Course: Archaeological seminar 2

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Course title Archaeological seminar 2
Course code KAR/ASM2
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Čapek Ladislav, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vatansever Atilla, Mgr.
Course content
Basic topics: 1.Basic stages of the development of archaeology 2. History of Czech archaeology 3. Major personalities of European and Czech archaeology 4. History of archaeology in the region 5. Specialization of archaeological work 6. Organization of archaeology, types and mission of individual institutions 7. Possibilities of cooperation with natural scientific and technical disciplines (examples of partner institutions) 8. Illegal archaeology 9. Reading, analysis and evaluation of specialized text and other information sources 10. Specialized writing and citing of sources 11. Pictorial and other attachments of specialized texts 12. Archaeology on the Internet

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 16 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To summarize basic principles and methods of scientific work
Skills
To discuss and to argument at a seminar relevantly
To understand and to reproduce a scientific text in Czech
To use and to understand the scientific language
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To characterize basic milestones of the field's history
To outline the legislation of Czech, and, partially European archaeology
To outline the possibilities of cooperation of archeology with natural sciences and technical fields
Skills
To be able to formulate the importance and contribution of the field in different contexts
To possess advanced skills of rhetoric and discussion
To be able to create more advanced forms of scientific texts
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Self-study of literature
Seminar
Skills
Individual study
Competences
Seminar
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Kuna, M. (ed.). Archeologie pravěkých Čech 1. Pravěký svět a jeho poznání.. Praha, 2007.
  • Renfrew, C. - Bahn, P. Archaeology. Theories, Methods and Practice. Thames and Hudsons, London, 2016.
  • Sklenář, Karel; Sklenářová, Zuzana. Biografický slovník českých, moravských a slezských archeologů a jejich spolupracovníků z příbuzných oborů. Praha : Libri, 2005. ISBN 80-7277-253-8.


Study plans that include the course
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