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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAR
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DAT
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Processing of Archaeological Data
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Time requirements
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Lecture
1
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KAR/CSAP1
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The course brings necessary steps in properly practiced archaeological research.
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Requirements on student
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Essay and written examination.
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Content
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1. The character of archaeological data.
2. Typical archaeological databases.
3. Computer archiving systems and analytical software.
4. Spatial analysis in archaeology.
5. Basic descriptive statistics.
6. Exploratory data analysis.
7. Simple statistical tests.
8. Spatial filters and trends.
9. Fuzzy sets.
10. Presentation tips and trics.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Guarantors:
Doc. PhDr. Ladislav Šmejda, Ph.D. (100%),
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Lecturer:
Mgr. Luboš Chroustovský, Ph.D. (25%),
Mgr. Lenka Starková, Ph.D. (100%),
Doc. PhDr. Ladislav Šmejda, Ph.D. (100%),
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Tutorial lecturer:
Mgr. Luboš Chroustovský, Ph.D. (25%),
Mgr. Lenka Starková, Ph.D. (100%),
Doc. PhDr. Ladislav Šmejda, Ph.D. (100%),
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Literature
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Basic:
Šmejda, Ladislav. Hlavní osy variability pohřebního ritu na lokalitě z mladšího eneolitu a starší doby bronzové u Holešova, okr. Kroměříž. Plzeň Aleš Čeněk, 2003. ISBN 80-86473-63-5.
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Basic:
Neustupný, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-075-8.
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Basic:
Neustupný, Evžen. Poznámky k pravěké sídlištní keramice. Praha Archeologický ústav AV ČR, 1996.
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Basic:
Hendl, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat : analýza a metaanalýza dat. Praha : Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-820-1.
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Basic:
Neustupný, Evžen. Vektorová syntéza sídlištní keramiky - Vector synthesis of finds from settlement sites. Archeologické rozhledy. Praha Archeologický ústav ČSAV, 1979.
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Recommended:
Clarke, David L. Analytical archaeology. London : Methuen, 1968.
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Recommended:
Chamberlain, Andrew T. Demography in archaeology. Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-59651-3.
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Recommended:
Malina, Jaroslav. Metody deskripce, klasifikace a statistiky v petroarcheologii. Vyd. 1. Brno : Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, 1976.
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Recommended:
Shennan, Stephen. Quantifying archaeology. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-7486-0791-9.
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Recommended:
Baxter, Michael John. Statistics in archaeology. London : Arnold, 2003. ISBN 0-340-76299-3.
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Recommended:
Ihm, Peter; Lüning, Jens. Statistik in der Archäologie : probleme der Anwendung, allgemeine Methoden, Seriation und Klassifikation. Köln : Rheinland-Verlag, 1978. ISBN 3-7927-0427-7.
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Recommended:
Malina, Jaroslav. System of analytical archaeography. Praha : Academia, 1977.
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Recommended:
McPherron, Shannon P.; Dibble, Harold Lewis. Using computers in archaeology : a practical guide. Boston : McGraw-Hill/Mayfield, 2002. ISBN 0-7674-1735-6.
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Recommended:
Lock, Gary. Using computers in archaeology : towards virtual pasts. London : Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-16770-1.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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34
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Individual project (40)
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25
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Contact hours
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39
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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6
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Total
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104
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
To describe basic data sources in current archaeology |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
To read and to understand a scientific text in Czech/English |
To use adequate terminology in Czech |
To use electronic information sources |
To have user level PC skills |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
To specify the diversity of data processing in archaeology and other humanities |
To summarize methods used for acquiring digital data, and the options of their processing in humanities-oriented research |
To describe the issues of vagueness in humanities; fuzzy sets and its processing in humanities-oriented research |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
To use and to design advanced database systems |
To use advanced geographical information systems |
To use correlation and factor analyses |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Seminar |
Project-based instruction |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
Interactive lecture |
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