ZD161 Geographical seminar I

Faculty of Science
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to present to students geographers from other universities, research institutes and praxis, with regards to their professional development, institution in which they work, and professional topics, with which they are solving or investigating.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: orient themselves in practical research projects solved by geographers and specialists from related fields; understand how to apply theoretical knowledge for solution of practical topics; use information obtained for the work on the MSc. thesis; formulate and critically evaluate professional presentations; comment independently on presented topics from physical geography; lead a discussion on professional problems; formulate list of problems from physical geography for their solution in practice.
Syllabus
  • 1.-12. Presentations of individual institutions dealing with geographical problems: - universities - institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences - institutes of different branches - institutions of local and state governments - firms - ecological institutions Evaluation and discussions to individual presentations 13. Concluding evaluation of the seminar
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Geografie - Sborník České geografické společnosti. ISSN 1212-0014.
  • Geografický časopis. Časopis Geografického ústavu Slovenskej akadémie vied. ISSN 0016-7193.
Teaching methods
lectures of invited professionals, discussion, panel discussion
Assessment methods
participation in the discussion, protocols with critical evaluation of individual presentations, final team evaluation of the seminar
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: jen pro studenty doktorského studijního programu
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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