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KSS / 1POPA
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KSS
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1POPA
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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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Population Studies
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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,
10
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
2
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[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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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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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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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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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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5
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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 |
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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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KSS/POPA
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Preclusive courses
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KSS/POP
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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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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to make students acquainted with population studies from the historical and recent perspective. The course will present basic theoretical concepts - e.g. the first and the second demographic revolutions, epistemiological revolution and further basic theories. It will also deal with the correlation between the population and economic evolution and cultural and social impacts of population changes. The course concerns with a wide range of recent and historical populations, current developed and developing societies including. Further issues are population evolution of humankind, globally rising inequalities, the role of political institutions in controlling and stimulating population processes.
The course is taught in English.
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Requirements on student
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Paper, report, test, and/or oral exam.
The course is taught in English.
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Content
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1. Practical lesson: data sources and world population trend
2.-3. Great Demographic Theories I: Malthus theory, theory of demographic transition.
4.-5. Great Demographic Theories II: Theory of Second Demographic Transition.
6. Epidemiological transition and prolongation of life expectancy.
7. Social stratification and health
8. Practical lesson: how to measure inequality
9.-10. Fertility trends in Western societies
11. Population development, "population explosion" and fertility in the third world
12. Stability of partnerships: causes and consequences
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Preston, Samuel; Heuveline, Patrick; Guillot, Michel. Demography : measuring and modeling population processes. Malden : Blackwell, 2000. ISBN 978-1557864512.
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Basic:
Adams, Bert N.; Trost, Jan. Handbook of world families. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2005. ISBN 0-7619-2763-8.
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Extending:
Rabušic, Ladislav. Kde ty všechny děti jsou? : porodnost v sociologické perspektivě. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2001. ISBN 80-86429-01-6.
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Extending:
Livi Bacci, Massimo. Populace v evropské historii. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2003. ISBN 80-7106-495-5.
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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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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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40
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Contact hours
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52
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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40
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Individual project (40)
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33
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
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20
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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15
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Total
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260
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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: |
use the professional terminology of social sciences in the specific topics |
apply the elementary functional literacy |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
read the proffesional texts in English |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
describe global population trends |
specify demographic character of world regions |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
understand the meaning of demographic measures in demographic literature and Statistical Yearbooks |
predict the effects of past demographic trends in the future |
interpret associations among demographic, social, biological and economic processes |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Self-evaluation |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Seminar classes |
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