Course: Economic Geography

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Course title Economic Geography
Course code KEN/KEG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klufová Renata, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lecture topics: 1. Introduction to Economic Geography. Basic geographic concepts. 2. The World System - Wallerstein's Theory. Development of the world system. 3. Development and structure of the human population. 4. Resources and supplies. 5. Introduction to localization theory. 6. Spatial Systems - Concept of the Region. 7. Flows and models of spatial connections. 8. Networks and connectivity. 9. Nodes and their hierarchy. 10. Rural structures. 11. Urban structures. 12. Spatial diffusion. 13. Current problems of economic geography. Exercises thematically follow the lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, E-learning
  • Field trip - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 18 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 28 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 16 hours per semester
Learning outcomes

Students and students are able to clarify the importance of the complexity of space for business activity, to analyze the diversity of places on the basis of geographical concepts and to apply geographic structures when assessing the location of the business plan.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Combined exam, Test, Seminar work

Credit: processing of credits exercises in the Moodle e-learning system (at least 60% of the course assignments given in the course - correctly and in the required quality - it is necessary to submit the solution for all assigned tasks) Exam: exam written and oral, minimum for successful completion of written test (test): 60% of the correct answers.
Recommended literature
  • Coe, N., M., Kelly, P., F., Yeung, H., W., C. Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction.. Hoboken: Wiley, 2013. ISBN 978-0470943380.
  • Combes, P-P., Mayer, T., Thiesse, J-F. Economic Geography: The Integrartion of Regions and Nations.. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780691139425.
  • Haggett, P. Geography: a global synthesis. Harlow, 2001.
  • Ivanička, K. Základy teórie a metodológie socioekonomickej geografie. Bratislava, 1987.
  • Navrátil, J., & Martinát, S. Přehled ekonomické geografie. České Budějovice, 2012.
  • Toušek V. a kol. Ëkonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň, 2008.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Structural Policy of the EU for Public Administration (4) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Management of Commerce (4) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter