PERb1107 Demography

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Josef Pitner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Josef Pitner, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B) && ! VPLb1157 Demography
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
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Course objectives
Students will learn principles of demographic analysis and statistics reporting, especially in the field of human resource and labor market analysis. This will include principles of time and comparative analysis. They will learn about topics of regional labor markets, labor force migration, population projections, prognostics, and human resources management in the Czech Republic at regional and local levels.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to describe basic demographic indicators of the population, including data gathering and assessment.
Syllabus
  • Lectures are divided into the following three basic parts:
  • A. Introduction to demography, demographic indicators, and their analysis (lectures 1-5)
  • B. Demographic aspects of the labour market, data sources, and usefulness (lectures 6-9)
  • C. Population, population development, and population policy (lectures 10-12)
Literature
    required literature
  • LUTZ, Wolfgang. Advanced introduction to demography. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar publishing, 2021, xi, 195. ISBN 9781789901467. info
  • THOMAS, Richard K. Concepts, methods and practical applications in applied demography : an introductory textbook. Cham: Springer, 2018, ix, 333. ISBN 9783319654386. info
  • HARPER, Sarah. Demography : a very short introduction. First edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, xviii, 132. ISBN 9780198725732. info
  • WEEKS, John R. Population : an introduction to concepts and issues. Twelfth edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2016, xxv, 580. ISBN 9781305094505. info
  • VYSTOUPIL, Jiří and Zdeňka TARABOVÁ. Základy demografie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 150 s. ISBN 8021036176. info
    recommended literature
  • KEYNES, John Maynard. Obecná teorie zaměstnanosti, úroku a peněz. 1. vydání. Praha: CICERO, 2020, 344 stran. ISBN 9788027073993. info
  • URBANCOVÁ, Hana. AGE management v organizacích : praktické využití a přínosy. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2017, 260 stran. ISBN 9788075527721. info
  • Labour and social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe : Europeanization and beyond. Edited by Violaine Delteil - Vasil Nikolaev Kirov. First edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, xiii, 252. ISBN 9780367668228. info
  • ŽÍDEK, Libor. Transformace české ekonomiky : 1989-2004. [Brno]: [Masarykova univerzita. Středisko pro pomoc studentů se specifickými nároky], 2017, 1 online. URL info
  • SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony and William D. NORDHAUS. Ekonomie : 19. vydání. Vydání první. Praha: NS Svoboda, 2013, xxiv, 715. ISBN 9788020506290. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminar work.
Assessment methods
Test, seminar work assessment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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