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Course: Practice in Cartography and Topography for Economic Geographers

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Course title Practice in Cartography and Topography for Economic Geographers
Course code KGE/KTPE
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Kopp Jan, Doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Working with topographic and thematic maps. The selected method of topographic mapping and the foundations of the structure of the map. Mapping the socio-economic elements in the landscape. The use of GPS technology. Practical topographic measurement in the field. Processing and presentation of results.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 25 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 4 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to achieve of geographical and mathematical knowledges on the high school level.
Skills
to apply the topographical and mathematical knowledges in practice on the high school level
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the basic methods of the topographic and socio-economic mapping,
to know the GPS technology
Skills
to apply chosen methods of topograpic mapping and to be able to utilize them in the field work
to process and visualize measured data
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Field trip
Project-based instruction
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Field trip
Project-based instruction
Competences
Field trip
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Čapek, Richard; Mikšovský, Miroslav; Mucha, Ludvík. Geografická kartografie. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1992. ISBN 80-04-25153-6.
  • Hojgr, R., Stankovič, J. GPS. Praktická uživatelská příručka. BEN Praha, 2007.
  • Huml, Milan. Mapování a kartografie. Vyd. 1, dotisk. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2003. ISBN 80-01-02383-4.
  • KONEČNÝ, Milan, KAPLAN, Věroslav, KEPRTOVÁ, Kateřina, PODHRÁZSKÝ, Zbyšek, STACHOŇ, Zdeněk, TAJOVSKÁ, Kateřina. Kartografie a geoinformatika. Multimediální učebnice. Brno.
  • Novotná, Marie; Čechurová, Monika,; Bouda, Jakub. Geografické informační systémy ve školách. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7380-385-8.
  • Portella, Adriana. Visual pollution : advertising, signage and environmental quality. Farnham : Ashgate, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7546-7534-1.
  • Pyšek, Jiří. Kartografie a topografie. [Díl] II., Topografie. Plzeň, 1995. ISBN 80-7043-150-4.
  • Pyšek, Jiří. Kartografie a topografie. I, Kartografie. 3. nezm. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 1999. ISBN 80-7082-522-7.
  • Reicher, Christa. Städtebauliches Entwerfen. 2nd ed. Wiesbaden : Vieweg, 2013. ISBN 978-3-8348-2645-9.
  • Steiner, Ivo; Černý, Jiří. GPS od A do Z. 3., aktualiz. vyd. Praha : eNav, 2004. ISBN 80-239-3314-0.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Economic and Regional Geography (2017) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025