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KGE / GEMO
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KGE
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GEMO
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Applied Regional Geography
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
3
Cred.
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Type of completion
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-
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Type of completion
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-
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KGE/GMOB
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Preclusive courses
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KGE/GMO
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The course objective is to make students familiar with a geographical analysis of the natural and socioeconomic environs of a small region (municipality or a micro-region).
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Requirements on student
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Elaboration of a term paper - a geographic analysis of a municipality.
Compliance with the condition of a test by achieving 75%, a possibility of two retests.
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Content
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Geography of a small region as a basis for a regional or local analysis. Hierarchical access to studying geographical space;
Methods of regional research;
Sources of data for a geographic analysis of a small region. Application of statistical information. Materials for a cartographic analysis - basic geographic methods and elaborating map outputs;
Defining a region and a geographic location;
Assessment of natural differentiation of an area (geological conditions and topography, climatic conditions: temperature, precipitation, weather, hydrological conditions, characteristics of soil, biogeographic characteristics of a small region). Assessment of a landscape application;
Analysis of historical development;
Population assessment (number of inhabitants and their distribution, biological structure, economic activities, cultural characteristics and movement of population);
Settlements and their development (structure of settlements and their urban characteristics, housing stock quality);
Analysis of branches of the economy (development and structure of the economy, characteristics of industry, agriculture, forestry and water management, extraction of minerals, labour market analysis);
Transport networks and its usage. Transport accessibility;
Technical infrastructure: electric wiring network, gas installation, phone installation, water supply and sewerage, sewage treatment plants, waste disposal issues);
Social infrastructure assessment (school, medical, cultural and sport facilities);
Natural limits and nature conservation, preservation of monuments, landscape planning documentation. Prerequisites for areas to be used in tourism;
Selected tools for regulation of the development of a small region (regional politics, programmes of regional support of small and medium sized businesses, programmes of village renewal).
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Kopp, Jan. Úvod do regionálního výzkumu. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2001. ISBN 80-7082-762-9.
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Extending:
Dubcová, Alena et al. Mikrogeografia - krajina okolo nás.. Nitra, 2012. ISBN 978-80-558-0112-.
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Recommended:
Novotná, Marie. GIS Nečtinsko. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-425-2.
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Recommended:
Mirvald, Stanislav. Metody geografického výzkumu. [Díl] I.. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Vydavatelství Západočeské univerzity, 1998. ISBN 80-7082-435-2.
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Recommended:
Úvod do geografického poznávání regionu. 1. vydání. Plzeň : Pedagogická fakulta, 1996. ISBN 80-7043-197-0.
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Recommended:
Winter, Jiří. Základy regionálního výzkumu : malá oblast. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Pedagogická fakulta Západočeské univerzity, 1993. ISBN 80-7043-085-0.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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22
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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30
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Total
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78
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to understand basic knowledge of the physiographic sphere, the Earth population and of the socioeconomic sphere small area - a municipality or a microregion |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
process charts and graphs |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to elaborate geographic characteristics of a small region - a municipality or a micro-region; |
to use data gained by means of the methods of the field and empiric research; |
to join all the information in a geographic synthesis |
to use statistical data; |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
Using text for creating geographic characteristics of small areas |
Using statistical resources for creating geographic characteristics of small areas |
Using map resources for creating geographic characteristics of small areas |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Seminar work |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Seminar work |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Field trip |
Individual study |
Lecture with visual aids |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Lecture with visual aids |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Textual studies |
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