The aim of this course is to provide you with an introduction to the physical geography of the Czech Republic.

By the end of this course you should be able to do the following (Student Learning Objectives):

    Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course:
    to apply basic concepts associated with the physical and geographical conditions of the Czech Republic
    to identify individual physical components of the Czech landscape
    to describe the basic geographical and historical processes  forming the territory of the Czech Republic
    to explain the general principles in physical geography on the examples of the Czech Republic (e.g. climate variability, biological and soil diversity)
    to outline relations between individual components of Czech landscape
    Skills - skills resulting from the course:
    to analyze factors and causal relationships influencing regional differences in botic and abiotic somponents of Czech landscape
    to assess the current state of the Czech landscape
    to comment on differences in physical-geographical characteristics of individual regions of the Czech Republic
    to provide content transformation of the topics discussed in curriculum of secondary geography

    Prerequisites

    There are no prerequisites for this course however it is strongly recommended that you have knowledge of basic geographical principles. Fluency in written and spoken English is also recommended.


    Assignments and exams

    It is expected that you should should spend approximately one hour per week studying in Moodle.

    During the course it is expected that you should spend approximately three hours per semester working on assignments which include work with the thematic maps of the Czech Republic and other supporting materials. Students are encouraged to work together on their assignments, but each student must submit an original write-up. Identical write-ups will be considered plagiarized.

    You can also find some partial tasks under the text of chapters in the books. These voluntary tasks are recommendations what to study or how to broaden your knowledge. 

    Knowledge achieved are verified by an final test and exam at the end of the course. After submitting all of the mandatory assignments you will take the online final test in Moodle. The test is not timed. Students may take the test two times. Test questions will review the assignment topics. Without passing the test you can not proceed to the exam.The exam is oral/theoretical (discussion on drawn topic). 

    Successful course participant will be graded - 1, 2, 3. You have three attempts to pass the exam.


    Naposledy změněno: neděle, 7. února 2021, 20.27