| Course title | Impacts of Selected Natural Extremes on Humans |
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| Course code | KAT/DPEC |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 3 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Impacts of hydrometeorological extremes 2. Impacts of geomorphological extremes 3. Impacts of seismicity 4. Insurance and extreme events 5. Legislation and extreme events 6. Natural extremes in a global context
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture, Projection (static, dynamic)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The main aim of the course is to provide the students with an insight into space and time related distribution of extreme events in the Czech Republic with a special focus on Moravia and Silesia. A great emphasis is placed on the impacts of extreme events of the life and activities of people (agriculture, industry, transport). Extreme events do not usually occur independently but more events come at the same time. The course further deals with extreme events in the area of insurance and legislation. The course also focuses on extreme events in a global context. Information about this course was translated to English within the project Internationalization of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc, No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0028, co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Government of the Czech Republic.
Upon completion of the course the student should be capable of a comprehensive assessment of an extreme event in terms of the population, landscape and other possible extreme events or their combinations. The student should also be able to apply synthetic thinking in crisis situations and use the history of an affected location in case of a repeated extreme event. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic knowledge of hydrology and meteorology.
KAT/KPOO ----- or ----- KAT/POO |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Dialog, Seminar Work, Written exam
Credit requirements: - Active participation in classes - Submission of a seminar paper - Knowledge of the content of the seminars and basic literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture | Study plan (Version): Civic Defence (2016) | Category: Physical education and sport | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |