Z0158 Field work on economic geography

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z0081 Spatial information || NOW( Z0081 Spatial information )
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
Field trip objectives are to illustrate methods of economic geography and to demonstrate the basic phenomena from economic geography, mainly from agricultural geography, geography of industry, and geography of transport. The mission of field trip is to gain practical skills by field work.
Learning outcomes
Student completing the course will be able to:
- apply theoretical knowledge of economic geography in practice,
- using quantitative and qualitative methods of field research;
- orientate in the field and capture the spatial aspects of it.
Syllabus
  • The field trip is organized in selected localities in the surroundings of University town, the first and second day mainly special objects and selected phenomena from EG are demonstrated. The week is ended by own works of students on studied subjects.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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
Teaching methods
The basic teaching method is education in the field, during this trip students study the basic methods of field exercises from Human geography.
Assessment methods
Are based on participation on the field excursion and elaboration of individual seminar paper.
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: 5 dní.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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