PřF:Z0152 Field survey, human geography - Course Information
Z0152 Field survey on human geography
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2015
- 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.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - 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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Applied Geography (programme PřF, N-GK)
- Regional Geography and Regional Planning (programme PřF, N-GK)
- Social Geography and Regional Development (programme PřF, N-GK)
- Social Geography (programme PřF, N-GK)
- Course objectives
- The objective of field research in human 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 then it will be 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 particular region. Students are assigned their particular tasks and they collect primary data. Part of the field research is a presentation of a broader project objectives and discussion of its methodology.
- 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
- Qualitative research methods in human geography. Edited by Iain Hay. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, xxxi, 432. ISBN 9780195430158. info
- Methods in human geography : a guide for students doing a research project. Edited by Robin Flowerdew - David Martin. 2nd ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall, 2005, xxiii, 366. ISBN 0582473217. 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 his/her 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.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 11.-15.5.2015.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 dní.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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