HEN581 Lifestyle and Environmental Issues

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Hana Librová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vojtěch Pelikán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ivona Tolarová
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:30 U32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Podmínkou pro mgr. studenty Environmentálních studií je absolutorium Úvodu do studia environmentalistiky. Všichni registrovaní zájemci podávají prostřednictvim IS učiteli Žádost o souhlas se zapisem predmetu.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is based on the accepted assumption that lifestyle choices, especially the dynamics and the structure of material consumption and free-time activities, have a decisive impact on nature (apart from population size and technologies). The course seeks to find and interpret environmentally friendly lifestyle choices and stresses the connections with mainstream lifestyle choices. It also attempts to question some journalistic stereotypes.
Students will gain basic knowledge and approaches necessary for their choice of masters thesis in the area of lifestyle choices.
Syllabus
  • Introduction into the seminar contents and its requirements
  • Key concepts of the lifestyle area and individuation/individualism
  • Discussion on literature
  • Discussion on student essays
Literature
  • LIBROVÁ, Hana. Vlažní a váhaví : (kapitoly o ekologickém luxusu). Vyd. 1. Brno: Doplněk, 2003, 319 s. ISBN 8072391496. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods include:
introduction lectures about the theme of lifestyle
home preparation, reading of obligatory texts
structured discussion about the texts
seminar paper
critical review of 1 colleague´s paper
presentation of the seminar paper and its review in the lesson
critical discussion about presented papers
Assessment methods
Discussion of assigned texts, reading, writing an essay and an opponent’s statement. Participation at seminars is mandatory with a maximum of three absences allowed. To pass, students must collect at least 100 points out of 150. A total of 80 points goes to exams testing reading material (notes are allowed) throughout the semester, 60 points are assigned to the essay and 10 points to the opponent’s statement.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou absolvování je závěrečná seminární práce, průběžně kontrolovaná četba v ČJ a AJ, a max. 3 absence za semestr od data konečné registrace.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Přednost mají mgr. studenti HEN, kteří úspěšně absolvovali Úvod do studia environmentalistiky. V případě většího počtu zájemců nerozhoduje pořadí registrace, ale vstupní test.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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