ZD353 Geography of production and consumption

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D.
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 the course is to deepen theoretical and methodological knowledge of economic geography in relation to the dissertation topic.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- identify economic geography theories relevant to the topic of their dissertation;
- critically evaluate the contributions of selected economic geography theories;
- identify methods and techniques of economic geography relevant to the dissertation topic.
Syllabus
  • At the first meeting between the teachers and students, the students will present how the topic of their dissertation is connected to economic geography (theories, concepts, themes/subthemes) in the form of a presentation. Additionally, they will present 10 terms from the dictionary of human geography that relate to their dissertation and, ideally, to economic geography as well. Subsequently, the students will be assigned relevant academic literature and strategic documents to read, which will then be critically interpreted in the form of discussions with the instructors and, if applicable, with experts from practice in subsequent meetings.
Literature
  • MACKINNON, Danny and Andrew CUMBERS. An introduction to economic geography : globalization, uneven development and place. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011, xvi, 334. ISBN 9780273727279. info
  • The dictionary of human geography. Edited by Derek Gregory. 5th ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, xvi, 1052. ISBN 9781405132886. info
Teaching methods
The course will take the form of personal consultations between the lecturers and students. The focus of the work is the self-study of texts.
Assessment methods
Discussion of the content of the read texts that are relevant to the thematic content of the subject and the theoretical understanding of the student's dissertation. The subject of the evaluation is a critical interpretation of the texts for the dissertation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: pro studenty doktorského studijního programu
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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