HEN581 Lifestyle and Environmental Issues

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
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. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Dana Pantůčková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 11:30–13:00 M117
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ENS114 Environmental Humanities || HEN433 Environmental Humanities
Podmínkou zápisu je absolutorium Úvodu do studia environmentalistiky.
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.
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 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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