Course: Cartography Seminar

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Course title Cartography Seminar
Course code KGM/KS
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mrkývka Martina, doc.Ing.Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basics of cartography, map making and spatial data processing (repetition) 2. Map making as a project 3. Map making (individual activities) 4. Individual and group consultations and discussions 5. Presentation and evaluation of maps

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 10 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basics of cartography Basics of geoinformatics Basics of spatial data processing
Skills
Work with GIS Work with spatial and geographic data Create a simple map Work with specialist literature
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
Cartographic interpretation methods Graphical variables Statistical analysis of spatial data
Skills
Mastering the complete map creation process Working with the map user Review and evaluation of maps, including alternative solutions
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
E-learning
Textual studies
Skills
Seminar classes
Group discussion
Project-based instruction
Task-based study method
Discussion
Competences
Discussion
One-to-One tutorial
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Skills
Peer evaluation of students
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Competences
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Cartwright, William; Gartner, Georg; Lehn, Antje. Cartography and art. Berlin : Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-3-540-68567-8.
  • DENT, B.D., HODLER, T.W., TORGUSON, J. Cartography: thematic map design. New York, 2009. ISBN 978-0-07-294382-5.
  • Dodge, Martin. Classics in cartography : reflections on influential articles from Cartographica. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN 978-0-470-68174-9.
  • Field, Kenneth. Cartography : a compendium of design thinking for mapmakers. 2018. ISBN 978-1-58948-439-9.
  • Kraak, M. J.; Ormeling, F. J. Cartography : visualization of spatial data. 3rd ed. New York : Guilford Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-60918-193-2.
  • Mitchell, Peta. Cartographic strategies of postmodernity : the figure of the map in contemporary theory and fiction. New York : Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-95597-3.
  • Robinson, Arthur Howard. Elements of cartography. 6th ed. New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1995. ISBN 0-471-55579-7.
  • Voženílek, V. Aplikovaná kartografie I. - tematické mapy. UP v Olomouci, 1999.


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