Ze0118 Field Practice in Social Geography

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2.6. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Darina Mísařová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Ze0118/01: Wed 8. 5. 8:00–16:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Thu 9. 5. 8:00–16:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 10. 5. 8:00–16:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 24. 5. 8:00–16:50 kancelář vyučujícího, D. Mísařová
Ze0118/02: Wed 8. 5. 8:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Thu 9. 5. 8:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 10. 5. 8:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 24. 5. 8:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, H. Svobodová
Prerequisites
Preconditions are represented by good knowledge from individual socio- and economic-geographical sciences.
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
The aim of the course is to gain basic knowledge necessary for socio- and economic –geographical knowledge in everyday life and practice of public administration. The prerequisite for this is a good mastery of traditional geographical practices, including search for news on the Internet and in newspapers.
Syllabus
  • The course is conceived as a demonstration of fieldwork in case regions. Teachers are active in two model regions: - The administrative territory of the city of Brno (District Brno-City) - The territory of the Rosice-coal mining region (southwest part of the district Brno-Country). Field exercises are focused: - The current problems of social and economic development of the city of Brno, including his background, - Define a further development and land use Rosice-coal mining region, - The possibility of influencing the decisions of public authorities in the model areas, - Demonstration of the application of the results of field research into teaching at a primary school in the form of case studies.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • WOKOUN, René. Regionální rozvoj a jeho management v České republice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oeconomica, 2007, 244 s. ISBN 9788024513010. info
  • MATĚJ Miloš, KLÁT, Jaroslav, PLCHOVÁ, Jarmila a Jan Kyselák. Kulturní památky Rosicko – Oslavanské průmyslové aglomerace. Ostrava: Národní památkový ústav, 2013. ISBN: 978-80-85034-67-7.
  • Management regionální politiky a reforma veřejné správy. Edited by René Wokoun - Pavel Mates. Praha: Linde, 2006, 351 s. ISBN 8072016083. info
Teaching methods
Students work individually on specific case problem from social and economic geography, which includes analysis of the territory and the subsequent synthesis and presentation of the results. Within the output processing using conventional methods such as geographic research. Questionnaire survey, controlled interviews with selected representatives of state and local governments in the visited area, suggest possible improvements and measures suitable for the development of the locality or region. Students can pre-prepare relevant documents for a specified topics related to the visited location / region, so that together cover the entire spectrum of socio-geographic issues.
Assessment methods
Seminary thesis delivery and presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 dny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
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