| Course Unit Code | 541-3504/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 4 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer 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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| NIE096 | Ing. Dominik Niemiec, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Agrotourism is another subject focused on specialized tourism. It is a relatively new form of tourism, the aim of which is to introduce people living in cities to a rural way of life in a relaxing, interactive and often entertaining way. The aim of agrotourism is to show how both traditional and modern organic farming can be combined with tourism. Listeners of this subject will be acquainted with various business opportunities in agritourism and with various ways in which tourism can be connected with agriculture. In this subject, they will get acquainted with both traditional and current methods of plant and animal production and with development trends in agriculture or how today's agriculture is developing and modernizing. Last but not least, the problems that today's agriculture has to deal with and cope with will be pointed out. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| The aim of the course is to acquaint students with another non-traditional, but recently rapidly developing form of tourism, which is agrotourism. It is a form of tourism, the main target group of which are people moving most of their time in an urban agglomeration. The aim of this course is to show what agrotourism is, how it develops and what are the possibilities of its use both in the Czech Republic and in the world. It is an interesting form of tourism that combines traditional and new modern methods in agriculture with tourism. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Explanation of the term agrotourism, ecotourism, rural tourism
2. Agrotourism in the Czech Republic and possibilities of its development
3. Selected examples of rural tourism in the world
4. Accommodation services in agrotourism
5. Catering services in agrotourism
6. Business opportunities in rural tourism
7. Different ways of connecting tourism and agriculture
8. Traditional methods of crop production in agriculture
9. Traditional methods of animal production in agriculture
10. Application of new technologies and modern methods of crop production in agriculture
11. Application of new technologies and modern methods of animal production in agriculture
12. Current problems in agriculture (ecological, economic)
13. Possibilities of future development of agrotourism |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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SZNAJDER, M., PRZEZBÓRSKA, L., SCRIMGEOUR, F.: Agritourism. CABI, 2009, 301 s. ISBN 978-18-4593-482-8
BRIASSOULIS, H., VAN DER STRAATEN, J.: Tourism and the Environment: Regional, Economic, Cultural and Policy Issues. 2, přepr. vyd. Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, 382 s. ISBN 978-94-0159-584-1 |
Agroturistika v České republice. Novela Bohemica, 2013, 280 s. ISBN 978-80-87683-03-3
KONEČNÝ, O.: Agroturistika a venkovská turistika - Venkovský cestovní ruch v České republice. Mendelova univerzita, 2013, 140 s. ISBN 978-80-7375-738-0
STŘÍBRNÁ, M.: Venkovská turistika a agroturistika. Profi Press, 2015, 52 s. ISBN 978-80-8672-671-7
SZNAJDER, M., PRZEZBÓRSKA, L., SCRIMGEOUR, F.: Agritourism. CABI, 2009, 301 s. ISBN 978-18-4593-482-8 |
| Recommended Reading: |
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| SLOAN, P., SIMONS-KAUFMAN, C., LEGRAND, W.: Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism as Motors for Development: Case Studies from Developing Regions of the World. Routledge, 2012, 450 s. ISBN 978-01-2385-196-3 |
HOŘÁKOVÁ, H., FIALOVÁ, D.: Transformace venkova: Turismus jako forma rozvoje. Aleš Čeněk, 2014, 400 s. ISBN 978-80-7380-537-1
ŠIMKOVÁ, E.: Aktuální témata rozvoje venkovského cestovního ruchu v ČR. Gaudeamus, 2015, 127 s. ISBN 978-80-7435-624-7
VÁCLAVÍK, T.: Agroturistika na ekofarmách [online]. Ministerstvo zemědělství České republiky. Brno, 2008, 34 s. Dostupné z: http://eagri.cz/public/web/file/38603/Agroturistika_na_ekofarmach.pdf
BRIASSOULIS, H., VAN DER STRAATEN, J.: Tourism and the Environment: Regional, Economic, Cultural and Policy Issues. 2, přepr. vyd. Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, 382 s. ISBN 978-94-0159-584-1 |
| 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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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 33 | 17 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 | 18 |