PřF:Z0147 Regional geography - Course Information
Z0147 Principles of regional geography
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Ivan Andráško, PhD. (lecturer)
RNDr. Kamila Dolák Klemešová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Hromková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Pavlína Lesová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Švik (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Ivan Andráško, PhD.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Mon 14:00–14:50 A,01026
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0147/2: Mon 19:00–19:50 Z4,02028, L. Hromková
Z0147/3: Thu 19:00–19:50 Z5,02004, T. Švik
Z0147/4: Thu 17:00–17:50 Z5,02004, K. Dolák Klemešová - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- KREDITY_MIN(10)
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 115 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/115, only registered: 0/115 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Within the framework of regional geography, the students will acquire basic knowledge regarding the concepts of region, regional hierarchy and regional taxonomy. The related topics involve the history, development and current state of regional geography and its theoretical and methodological basis.
- Syllabus
- 1. introduction to the topic of regional geography 2. history and development of regional geography, its current position in the system of (geographical) sciences 3. concept of region - history, definition, classification of regions 4. regional hierarchy 5. regional taxonomy 6. methodology of regional taxonomy
- Literature
- HAGGETT, Peter. Geography : a global synthesis. 1st pub. Harlow: Prentice Hall, 2001, xxi, 833. ISBN 0582320305. info
- CLAVAL, Paul. An introduction to regional geography. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1998, xvi, 299 s. ISBN 1-55486-732-1. info
- HAMPL, Martin, Václav GARDAVSKÝ and Karel KÜHNL. Regionální struktura a vývoj systému osídlení ČSR. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1987, 255 s. URL info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, individual and group projects and homework, presentations by students, class discussion
- Assessment methods
- colloquium (student has to understand at least the basic aspects of the topic and must be able to comment them in meaningful manner), the written test (at least 50% of correct answers is required) and elaboration of all homework/class exercises.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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