EVS122 Treaties and Information Sources of European Union

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Sychra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Tuesday 17:00–18:30 U42
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SEMESTR(1) || SEMESTR(2) || SEMESTR(3) ||SEMESTR(4)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 41 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/41, only registered: 0/41
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to demonstrate students with basic sources information on the EU: the primary and secondary documents, electronic sources, major news portals, information centres and databases. It is aimed at students, who start to orient themselves in terms of European integration. Primarily, the course is practice-oriented.
Learning outcomes
Identify the information sources about the EU.
Classify and categorize electronic sources.
Analyse documents of the primary and the secondary law of the EU.
Use existing EU databases.
Syllabus
  • The course is divided into three main parts:
  • 1. Information sources on the EU, primarily in electronical form, presentation of important servers, categorization, Internet portals, debates with expert
  • 2. A basic orientation inside the treaties and their revisions (primary law of the EU), their hierarchy and conception.
  • 3. An orientation in the secondary law of the EU, online searching, work with EU databases.
Literature
  • REGULATION (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
  • Access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. A user's guide. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2002.
  • Studijní materiály a prezentace dostupné v IS MU
Teaching methods
Lectures, internet presentations, work with electronical resources and databases, drill - EU documents searching, practical homework.
Assessment methods
The course is finished with a credit. To acquire credit it is obligatory to attend the discussion with experts and to accomplish the practical task. It is based on a research and an analysis of relevant documents of the EU including the description of the methods, how the student solved the given problem.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nezapisují si studenti 3. ročníku, předmět je určen pouze pro studenty 1. a 2. ročníků.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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