Course: Interdisciplinary approaches to cartographic creation

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Course title Interdisciplinary approaches to cartographic creation
Course code KGEO/0142
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bláha Jan Daniel, doc. PhDr. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The object of the course are interdisciplinary approaches to cartographic creation. The attention is focused on the humanities (sociology, psychology and cultural anthropology) and the human perspective of cartography. Within the course the map is seen as one of the images of the world around us. The course deals with issues of mental mapping. Last but not least, the general questions of assessment of cartographic creation are solved. In the seminars, students apply the discussed approaches and methods in practical tasks.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Aumont, J. Obraz. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-7331-045-7.
  • Bertin, J. Semiology of graphics: diagrams, networks, maps. Redlands: ESRI Press, 2011.
  • Čapek, R. a kol. Geografická kartografie. Praha. 1992.
  • Keates, J.S. Understanding Maps. Harlow: Longman c1996.
  • MacEachren, A. M. How maps work: representation, visualization and design. New York: Guildorf press, 2004.
  • Robinson, A. H. Elements of Cartography. John Wiley a Sons, Inc, 1995.
  • Slocum, T. A. Thematic cartography and geographic visualization. Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2005.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (A14) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching of geography for the 2nd level of Primary schools (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching of geography for Secondary schools (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (A14) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching of geography for Secondary schools (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (A14) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -