| Course Unit Code | 118-0311/04 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| S1O70 | RNDr. Ivan Šotkovský, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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1. Basic knowledge of geographical science. Geographical approaches and spatial arrangement.
2. State-forming process and geopolitical situation of Europe.
3. Europe as an economically powerful complex interconnected space. General characteristics of the European continent.
4. Natural characteristics of the European continent.
5. Evaluation of European social development.
6. Economic environment and level of European development.
7. Macro-regions of European states with developed market economy.
8. Macro-regions of Eastern and Central Europe.
9. The Czech Republic and the European Economic Area.
10. Position and development possibilities of the European continent.
11. Differences in the level of maturity of European countries, availability of geospatial data.
12. Cooperation of European states on security and economic development issues.
13. Problems of contemporary Europe from the point of view of state-forming process.
14. Perspectives of the development of the European continent. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| The main goal of the subject “Geography of the Europe” is to learn the students to criticize of the Europe maturity on the world scale. They obtain the acquirement to value natural, social and economic characteristics of the Europe continent. They acquaint with living standard European countries, they be able to compare this differences not only on the European scale. Students will be more acquaint with geographic and social characters of the Czech Republic and European Union. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Geographical Approaches, their Methodology and Spatial Ordering
2. Geopolitical Situation of the Europe and European Countries
3. The Basic Characteristics of the European Continent
4. Social and Economic Background of the Advanced European Countries
5. Social and Economic Background of the Central and East European Countries
6. The Development Possibilities of the European Continent and Its Security Achitecture
7. The Future of the Europe and the World Spatial Order |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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ŠOTKOVSKÝ, Ivan. Spatial Disparities of the Ageing European Union Population. In 4th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2017. Conference Proceedings, Book 4, Vol 1, 2017, pp. 437 – 444. ISBN 978-619-7408-23-2, ISSN 2367-5659.
BELLINI, Nicolla and HILPERT, Ulrich. Europe's Changing Geography: The Impact of Inter-Regional Networks. Routledge, 2013. 224 s. ISBN 978-0-415-53977-7.
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ŠOTKOVSKÝ, Ivan. Socioekonomická geografie: prostředí lidské činnosti. Ostrava: VŠB – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2012. 206 s. ISBN 978-80-248-2624-0.
ŠOTKOVSKÝ, Ivan. Spatial Disparities of the Ageing European Union Population. In 4th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2017. Conference Proceedings, Book 4, Vol 1, 2017, pp. 437 – 444. ISBN 978-619-7408-23-2, ISSN 2367-5659.
BELLINI, Nicolla and HILPERT, Ulrich. Europe's Changing Geography: The Impact of Inter-Regional Networks. Routledge, 2013. 224 s. ISBN 978-0-415-53977-7.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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BLOUET, Brian, W. The EU and Neighbors: A Geography of Europe in the Modern World. 2nd ed., New York: Wiley, 2012. 576 s. ISBN 978-0470943403.
ŠOTKOVSKÝ, Ivan. The Change of the Population Size and the Ageing Process of the EU Countries after 1990. In Honová, I., L. Melecký and M. Staníčková (ed.). Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on European Integration 2012. Ostrava: VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 2012, pp. 315 – 322. ISBN 978-80-248-2685-1. |
BLOUET, Brian, W. The EU and Neighbors: A Geography of Europe in the Modern World. 2nd ed., New York: Wiley, 2012. 576 s. ISBN 978-0470943403.
ŠOTKOVSKÝ, Ivan. The Change of the Population Size and the Ageing Process of the EU Countries after 1990. In Honová, I., L. Melecký and M. Staníčková (ed.). Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on European Integration 2012. Ostrava: VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 2012, pp. 315 – 322. ISBN 978-80-248-2685-1.
ANDĚL, J., MAREŠ, R. Evropa – Encyklopedický přehled zemí. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2011. ISBN: 80-7182-115-2. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 85 (85) | 85 |
| zápočtový test | Written test | 60 | 60 |
| projekt ze cvičení | Semestral project | 25 | 25 |