Ze2RC_USK1 Introduction into the Study of Geography

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
basic knowledge with PC, MS Word, Excel, Internet
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
Student will be able to work with citations, work with data, tables, graphs, interpret data, tables graphs, make statistics maps, work with basic or nonbasic files, describe files. Geographical information and its verbal, tabular, graphic and cartographic processing including the use of basic statistical methods provided in basic program equipment.
Learning outcomes
- Describes the history of the formation of geography; - explain the purpose of geography; - learn the basics of geographic questions; - prepares a poster on the usefulness of geography.
Syllabus
  • Geography as a science using methods. Basic outline of methods, data, information and its sources, basic statistical terms, graphs, cartograms and diagrams, theoretical distribution, correlation and timelines.
  • 1. Creation and development of statistics, its past and present importance for geography.
  • 2. Sampling.
  • 3. Primary elaboration of statistical information (table, graph, statistical map and its basic components and principles of geographical feature organization and demonstration.
  • 4. Descriptive statistics and its use in practice (mean value, characteristics of variability, asymmetry and acuteness)
  • 5. Methods of timelines and its importance for analysis of development tendencies.
  • 6. Main geographical applications of several fields of mathematical statistics (theoretical distribution of random quantities, characteristics of dependence, testing).
  • 7. Use of special statistical PC programs in geography.
Literature
    required literature
  • Úvod do studia planety Země. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 365 s. info
  • BRÁZDIL, Rudolf. Statistické metody v geografii : cvičení. 3. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Masarykovy univerzity, 1995, 177 s. ISBN 8021012609. info
    recommended literature
  • DOWNS, Roger M. Almanach geografie. Praha: Sanoma Magazines Praha, 2006, 496 s. ISBN 8070262672. info
    not specified
  • GREGOROVÁ, Gabriela and Valéria FILLOVÁ. Štatistické metódy v geografii. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Geo-grafika, 2004, 117 s. ISBN 8096814664. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
Regular teaching according to the schedule, lectures. To complete this course successfully, it is necessary to pass a written test (theoretical and practical parts) – calculations, graphs, maps etc.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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