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KAP / ZPZ
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAP
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ZPZ
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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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Introduction to Political Science
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
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
3
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
1
[Hours/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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Czech
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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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21 / -
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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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10
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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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Czech
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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 |
1|2|3|4 |
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 |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
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:
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to introduce students into key starting points of Political Science, its basic issues, concepts, notions, and ideologies. The basic aim is to identify the place of Political Science among other social sciences, scatch out the developments of Politics as an independent scientific discipline, define the objects of its explorations and explain crutial concepts which define the modern area of the political and stand in the centre of attention of political research. At the same time, the course treats the way political ideologies approach these concepts. The course constructs a ground for furhter deeper analysis of subdisciplines such as political philosophy, theory of democracy, research of non-democratic political systems, governmnets, political actors, parties and party systems and electoral systems.
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Requirements on student
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Students regularly read assigned texts in Czech and foreign languages and prepare assignments on a regular basis. The assignments are in the form of oral presentations or texts; this will be arranged by mutual agreement between lecturer and students. Assignments will be evaluated by lecturer.
Presentation generally lasts about 10-20 minutes, standard length of papers is 10-20 standard pages.
Written exam.
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Content
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Introduction to study of political science, political science in social sciences
Normative political science - political theory, theories of democracy
Normative political science - political philosophy
Normative political science - ideologies
System analysis
Types of governmnent, political regimes of democratic countries
Theory of democracy vs. non-democratic systems
Political actors and political parties
Party systems
Elections and electoral systems
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Studenti mají k dispozici opory v prostředí Moodle.
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Dočekalová, Pavla; Švec, Kamil,; Daneš, Jaroslav. Úvod do politologie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-2940-4.
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Basic:
Cabada, Ladislav; Kubát, Michal. Úvod do studia politické vědy. Praha : Eurolex Bohemia, 2004. ISBN 80-86432-63-7.
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Recommended:
Heywood, Andrew. Politologie. 3. vyd. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-115-1.
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Recommended:
Novák, Miroslav; Miltová, Alena; Ryba, Jiří. Systémy politických stran : úvod do jejich srovnávacího studia. 1. vyd. Praha, 1997. ISBN 80-85850-22-2.
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Recommended:
Berg-Schlosser, Dirk; Stammen, Theo. Úvod do politické vědy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 2000. ISBN 80-86130-09-06 (b.
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Recommended:
Říchová, Blanka. Úvod do současné politologie : srovnávací analýza demokratických systémů. Praha : Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-628-4.
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Recommended:
Klíma, Michal. Volby a politické strany v moderních demokraciích. Praha : Radix, 1998. ISBN 80-86031-13-6.
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Recommended:
Novák, Miroslav; Lebeda, Tomáš. Volební a stranické systémy : ČR v mezinárodním srovnání. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2004. ISBN 80-86473-88-0.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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39
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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36
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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55
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Total
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130
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to describe and explain the basics of scientific work in the social sciences |
to distinguish individual kinds of professional outputs |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to use international resource databases to find relevant sources of information |
to create formally acceptable academic paper |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to categorize fundamental research currents in political science |
to explain the differences between key concepts of particular research areas |
to characterize on a basic level the terms of contemporary political theory commonly used in the analysis of political institutions and process |
to characterize the fundamental subfields of political science |
to characterize the periods of the development of the discipline |
to characterize the political agents and their role in the political system |
to recognize and classify fundamental topics of political science |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to analyze political affairs on a basic level |
to choose appropriate theoretical approach for interpretation of political processes |
to interpret on his/her own the findings of different subfields of political science |
to use appropriate terminology in Czech and English language |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Written exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Self-study of literature |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Individual study |
Seminar |
Students' portfolio |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Seminar |
Students' portfolio |
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