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Course: Ecology

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Course title Ecology
Course code KMT/EKOL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
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)
  • Fadrhonc Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The nature and origin of technology, role and importance in society 2. Basic terms and principles of ecology and environmental protection 3. Models of life on Earth, Earth in the context of the universe and its origins. 4. The environment and the organism, biotic and abiotic factors 5. Sources of energy and substances in nature, energy transformation 6. Human impact on the environment, transport 7. Communities and ecosystems, protection of the individual components of the environment 8. Inventions that have commented on the world, trends and perspectives of science and technology 9. Industrial Revolutions and Wars, Change of Thought and Transformation of the World 10. Global environmental problems, natural equilibrium, species conservation and diversity 11. Environmental protection in the Czech Republic and overlapping in the educational policy of the Czech Republic, elimination of environmental damage 12. Waste management, legislation 13. Utilization of ICT for the determination of environmental parameters 14. Teaching projects with environmental overlap, methodology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Students' portfolio, Seminar classes
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 5 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of biology and chemistry corresponding to the 4-year grammar school level.
Skills
Data processing
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students will acquire basic knowledge of ecology and environmental protection problems.
Skills
The student plans and manages educational ecological projects with technical overlap.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Students' portfolio
Seminar classes
Skills
Laboratory work
Multimedia supported teaching
Competences
Field trip
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Člověk a životní prostředí. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1987.
  • Červinka Pavel. Ekologie a životní prostředí. Nakladatelství České geografické společnosti. 2020.
  • MACKAY, C. D. Obnovitelné zdroje s chladnou hlavou. Cambridge, 2008.
  • MASNÝ, P A KOL. Obnovitelné zdroje elektrické energie. Praha, 2011.
  • Mezřický, Václav. Životní prostředí : Věc veřejná i soukromá. 1. vyd. Praha : Práce, 1986.
  • Moldan, Bedřich. Životní prostředí České republiky : vývoj a stav do konce roku 1989. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1990. ISBN 80-200-0292-8.
  • Morton, Timothy. Ecology without Nature : Rethinking Environmental Aesthetics. USA, 2011. ISBN 9780674034853.
  • PETRŮ, A. Odpady v přírodním a vodním hospodářství. SNTL Praha, 1975.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025