UVSRPVK177 Demography

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Martin Jemelka, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present the issue of demography and its importance for organs of public administration , social work and social policy. The students will be introduced the elementary concepts of this field (birth rate, mortality rate, wedding rate, population, demographical revolution, migration, migration balance, census) and with relation of demography to sociology, economy and other sciences. In the historical excurse, the students will be introduced the population development of Europe and Czech lands.
Syllabus
  • 1. Demography as a scientific discipline studying reproduction of human populations (classification)
    2. Demography as a scientific discipline studying reproduction of human populations (elementary concepts)
    3. Directions of the branch - elementary demography
    4. Directions of the branch - complex demography
    5. Demographic sub-disciplines - demographic analysis
    6. Demographic sub-disciplines - demographic methodology
    7. Demographic sub-disciplines - theoretical demography
    8. Demographic sub-disciplines - historical demography
    9. Demographic sub-disciplines - paleo-demography
    10. Demographic sub-disciplines - regional demography
Literature
    required literature
  • Kalibová, K. Úvod do studia demografie. Praha: Karolinum,, 2002. info
  • Pavlík, Z. Demografie nejen pro demografy. Praha: SLON, 1996. info
    recommended literature
  • Bacci, M. Populace v evropské historii. Praha, 2002. info
  • Fialová, L. a kol. Dějiny obyvatelstva českých zemí. Praha, 1996. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
Test
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
The condition of acquisition of credits is composition of seminar paper /in the extent of circa 5 pages on previously selected topic.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015.
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