Z0152 Field survey on human geography

Faculty of Science
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ivan Andráško, PhD. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Václav Toušek, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-GK)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 27 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/27, only registered: 0/27
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of field research from socio-economic geography is practical application of advanced methodical procedures in field research and demonstration of complex phenomena of human geography. Course can be linked to solution of some project and it is then oriented at field confirmation of a hypothesis. Students will establish basic knowledge, besides other also data processing ethics.
Syllabus
  • Field research takes place in a region, students have their particular tasks and collect primary data. Part of the field research is presentation of a project and discussion of methodology confirming hypothesis.
Literature
  • KOPP, Jan. Úvod do regionálního výzkumu. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2001, 147 s. ISBN 80-7082-762-9. info
  • CLAVAL, Paul. An introduction to regional geography. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1998, xvi, 299 s. ISBN 1-55486-732-1. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum : základní metody a aplikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 407 s. ISBN 8073670402. info
  • Základy teórie a metodologie socioekonomickej geografie. Edited by Koloman Ivanička. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1987, 432 s. info
Teaching methods
Basic learning method is field research, when the students via questionnaire surveys acquire information on microregions. These cannot be gained from published statistical data, or other existing database.
Assessment methods
Students are credited for the case study, which was a product of team work. Each student will present their part of the case study.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 dní.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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