Course: Field Practice in Social an Economic Geography

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Course title Field Practice in Social an Economic Geography
Course code KGG/TCSG
Organizational form of instruction Field Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Halás Marián, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Šerý Miloslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Fiedor David, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Toušek Václav, doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Fňukal Miloš, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Kovařík Filip, Mgr.
  • Brisudová Lucia, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Szczyrba Zdeněk, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Methods of socio-economic research will be applied in the study area of Central Moravia and the Jeseníky Mts. Students analyse and interpret acquired information, including elaboration of final work and its defence.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Field practice is aimed at application of knowledge of individual disciplines of human geography in practice (population and settlement geography, geography of trade, services and tourism).
Apply knowledge acquired in social geographical courses in the field research.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student, Questionnaire, Seminar Work

Data set
Recommended literature
  • Bašovský, O., Lauko, V. (1990). Úvod do regionálnej geografie. Bratislava: SPN.
  • Gray, D.E. (2018). Doing Research in the Real World (4th Edition). London: Sage.
  • Ivanička, K. (1987). Základy teórie a metodológie socioekonomickej geografie. Bratislava: SPN.
  • Kopp, J. et al. (2001). Úvod do regionálního výzkumu. Plzeň: ZČU.
  • Robinson, G. M. (1998). Methods and techniques in human geography. Wiley.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography for Education (2019) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer