Course: Environmental aspects of physical education and sport

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Course title Environmental aspects of physical education and sport
Course code KTV/7360
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Balkó Štefan, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The content of the lectures are themes relating to the principles and importance of environmental protection and the opportunities for resource conservation linked to sustainable development. In addition, students will be briefed on the opportunities for environmental protection in the implementation of sporting events and on the critical points in the application of exercise activities in polluted environments. The content of the workshops is to check the specified task during its presentation. Lecture themes: 1. Introduction to environmental education, ecology and the environment, a global strategy for conservation and the environment, global environmental problems. The Olympic Games and the environment - resolutions at world conferences, the IOC and WOC approach, aspects, philosophies, the relationship between sport and the environment. 2. The impact of polluted air and aquatic environments on performance in sport, the ecology of urban life, the basic principles of environmental protection in physical education and sport. Ecological education and education through physical education and sport, sustainable development strategy, the importance of sustainable development for the future population, state authorities and NGOs and their functions in environmental protection, environment, lifestyle, nutrition and health, sport and nature protection in the Czech Republic and the world. 3. Tourism, tourism and nature conservation in the Czech Republic and the world, selected global environmental problems - application to physical education and sport issues, protection of nature and landscape in the Czech Republic - CHKO, NP and rules of operation of movement activities in these territories, Olympic Games and environment - impacts and trends, media, multinational companies. Mass sporting events and environment - impacts , trends, environmental principles in the planning and management of sporting events, health aspects of moving in a polluted environment. 4. Possibilities of using degraded and devastated landscapes for sporting purposes. Study evaluations. By individual self-study, students adopt part of the content of the subject, which is indicated in the study plan in the subject syllabuses. Method of control and teaching: Self-study is directed by the teacher. Students can draw on recommended and basic literature and study supports listed at: https://moodle.pf.ujep.cz/ Working up a semester. A student presents the critical points of his semester's work in a seminar class. The semester's work will be in the range of about 8 - 10 pages of text. Communication with the teacher takes place via email (stefan.balko@ujep.cz) and in agreed consultations. The student must demonstrate, among other things, the knowledge of the issues addressed in the semester-long output work at the seminary. A credit will be granted based on a positive assessment of the work and attendance presented. The test may be taken by the student after fulfilment of the enrolment requirements. The school information system is used to record learning outcomes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
  • unspecified - 4 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to familiarise students with the issues of conservation and the environment locally and globally, and to contribute to an understanding of the close links between exercise activities and the environment in both a closer and wider context. Another objective of the subject is to familiarise students with the possibilities of influencing the environment by treating natural resources sparingly and using them as alternatives to physical education and sport. Seminars and stand-alone preparation will be geared towards independent creative activities of students, who should thus acquire the necessary skills in the field. The main content of the workshops is an analysis of the critical points of individual individual individual preparation by students. The course also aims to introduce students to and adequately analyse basic literature on the issues of ecology and environmental education.
After graduating from the subject, the student will gain an insight into the basic concepts of ecology. The student will also gain insight into the potential for interactive impact of sports events, humans and the environment. The student will become familiar with the possibility of using disturbed or degraded landscapes for sporting purposes. The student can determine the potential negative effect of specific sporting events on the natural environment. Subsequently, students can apply the acquired knowledge at a theoretical and practical level in the future educational and educational process.
Prerequisites
Basic ecological knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in the teaching, the processing of a given task and the handing over of a seminar at an agreed date. The issue of the assignment from the seminar may be discussed in the exam.
Recommended literature
  • BRANIŠ, M., PIVNIČKA, K. Úvod do studia životního prostředí. Univerzita Karlova, Praha, 141 s.. 1994.
  • Braniš, M., Tonika J., Benešová, L., Pušová, R., Pivnička, K., & Hovorka J. Výkladový slovník vybraných termínů z oblasti ochrany životního prostředí a ekologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2004.
  • Braniš, M. Základy ekologie a ochrany životního prostředí, 1. vyd. Praha, 1997.
  • DOLEŽAL, T., MÁLEK, P. Ekologické aspekty tělesné výchovy, sportu a turistiky., Praha: Karolinum 2000. ISBN 80-246-0136-2.
  • Doležal, T. Sport a prostředí. Olympijská knihovnička 16. Svazek.. Praha, 1998.
  • Klein, O., Bencko, V. Ekologie člověka a zdraví. VŠB TU Ostrava 1996 v programu Phare, sv. 42, s. 189.
  • Moldan, B. (Ne)udržitelný rozvoj: ekologie ? hrozba i naděje, 2. vyd.. Praha, 2003.
  • NAESS, A. Ekologie, pospolitost a životní styl.Praha Abies, 1993.ISBN 80-88699-09-6. Praha: Abies, 1993. ISBN 80-88699-09-6.


Study plans that include the course
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