Rigby, David L. Elementary statistics for geographers. 3rd ed. New York : Guilford Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-57230-484-0.
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Hendl, Jan. Přehled statistických metod : analýza a metaanalýza dat. 3., přeprac. vyd. Praha : Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-482-3.
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Kopp, Jan. Nauka o krajině a životním prostředí : cvičení. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2005. ISBN 80-7043-311-6.
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Matušková, Alena; Červený, Pavel. Cvičení ze statistických a grafických metod pro geografy. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2003. ISBN 80-7082-961-3.
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Strahler, Alan H.; Strahler, Arthur Newell. Laboratory manual for physical geography. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN 0-471-47670-6.
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