Course: New Horizons of Civil Education

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Course title New Horizons of Civil Education
Course code KVS/NHORP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Cingelová Gabriela, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course topics:1. Introduction to the course New Horizons of Civil Education.2. Authority: What is authority and why is it important?3. Authority: How can rules and laws be evaluated?4. Justice: Distributive justice.5. Justice: Corrective justice.6. Justice: Procedural justice.7. Liability.8. Project Citizen: Is there a problem here?9. Project Citizen: Us, people ? Project Citizen.10. Constitution.11. Key elements of an interactive Civics lesson.12. Conclusion and evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The subject gives information about activation methods of teaching in the area of education for citizenship, it deals with topical problems, explaining basic notions, and presents a coherent concept of skills useful for every citizen.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay

Active 100% participation in the seminar, elaboration and presentation of seminar thesis.
Recommended literature
  • Alan, J. (ed.). (1995). Dialogy o občanské společnosti.. Praha: SLON.
  • Čermák, V. (1997). Otázka demokracie 3 - Společnost a stát.. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc.
  • David, R. (1995). Politologie. Základy společenských věd.. Olomouc: FIN Olomouc.
  • Dopita, M., Grecmanová, H., Wright, N.D. (2001). Nové horizonty výchovy k občanství. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, SVOD.
  • Jirásková, V. (1999). Občan v demokratické společnosti.. Praha: SLON.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA25-XX) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA24-XX) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer