HEN592 Chopping Up the Countryside

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Joe Sherman, MBA (lecturer), Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jan Pokorný (assistant)
Mgr. Radim Šarapatka (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Dana Pantůčková
Timetable
Tue 18:00–19:30 U53
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
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Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Chopping Up the Countryside An Intensive Lecture and Seminar Course about the Impact of Big Rural Projects Environmental Humanities Special Course Professor: JOE SHERMAN Fall 2005: six-weeks Enrollment: 15 lecture & seminar students; 15 lecture only students PURPOSE: The course will introduce students to the big promises and complex problems of large investment projects in rural regions. The focus is on three projects: Saturn, the biggest one-time investment in the history of the United States Ben and Jerrys Ice Cream, a company started by two hippies in a garage in Vermont that became an icon of green corporate success NEMAK, the multinational aluminum-engine manufacturer that opened a factory on some of the last good farmland in Northern Bohemia in 2004. The projects will be reviewed, their complex environmental, economic, and social impacts discussed, and alternative visions presented. Based on lessons and ideas from the lectures, students will discuss and write about rural development today in the Czech Republic. FORMAT: For six weeks, there will be two lectures and one seminar per week. Lectures will be two hours. Seminars will be one hour. Lecture & seminar students (L&S) will attend lectures and seminars. Lecture only students (L) will attend lectures only. Lectures will present overviews and details on the three main projects. They will examine related topics, such as big versus small in rural investments, the dark side of good companies, farm land versus industrial sites, community voice and getting it heard, the shaping of public policy on rural development, and the challenges of researching multinational corporations and government departments. Seminars will be informal. They will emphasize discussion, analysis, and debate. Assignments will include readings from a text, from books in the library, and from on-line sources. Joe Sherman will be available to all students during his posted office hours. ENROLLMENT AND GRADES: Enrollment is limited to graduate students. Environmental studies, business school, and writing students are welcome. L&S students will attend all lectures and seminars. They will write one paper to be discussed in the seminars. They will take a final exam. They will be graded. L students will attend lectures only, take an exam and receive pass/fail grades.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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