OVp115 Seminar to Global Problems

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
OVp115/01: Mon 8:00–9:50 učebna 33, S. Novák
OVp115/02: Tue 8:00–9:50 učebna 41, S. Novák
OVp115/03: Mon 14:00–15:50 učebna 33, S. Novák
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW ( OVp114 Global Problems of Humanity )
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: characterize the interaction of the main conditions of man in relation to their existence on Ear; name and searched separately on the basis of facts to explain the major global problems of mankind; using publicly available information to show a realistic relationship to human society and natural environment.
Syllabus
  • 1. Background of the company to its environment with a growing population and economic development. 2. Global world as a linking economic interests. 3. The conditions for the development of globalization and its limits as global problems of humanity. 4. Tendency of population growth in the world population in historical times. 5. Issue a different development of the poor and the rich world. 6. Development of human civilization as a cause or a tool for solving global problems? 7. Global problems of humanity and international organizations. 8. The global problem of inadequate and unbalanced diet. 9. Diseases as a problem of rich and less developed world. 10. Military conflicts and their global implications. 11. Consequences of climate change and international efforts to alleviate them. 12. Globalization of the problems of humanity and civilization, and their inclusion in teaching at primary schools.
Literature
  • MURPHY, Alexander B. and H. J. de. BLIJ. Human geographyculture, society and space. 6th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999, xii, 508 s. ISBN 0-471-24208-X. info
  • MULLER, Peter O. and Harm Jan DE BLIJ. Geography : realms, regions, and concepts. 7th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1994, xii, 591. ISBN 0471580899. info
  • Úvod do studia planety Země. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 365 s. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
Processing and presentation of a final project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
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