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KTRD / ETGEE
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KTRD
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ETGEE
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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 and Transport Geography
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
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
[HRS/WEEK]
Tutorial
2
[HRS/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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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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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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not determined
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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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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
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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Course objectives:
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The aim of the subject is to introduce students into the basics of demgraphy, urban geography, and other fields of economic and transport geography. Very important part of the subject is transport geography with basic introduction to graph theory and operational research.
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Requirements on student
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The obtained course credit confirms that the full-time student attended the lessons in the required amount, that he/she met the requirements for acquiring the course credit. Conditions for acquiring the course credit are stipulated by the teacher during the first week of the semester lecture period.
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Content
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Introduction, definitions and terms.
Demography and geography of inhabitants. Urban geography (geography of sites and towns).
Political geography. International integration. Geography of choices. Globalization.
Agricultural geography.
Production and industry geography.
Transport geography and the range of its research. The transport characteristics as a part of worldwide economics. Brief transport geography history.
Transport path and line. Transport spots. Transportation network and its structure features.
The history of transportation network. Physical-geographical factors of chosen kinds of transport.
Transport systems and their spread in the world. Transportation network in developing countries.
Road transportation characteristics as a part of a worldwide transportation system. Specials of the road transportation.
Rail transportation characteristics as a part of a worldwide transportation system. Specials of the rail transportation.
Inland water and maritime transportation characteristics as a part of a worldwide transportation system. Specials of inland water and maritime transportation.
Air transportation characteristics as a part of a worldwide transportation system. Specials of the air transportation.
Work with the map. How to measure on the map? GPS navigation.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Nachtigall, P., Ledvinová, M., Hospodářská a dopravní geografie, studijní opora, 2024
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
Basic knowledge from the secondary school or high school in the field of geography and transport. |
Competences acquired |
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Teaching methods |
-
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Assessment methods |
-
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