UPV_0001 Basic of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Miléř, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Barbora Onderková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Mon 13:00–13:45 laboratoř 84
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course Basic of Ecology and Environmental Sciences provides basic ecological and environmental knowledge and awareness to students with focus on global environmental problems. The course introduces students to the basic principles of ecology, such as the functioning of organisms in different conditions, the relationship between types of organisms, organization of organisms at different levels, energy aspects and more. On this basis the course forms an image of the nowaday world in relation to human activities and the mediated effects on the environment and other organisms. Solutions at both levels - organisms and local landscape, considering conservation principles and legal norms are discussed.
The goal is to discuss the ecological-environmental issues in relation to proffession needs of students. The goal is realized through learning of eco-environmental knowledge, skills and attitudes in a confrontation of this topic with specific jobs.
At the end of the course the student will know the basic ecological terms and concepts, will understand global environmental problems and will be familiar with issues of environmental education.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic ecological principles.
  • 2. Ecological relationships.
  • 3. Ecosystem and biosphere.
  • 4. Antropogenic impacts.
  • 5. Protection of landscape and resources.
  • 6. Protection of nature.
  • 7. Global environmental problems.
  • 8. The theory of sustainable development.
  • 9. An ecological-evnironmental education in CR.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • AČ, Alexander, Tomáš MILÉŘ and Boris RYCHNOVSKÝ. Vybrané kapitoly z ekologie a environmentální vědy (Selected Chapters of Ecology and Environmental Sciences). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 2013, 156 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6434-8. info
  • MILÉŘ a HOLLAN: Klima a koloběhy látek, 2014, Moduly jako prostředek inovace v integraci výuky moderní fyziky a chemie (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0182) http://amper.ped.muni.cz/gw/aktivity/klima.pdf http://amper.ped.muni.cz/gw/aktivity/clima_fluxes.pdf
  • MOLDAN, Bedřich. Podmaněná planeta. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2009, 419 s. ISBN 9788024615806. info
  • CÍLEK, Václav. Nejistý plamen:průvodce ropným světem. Praha: Dokořán, 2007, 192 pp. ISBN 978-80-7363-122-2. info
  • GORE, Al. Nepříjemná pravda : naše planeta v ohrožení - globální oteplování a co s ním můžeme udělat. Translated by Jitka Fialová. 1. vyd. Praha: Argo, 2007, 325 s. ISBN 9788072038688. info
  • NÁTR, Lubomír. Rozvoj trvale neudržitelný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2005, 102 s. ISBN 8024609878. info
  • GRALLA, Preston. Jak pracuje životní prostředí. Translated by Vratislav Nechuta, Illustrated by Cherie Plumlee. Brno: Unis, 1995, 212 stran. ISBN 156276232X. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: lectures, individual project: Environmental questions in job.
Assessment methods
Completion of a course: electronic choice test (abcd; minimum 60 %) and final environmental project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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