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Excursion to Geotourism and Industrial Monuments

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Course Unit Code541-3502/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAR31prof. Ing. Marian Marschalko, Ph.D.
Summary
An excursion after geotourism and industrial monuments is a five-day field exercise, in which students expand their knowledge of practical knowledge of the field, and, conversely, can apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in practice. Completing this excursion will help students in organizing an event of a similar nature. They can then use the acquired experience and information in their diploma thesis or future employment.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the five-day Excursion after geotourism and industrial monuments is to show students examples of selected geotourism and industrial monuments in the Czech Republic. The aim of this excursion is to expand students' knowledge of practical knowledge from the field and enable them to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. After completing this excursion, students will have a comprehensive idea of the selected location and will be able to choose from the point of view of tourism those locations that have the greatest tourist potential.
Course Contents
The focus of the five-day excursion, which takes place during the semester, is focused on tourist attractions in the Czech Republic in a predetermined region. During the preparation of the excursion, special emphasis is paid to geological, natural, cultural and industrial monuments located around of the excursion place. The presentation of the visited localities will be an example not only of geological, natural, cultural or technical aspects of the selected monument, but also the possibilities of its use in specially or classically oriented tourism will be presented.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
DUCA, D. M.: Czech Republic: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides, 2006, 328 pp. ISBN 978-18-4162-150-0
HUMPHREYS, R., BOUSFIELD, J., HORAK, S.: The Rough Guide to Czech Republic. Rough Guides Limited, 2009, 456 s. ISBN 978-18-4836-036-5
BÍNA, J., DEMEK, J.: Z nížin do hor: geomorfologické jednotky České republiky, Průvodce (Academia). Praha: Academia 2012. ISBN 978-80-200-2026-0
DAVID, P., SOUKUP, V.: 999 turistických zajímavostí České republiky, 2. vyd. Praha: Kartografie 2002. ISBN 80-7011-706-0
CHLUPÁČ, I., BRZOBOHATÝ, R., KOVANDA, J., STRÁNÍK, J.: Geologická minulost České republiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia 2002, 436 s. ISBN 80-200-0914-0
HUMPHREYS, R., BOUSFIELD, J., HORAK, S.: The Rough Guide to Czech Republic. Rough Guides Limited, 2009, 456 s. ISBN 978-18-4836-036-5
Recommended Reading:
MASTRINI, H.: Frommer's Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic. Wiley, 2008, 320 s. ISBN 978-04 -7029-323-2
KUKAL. Z., ČECHOVÁ, V., GURTLEROVÁ, P., MAN, O.: Mapa geologických zajímavostí: 140+1 geologická zajímavost. Praha: Česká geologická služba 2012. ISBN 978-80-7075-774-1
Přírodní památky České republiky 1:500 000, 2. vyd. Praha: Kartografie Praha 2018. ISBN 978-80-7393-480-4
Technické památky České republiky, 1:500 000. Praha: Kartografie Praha 2011. ISBN 978-80-7393-099-8
DUCA, D. M.: Czech Republic: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides, 2006, 328 pp. ISBN 978-18-4162-150-0
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Terrain work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
CreditCredit85 85