OVk115 Seminar to Global Problems

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.6. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Fri 3. 3. 8:00–11:50 učebna 20, Fri 17. 3. 8:00–11:50 učebna 41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( OVk114 Global Problems of Humanity )
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
Named and based on self-reported facts, explain the major global issues of mankind, using publicly available information to demonstrate the realistic relationship of man to society and the natural environment.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to characterize the main conditions of human interactions in relation to his / her existence on Earth.
Syllabus
  • 1. Background of the company to its environment with a growing population and economic development. 2. Global world as a linking economic interests. 3. The conditions for the development of globalization and its limits as global problems of humanity. 4. Tendency of population growth in the world population in historical times. 5. Issue a different development of the poor and the rich world. 6. Development of human civilization as a cause or a tool for solving global problems? 7. Global problems of humanity and international organizations. 8. The global problem of inadequate and unbalanced diet. 9. Diseases as a problem of rich and less developed world. 10. Military conflicts and their global implications. 11. Consequences of climate change and international efforts to alleviate them. 12. Globalization of the problems of humanity and civilization, and their inclusion in teaching at primary schools.
Literature
    required literature
  • SLEPIČKOVÁ, Lenka. Addressing diversity and global issues in the public primary education: Global Storylines approach and its effects on learners and teachers. In ECER 2015, Budapest, Education and Transition - Contributions from Educational Research. 2015. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Global crises and the crisis of global leadership. Edited by Stephen Gill. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012, xvi, 299. ISBN 9781107674967. URL info
  • MURPHY, Alexander B. and H. J. de. BLIJ. Human geographyculture, society and space. 6th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999, xii, 508 s. ISBN 0-471-24208-X. info
  • MULLER, Peter O. and Harm Jan DE BLIJ. Geography : realms, regions, and concepts. 7th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1994, xii, 591. ISBN 0471580899. info
  • Úvod do studia planety Země. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 365 s. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
Processing and presentation of a final project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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