SZk1041a Environmental Education

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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, prevention. 7. Energy. 8. Environment generally. 9. Environment of the Czech Republic. 10. Landscape.
Literature
    recommended 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, individual project.
Assessment methods
Final grade: colloquium - a) basic orientation in the problematics (test) b) seminary work (regional environmental problematics)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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