SZ1041a Environmental Education

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Robert Vlk, 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
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
  • BEGON, Michael, Colin R. TOWNSEND and John L. HARPER. Ecology : from individuals to ecosystems. 4th ed. Malden: Blackwell, 2006, xii, 738. ISBN 9781405111171. info
  • TOWNSEND, Colin R., Michael BEGON and John L. HARPER. Essentials of ecology. 2nd ed. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2003, xiii, 530. ISBN 1405103280. info
  • TOWNSEND, Colin R., John L. HARPER and Michael BEGON. Essentials of ecology. Malden: Blackwell science, 2000, xvii, 552. ISBN 0632043482. info
  • BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ecology : individuals, populations and communities. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Blackwell Science, 1996, xii, 1068. ISBN 086542845X. info
  • BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ecology : individuals, populations and communities [Begon, 1996]. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Blackwell Science, 1996, xii, 1068. ISBN 0-632-03801-2. info
  • 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
  • BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ecology :individuals, populations and communities. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Blackwell scientific publications, 1990, 645 s. ISBN 0-86542-111-0. 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
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, 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 2024.
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