Course: Field Trip to Developing Region

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Course title Field Trip to Developing Region
Course code MRS/WFTR
Organizational form of instruction Excursion
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Šafaříková Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Dušková Lenka, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
The field trip usually lasts 7 - 10 days, depending on the selected region. The field trip consists of presentations and discussions with experts from the organizations working in the field of development. Various discussions among the students also present a very important and integral part of the whole field trip.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The main aim of the course (field trip) is to visit institutions and organizations working in regions where Czech and international government and non-governmental development organization are involved (Moldova, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina?) The trip consists of various visits, presentations and discussions with experts from World bank, UNDP, local enterprises and NGOs, Czech embassy and gives students a chance to learn about the Czech development projects realized in the visited regions.
During the field trip students are expected to gain a real overview of the situation in the selected country. Upon return, students should be able to identify development problems and opportunities of the visited country.
Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Dialog, Seminar Work

The active participation during the whole field trip is required. Students are obliged to take a part in each presentation and to actively participate in the disucssions. Upon return students are required to complete some of the following chosen activities (to prepare information package about the organizations, to create a poster, to write an article etc.). These activities will be divided among students before or during the field trip.
Recommended literature


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 (2021) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Foresight (2020) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in International Development Studies (2020) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer