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KGE / EG
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KGE
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EG
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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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Economic Geography
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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,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
1
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
1
[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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30 / -
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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 + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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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 |
Yes
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
Yes
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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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:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of this course is to provide knowledge about the scientific methods that are used in current economic geography in the study of economic and geographical issues.
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Requirements on student
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Credit requirements:
- active participation during seminars and demonstration of knowledge about scientific articles in discussions
- submission of seminary work
Requirements for exam:
Exam is a combination of written and oral test. Written exam must be completed with the minimum of 70 % of possible points. The oral examination takes place after the successful completion of the written examination.
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Content
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Geographical approach to the study of economy. Terms essential for understanding the principals of economic geography.
Economic networks: new economic geography (evolution of economic and geographic thinking, spatial technological development, transport).
Geography of institutions (country, company, multinational and international companies).
Geography of technology.
Geography of finance.
Geography of workforce.
Economic geography of the natural environment (commodification, etc.).
Geography of consumption.
Cultural and economic geography (media influence on economic development, culture as a driving force, etc.).
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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. PaedDr. Jaroslav Dokoupil, Ph.D. (100%),
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Lecturer:
Doc. PaedDr. Jaroslav Dokoupil, Ph.D. (100%),
Doc. RNDr. Marie Novotná, CSc. (100%),
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Seminar lecturer:
Doc. PaedDr. Jaroslav Dokoupil, Ph.D. (100%),
Doc. RNDr. Marie Novotná, CSc. (100%),
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Literature
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Basic:
COE, Neil M., YEUNG, Henry Wai-Chung a KELLY, Philip F. Economic geography: a contemporary introduction. 2nd ed.. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons,, 2012. ISBN 978-0-470-94338-0.
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Basic:
Aoyama, Yuko; Murphy, James T.; Hanson, Susan. Key concepts in economic geography. Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84787-895-3.
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Recommended:
WOOD, Andrew a ROBERTS, Susan M. Economic geography: places, networks and flows. London: Routledge, 2011. ISBN 978-0-415-40182-1.
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Recommended:
CLARK, Gordon L., GERTLER, Meric S. and FELDMAN, Maryann P. The Oxford handbook of economic geography. Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-925083-7.
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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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44
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Contact hours
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26
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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Total
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130
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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 have a basic knowledge about the world's economic activities within the scope of the bachelor's degree of economic geography. |
to have a basic knowledge about methods within the scope of the bachelor's degree of economic geography. |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to create and professionally benefit maps with economic content and the use of economic-geographic database.
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to can graphically and cartographically process socio-economic data |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to explain economic geography approach to the study of economic processes, |
to think critically about economics, economic processes and their various concepts and interpretations, |
to explain the basic differences between the various theoretical approaches in economic geography and in economy as a whole |
to describe the most important current economic trends at different hierarchy level |
to identify the most important driving forces of economic globalization (technological development, multinational corporations and countries) |
to explain the reasons and consequences of uneven economic development |
to describe the key trends in contemporary economic geography |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to process geographic data from a geographic database in the form of graphs and thematic cartography |
analyze economic processes in space and time |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Seminar |
Textual studies |
Self-study of literature |
Students' portfolio |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Seminar |
Skills demonstration |
Lecture with visual aids |
Students' portfolio |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture with visual aids |
Seminar |
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