CORE068 6x o smyslu občanství

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Radovan Malachta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Radim Štěrba, Ph.D., DiS. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Vacková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Erika Vonková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Barbora Vacková, Ph.D.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 15:00–16:50 učebna 35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
Course objectives
The course focuses on the importance of "citizenship" in our society. It answers the fundamental questions related to the concept of citizenship: what are the historical roots of citizenship, and how has it changed in different contexts up to the present day; what are the essential civic competencies that are prerequisites for its successful fulfilment; what are the constraints that arise from the nature of citizenship; what are the rights and duties it brings; what is the practice of citizenship in the Czech Republic? This is a general introduction to the subject and, therefore, a general basis for all students at MU. This general course aims to strengthen the civic competencies of MU students across all disciplines. Part of these competencies includes understanding where "citizenship" as a concept comes from and how it is embedded in the principles of our society.
Learning outcomes
The course aims to offer "non-disciplinary" students theoretical background and concrete examples relevant to our current present and various disciplines. The social sciences, philosophy and ethics are fields of knowledge that actively engage with the results of other disciplines. We can mention, for example, the ethical dimension of health care, the duties of public officials, the responsibility of technology companies, democratisation processes in non-Western societies, the collapse of development aid, etc. The course will give students a different perspective on their fields and thus reveal and emphasize the civic dimension of their professional activities. Thus, upon completion of the course, they should be able to characterize the social and civic role of their own professional profession.
Syllabus
  • The course outline will be described in the Interactive Syllabus, which will be available in the 1st week of the semester. Topics and descriptions are approximate. 1. Introductory class - introduction to the course, organizational guidelines 2. What does the word citizen mean: introductory lesson; characteristics of the concept of citizenship, its changes in history and its modern context; the relationship between the concepts of citizenship and community, but also state, public, and private; the university as a community. Students will gain a basic understanding of the historical roots and principles of citizenship in Western society. 3. Being a citizen: what competencies do we need to have to be able to be citizens? Principles and components of citizenship education; identity formation as a citizen. Learners will gain an overview of the conditions necessary for people to be erudite actors in civic practice. 4. Citizenship as a form of solidarity: shaping the boundaries of citizenship, nations, nationalism, patriotism; citizenship as a Western concept and the problematic nature of its application in non-Western cultures. Students will be able to think critically about the concept of citizenship as a necessary condition for functioning democratic societies, but one that has its necessary limits in terms of global politics. 5. Citizenship as a responsibility. Learners will be able to consider citizenship as an individual social action that can have an impact on others and our environment in general. 6. Citizenship as practice: from electoral participation to forms of civil disobedience; dissent. Learners will gain an overview of the breadth of citizenship in contemporary society and an accurate understanding of what is called 'active citizenship'. 7. Citizenship as an act of power: citizenship as a space of power practice; politics, ideology, media and democracy. Learners can describe citizenship as the potential to exercise one's own or group's power.
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, "Iwalk" method
Assessment methods
credit test (80%) and mandatory completion of the "Iwalk" method
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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