MUMKO_B003 Encyclopaedia of Brno

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Loskotová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Loskotová, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Bc. Dominika Matějková
Prerequisites
In order to successfully pass the course, a high level of grammatical and stylistic knowledge of the Czech language, a good orientation in the history of Brno and in working with archival sources and literature are required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course student should be able to:
Understand of making items in encyclopaedia
Make item ih encyclopeadia
Understand of system of sources for encyclopaedia items
Interpret sources for encyclopaedia
Analyse of information in sources and literature for items
Learning outcomes
Student competences after completion of the course: • - ability to elaborate by oneself a related group of encyclopaedic entries • - ability to establish relevant links between encyclopaedic entries at a contentual, chronological and topographic level • - ability to lead a thematically specialised micro work team within the author collective of the encyclopaedia
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic terms: items, encyclopaedia etc.
  • 2. Making of website - introduction, structure etc.
  • 3. Quotation sources for items making; literature and sources
  • 4. Selection of item for individial project.
  • 5. Encyclopaedia of Brno - section Personality, data preparation, compilation of items
  • 6. Encyclopaedia of Brno - section Occasions, data preparation, compilation of items
  • 7. Encyclopaedia of Brno - section Property,data preparation, compilation of items
  • 8. Encyclopaedia of Brno - section Buildings, data preparation, compilation of items
  • 9. Encyclopaedia of Brno - section Archaeology, data preparation, compilation of items
  • 10. Photo supplement - graphic programmes
  • 11. Intraneous bindings
  • 12. Controle of items, correction, complete
  • 13. Controle of items, correction, complete
Literature
    required literature
  • LOSKOTOVÁ, Irena. Dějiny města jako hypertext: Internetová encyklopedie dějin Brna (The history of the city as hypertext: The Internet Encyclopedia of the History of Brno). In Červená, Radana; Dvořák, Tomáš; Vyskočil, Aleš. Jak psát dějiny velkých měst? Vydání první. Brno: Archiv města Brna, 2016, p. 111-119. ISBN 978-80-86736-53-2. URL info
  • LEČBYCHOVÁ, Olga and Irena LOSKOTOVÁ. Internet Encyclopaedia of Brno History, the City on Display. In Wofgang Börner, Susane Uhlirz. 15th International Conference on “Cultural Heritage and New Technologies“ Vienna, 2010. 1. vyd. Wien: Museen der Stadt Wien - Stadtarchäologie, 2011, p. 575-581. ISBN 978-3-200-02448-9. URL info
  • LOSKOTOVÁ, Irena and Olga LEČBYCHOVÁ. Internetová encyklopedie dějin Brna (Internet Encyclopaedia of Brno History). Archaeologia historica. Brno: MU, 2011, roč. 36, č. 2, p. 634-638. ISSN 0231-5823. info
    recommended literature
  • VÁLKA, Josef. Od Velké Moravy do husitské revoluce (Podřaz.) : Přehled dějin Moravy. 1, Od Velké Moravy do husitské revoluce [Čerešňák a kol., 1980] : Přehled dějin Moravy. 1, Od Velké Moravy do husitské revoluce [Čerešňák a kol., 1983]. info
  • CHURAŇ, Milan. Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách ve 20. století. 1., A - M. 2., podstatně dopl. a aktual. Praha: Libri, 1998, 467 s. : f. ISBN 80-85983-44-3. info
  • CHURAŇ, Milan. Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách ve 20. století. 2., N - Ž. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1998, 482 s. : f. ISBN 80-85983-64-8. info
  • AUGUSTA, Pavel. Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách do roku 1918 : multimediální encyklopedie. Edited by Helena Kučerová, Photo by Lucie Černá, Edited by Karel Čáslavský. Praha: Libri, 1997, 1 počítačo. info
  • Česká multimediální encyklopedie. Voznice: LEDA, 1996, 45000 hese. info
  • Encyklopedický dům. Česká multimediální encyklopedie [CD-ROM]. Voznice: LEDA, 1996, 1 CD-ROM :. info
  • Kdo byl kdo : v našich dějinách ve 20. století : multimediální encyklopedie na CD-ROM [CD-ROM]. Praha: Libri, 1996, 1 CD-ROM. info
  • Dějiny města Brna. Edited by Jaroslav Dřímal - Václav Peša. Vyd. 1. Brno: Blok, 1973, 378 s. URL info
  • Dějiny města Brna. Edited by Jaroslav Dřímal - Václav Peša. Vyd. 1. Brno: Blok, 1969, 290 s. URL info
  • HÁLOVÁ-JAHODOVÁ, Cecilie. Brno :strojitel'noje i chudožestvennoje razvitije goroda. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Pražské nakladatelství V. Poláčka, 1947, 370 s. URL info
Teaching methods
practise
Assessment methods
micro-team project in the encyclopedia web application
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 bloky po 6 hodinách + e-learning 8 hodin (100 % cvičení).
Teacher's information
http://www.encyklopedie.brna.cz
The projects are processed in the Internet encyclopedia of Brno history application. An accompanying course in the ELF is offered for the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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