Ze0002 Methods in Geography - Exercises

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Hana Pokorná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Libor Lněnička, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Hana Pokorná, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Ze0002/01: Wed 10:15–11:00 učebna 5a, H. Pokorná, H. Svobodová
Ze0002/02: Wed 14:50–15:35 učebna 5a, H. Pokorná, H. Svobodová
Ze0002/03: Wed 7:30–8:15 učebna 5a, H. Pokorná, H. Svobodová
Ze0002/04: Wed 13:00–13:45 učebna 5a, H. Pokorná, H. Svobodová
Ze0002/05: Wed 13:55–14:40 učebna 5a, H. Pokorná, H. Svobodová
Ze0002/06: Wed 11:10–11:55 učebna 5a, H. Pokorná, H. Svobodová
Prerequisites
MS Office Word a Excel, Internet , basic knowledge.
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
Course objectives
Students improve theit skills about using statistical data – gaining, processing and presentation. Students will also be taught how to work with verified sources for gaining statistical data – statistical year books of Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia), Czech Statistical Office web sites, how to calculate characteristics of mean value and variability, apply suitable testing methods, elaborate maps, calculate basic and chain index, running average etc. It is also required at the end of the term to be able to calculate normal or binomial distribution with a support of MS Excel.
Syllabus
  • 1. Academic text make-up principles, geographical methods and its use.
  • 2. Basic sources of statistical data and information, The Czech Statistical Office, The Statistical Year Book of Czech Republic and internet sources.
  • 3. Statistical data processing (tables, diagrams, statistical maps and its basic components, arrangement and demonstration principles geographical features) manually and in computer environment.
  • 4. Calculations of mean values and characteristics of variability of one-dimensional statistical set manually and with a support of MS Excel.
  • 5. Normal distribution, Poissian distribution, binomial distribution, constructions, calculations.
  • 6. Calculation of correlation coefficient, construction of regression line.
  • 7. Methods of timelines elaboration on computer.
Literature
    required literature
  • BRÁZDIL, Rudolf, René WOKOUN, Pavel PROŠEK, Zdeňka TARABOVÁ and Miroslav KOLÁŘ. Statistické metody v geografii - cvičení. Vyd. 1. Brno: Rektorát UJEP, 1981, 177 s. info
    not specified
  • CYHELSKÝ, Lubomír and Jan ZELINKA. Statistické metody v příkladech. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1960. info
Teaching methods
Practice using the PC and the Internet.
Assessment methods
Practice, attendance required, completion of this course – credit. Students will elaborate their protocols not only during this course but also at home. To complete this course successfully, it is necessary to submit all the protocols in time, practical test, basic test of geography ( g. curriculum on level of primary and high school).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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