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Lecturer(s)
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Cichá Martina, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Zemánek Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Significance and essence of demography, the object of demographic inquiry 2. Demographic behaviour. Mathusianism. 3. Population explosion. 4. Demographic events. 5. Sources of demographic data. 6. Population census - history (population registers), present (+ future). 7. The oldest demographic sources in the Czech territory. 8. Demographic aging. Life expectancy. 9. Population structure. 10. Population layout. 11. Demographic processes analysis. Migration. 12. Household. 13. Natality policy, population optimum, population climate. 14. Population theories.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Semestral Work
- 12 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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After completing the course, students should be able to: - Define basic demographic terms, - Clarify the relationships between demographic processes and events, - Explain the importance, for the demographics of current and historical population of human behavior, - Enumerate and characterize individual demographic events - Assess the didactic value of demographic resources for teaching social sciences, - Assess the quality of information sources in demography, - Analyze the level of demographic knowledge with a focus on its application in practice.
Orientation in the demographic issue.
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Prerequisites
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The course introduces basic issues of demography and population trends, demographic events and processes, deals with the population structure, describes a household, its types and functions, introduces demographical data resources, deals with selected population theories, population policy and its provisions.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
PC work, Internet connection, seminar thesis elaboration
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Recommended literature
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Knausová, I. (2008). Základy demografie II. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
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Knausová, I. (2008). Základy demografie I. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
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Pavlík, Z., & Kalibová, K. (2005). Mnohojazyčný demografický slovník: český svazek. Praha: Česká demografická společnost.
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