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MRS / WDLA
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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MRS
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WDLA
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Title
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Development Opportunit. of Latin America
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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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Long Title
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Development Opportunities of Latin America
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Exercise
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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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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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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not determined
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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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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
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 |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
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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N/A
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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 course is aimed at problems of development in Latin America.
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Requirements on student
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The course is assessed by oral and/or written examination.
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Content
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During the course will be presented following topics: regional division of Latin America from the socio-geographic and economic point of view. Historical determination of region development - history, colonialism, ways of decolonization and their impact on development. Postcolonial period and Cold war influence. Situation after the end of the Cold war and main causes of following development. Ethnography, cultures, religion. The most important issues of region, their description and trends. Natural conditions and resources - their influence on development of the countries. Demographic growth in each country, prognosis. Contemporary security risks and future threats. Agriculture and nutrition issue. Development cooperation and its effectiveness. Latin America countries position on global market. Detailed analysis and evaluation of implemented project as a parts of Czech development cooperation in the last decade.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Clawson, D. L. (2006). Latin America and the Caribbean : Lands and Peoples. New York: Mc-Graw-Hill.
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Basic:
Blouet, B. W., Blouet, O. M. (2006). Latin America and the Carribbean: a Systematic and Regional Survey. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Basic:
Hillman, R. S. (ed.). (2005). Understanding contemporary Latin America. Boulder: Lynne Rienner.
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Recommended:
Goodwin, P. B. (2006). Global Studies: Latin America. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
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Recommended:
Barns, B. E., Charplin, J. A. (2006). Latin America: A Concise Interpretive History. Enlewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.
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Recommended:
Cheryl, E. M., Wasserman, M. (2005). Latin America and its people. New York: Pearson Education.
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On-line library catalogues
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
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Competences acquired |
Upon completion of the course students are expected to be able to identify and analyse opportunities and threats in the process of development in Latin America. |
Teaching methods |
- Lecture
- Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Assessment methods |
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