Ze2MP_TGP0 Theoretical Geography

Faculty of Education
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Libor Lněnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. Libor Lněnička, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
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
The Aim of Tuition: The general acquaintance with theoretical geography as developing and systematizing framework of recognition of spatial aspects of comlex developmental relationship of natural, demographical and social sphere. The consesecutive survey of the development of geographical paradigmas and importance of theirs interdisciplinar reverberation by scientific and social practice. The possibilities of application to professional and educational work with the link to second subject of student's approbation and with the concrete direction at the theme of his (hers) diploma work. At the end of course students should be albe to use and interpret informations in geography and geographical tought.
Syllabus
  • The Fundamental Themes of Seminars:
  • 1) Theoretical geography as scientific, its importance and probléms
  • 2) Philosiphical bases of geography
  • 3) Metageography, the development of conceptions of geography and its inner structure
  • 4) Paradigmas and methodological problems of geography
  • 5) System theory in geography
  • 6) Ssynergetics
  • 7) Theoretical problems of component geographies
  • 8) Theoretical problems of regional geography
  • 9) Interidisciplinar chracter of geography and its partial disciplines in theory, social practise and education
  • 10) General problems of the didactics of geography in the contemporary school system
  • 11) General principles of the writing of professional geographical works with special regard to diploma works
  • 12) Selected applications to concrete themes of diploma works.
Literature
  • MEČIAR, Jozef. Teoretická geografie ve školách? Biologie, chemie, zeměpis. Praha: SPN, 2001, vol. 10, No 5, p. 241-243, 4 pp. ISSN 1210-3349. info
  • DEMEK, Jaromír. Teoretická geografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 221 s. info
  • DEMEK, Jaromír. Teoretická geografie : principy a problémy. Brno: Geografický ústav ČSAV, 1974, 77 s. info
  • SKOKAN, Ladislav. Úvod do teorie geografie. Vyd. 2. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 2003, 147 s. ISBN 8070444827. info
  • SKOKAN, Ladislav. Úvod do teorie geografie. Vyd. 1. Ústí nad Labem: Pedagogická fakulta UJEP, 1999, 308 s. ISBN 80-7044-229-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is teaching throught lectures and exercises. Students have semestr project about actual problems from geography. After preapering students refer about projects in class discusion.
Assessment methods
This course is teaching once for week. Studies terminated - 1 individual semester paper. Examitation - written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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