PdF:OVp115 Seminar to Global Problems - Course Information
OVp115 Seminar to Global Problems
Faculty of EducationSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 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
- Mon 8:00–9:50 učebna 36
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
OVp115/02: Tue 11:00–12:50 učebna 38, S. Novák
OVp115/03: Tue 8:00–9:50 učebna 36, S. Novák - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW ( OVp114 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
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Civics (programme PdF, N-OV2) (2)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Civics (programme PdF, N-TV)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Civics (programme PdF, N-ZS)
- 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
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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