Course: Foresight

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Course title Foresight
Course code MRS/UPFOR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Nováček Pavel, doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Macková Lucie, M.A., Ph.D.
Course content
Students will learn about the history of possible futures and foresight, the most important persons of this field of study as well as internationally recognized institutions focusing on foresight. The opportunities and limits of foresight studies will be discussed in comparison with the study of history (while we can fully interpret the history without having an opportunity to influence it, we cannot fully learn about the future but we have options and opportunities to influence it). Basic concepts and terms will be introduced (framing, scanning, forecasting, visioning, planning and acting).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Methods of Written Work, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Foresight is an introductory course for students of GLODEP program.
Classify and explain utilizing of basic foresight methods.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of development and environmental topics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Student performance

Attendance, presentation, test
Recommended literature
  • Bishop, P. & Hines, A. (2012). Teaching about the Future. Palgrave Macmillan. New York.
  • Gidley, J. (2017). The Future. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Glenn, J. & Florescu, E. (2017). State of the Future 19.0. Millennium Project, Washington, D.C.
  • Mišra, P. (2017). The Age of Anger: A History of the Present. Penguin Random House, London.
  • Tetlock, P. & Gardner, D. (2015). Superforecasting. The Art and Science of Prediction. Random House. New York.


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): Global Development Policy (2025) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter