ZeP0154 Useful Science - The Key to Sustainable Development

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/3.3. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Durna (seminar tutor)
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Jiří Kelnar (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Darina Mísařová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
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
In the title, the lead reflects not only education, but the shift from the countryside to resolve problems in the different modes of using the knowledge and skills that lead to the conclusion – sustainability.
Learning outcomes
Implementing lessons learned in the development of school curriculum.
Syllabus
  • Verification of systems of different types of outdoor activities focused on individual thematic circles of geography curriculum and other science or social subjects. The training takes place in Jedovnice, the professional workplace of science section. Activities are focused on as follows: 1. Learning how to work out geographic characteristics of a small area. 2. Learning how to use the following geographic skills in fieldwork: - work with compass and with various types of maps, aerial photographs and orthophotomaps; - plotting of various situations onto base maps 1:10 000; - creation of height profile and route length from tourist maps; - plotting of route onto thematic maps and confrontation with reality; - creation and description of a panoramic sketch; - comparison of changes in the landscape by means of historic and contemporary aerial photographs and confrontation with reality; - monitoring of weather changes; - creating photo-documentation; - working with natural materials;
Literature
    required literature
  • SVOBODOVÁ, H., MÍSAŘOVÁ, D., DURNA, R ., ČEŠKOVÁ, T., HOFMANN,E. Koncepce terénní výuky pro základní školy. Masarykova univerzita, 2019. ISBN 978-80-210-9245-7
    recommended literature
  • HOFMANN, E., MÍSAŘOVÁ, D., HERCIK, J. Interdisciplinární terénní výuka. http://civ.upol.cz/soubory/vystupy/teorie/Hofmann_et_al_2014.pdf
    not specified
  • MARADA,M., ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ. D., a kol. Koncepce geografického vzdělávání. Certifikovaná metodika. https://www.egeografie.cz/.
Teaching methods
field work
Assessment methods
Block education. Thematic work.
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 dnů.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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