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KSS / DEMY
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KSS
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DEMY
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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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Formal Demography
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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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Written
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Type of completion
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Written
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
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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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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Czech
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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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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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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 |
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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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KSS/DEM
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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 class introduces basic principles and methods of formal demography. It reviews basic sources of demographic data and the construction of demographic variables. It focuses on methods to study all basic demographic process such as fertility, mortality, nuptiality, divorce and migration. The class also covers demographic modeling and population projections. The class investigates biological as well as social and economic foundations of population processes. The class offers illustrations based on both Czech and world population data
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Requirements on student
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Written test with open questions
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Content
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1. Organizational information. Definition of demography and sources of demographic data
2. Basic demographic indicators and concepts; classical population theory
3. Population structure by sex and age
4. Time and aging in demography
5. Mortality tables
6. Health, morbidity and mortality
7. Reproductive mortality
8. Birth and fertility
9. Relationships, nuptiality and divorce
10. Reproduction and population growth
11. Population estimates and projections
12. Population policy
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Studentům a studentkám je k dispozici kurz v Google Classroom se všemi podstatnými informacemi a materiály.
https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/MjY0NDkxNDUwMjU4?hl=cs
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Newell, Coliin. Methods and models in demography. New York : The Guilford Press, 1988. ISBN 0-89862-451-7.
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Basic:
Kalibová, Květa. Úvod do demografie. Dotisk 2. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0222-9.
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Recommended:
Hinde, Andrew. Demographic methods. London ; Arnold, 1998. ISBN 0-340-71892-7.
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Recommended:
Pavlík, Zdeněk; Rychtaříková, Jitka; Šubrtová, Alena. Základy demografie : Celost. vysokošk. příručka pro stud. přírodověd., ekon., filozofických a lékařských fakult. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1986.
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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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31
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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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: |
No prerequisities. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
The students will be able: (1) To understand the meaning of demographic measures in demographic literature and Statistical Yearbooks (2) To describe the main demographic trends of the population of the Czech Republic in last century (3) To predict the effects of past demographic trends in the future (3) To 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: |
Test |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Practicum |
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