Z8989 Selected problems of Health Data Cartographic Vizualization

Faculty of Science
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Kubíček, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Bc. Zdeněk Stachoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radka Báčová, Ph.D., MPA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Bc. Zdeněk Stachoň, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:50 Z2,01032
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z8989/01: Tue 17:00–17:50 Z1,01001b, R. Báčová
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 26 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/26, only registered: 0/26
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Presentation of thematic cartography focused on medical issue. Special attention is paid to data sources, cartographic methods and usability.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definitions 2. Medical data specifies 3. Examples of medical data visualization 4. Cartographic methods 5. Exploratory cartography 6. Czech data sources 7. Worldwide data sources 8. Medical care within spatial data infrastructures
Literature
  • GIS in public health practice. Edited by Ravi Maheswaran - Massimo Craglia. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2004, xi, 308. ISBN 0415306558. info
  • CROMLEY, Ellen K. and Sara MCLAFFERTY. GIS and public health. New York: Guilford Press, 2002, xx, 340. ISBN 1572307072. info
  • Spatial analysis, GIS, and remote sensing applications in the health sciences. Edited by Donald Patrick Albert - Wilbert M. Gesler - Barbara Levergood. Chelsea: Ann Arbor Press, 2000, xi, 217. ISBN 1575041014. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, spring 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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