SZ1041a Environmental Education

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Vladislav Navrátil, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Ptáček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Aleš Ruda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Vystrčilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Boris Rychnovský, CSc.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Vystrčilová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 30. 9. 15:10–16:30 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 11. 11. 15:10–16:30 kancelář vyučujícího
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: - work (1) with information about ecological categories (population, ecosystem); - know (2) difference between ecology and environmentalistic; - understand (3) global environmental problems; - work (4)with ecological-environmental informations; - make (5) environmetally positive deductions. In the lecture crucial problems of the contemporary human society are discussed – usage of natural resources and conversion of environment. Lecture is intent on education of students - future teachers.
Syllabus
  • 1. Main goals of environmentalistics, basic concepts. 2. Environmetalistics in school and household. 3. Basic ecological (biological) concepts. 4. Running of matter and energy. Protection of nature. 5. Ecology and chemismy, role of a teacher. 6. Polutants, toxicity, preventiv. 7. Energy. 8. Environment generally. 9. Environment of the Czech Republic. 10. Landscape
Literature
  • FREEDMAN, Bill. Environmental ecology : the ecological effects of pollution, disturbance, and other stresses. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1995, xiii, 606. ISBN 0122665422. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, four lecturers (biologist, chemist, physicist, geographer).
Assessment methods
Colloquium - a) basic orientation in the problematics (test); b) seminary work (for example: "ecological problematics of a region where I was born")
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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