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MRS / XGDAF
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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MRS
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XGDAF
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Academic Year
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2018/2019
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Academic Year
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2018/2019
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Title
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Development of Africa
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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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Geography and Development of Africa
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
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]
Tutorial
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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1 / -
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1 / -
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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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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter 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 |
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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 |
No
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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 aim of the course is to critically examine the Africa-specific development opportunities and limits for development from economic, political, social and geographical perspectives.
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Requirements on student
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For succesful completion of the course, students are required to do a series of presentations on given topics, as well as to complete a written exam covering the course material.
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Content
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This course provides broad overview of the economic, political and social development of Africa. Certain key development issues such as the role of state, conflicts and economic growth in Africa are explored, on purpose to improve students´ understanding of the possibilities of African development and the existing impediments currently standing on its way.
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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:
Todd, J. M. African development. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007.
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Basic:
Iliffe, J. Africans: the history of a continent. Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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Basic:
Askari, H. Middle East oil exporters: what happened to economic development?. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007.
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Basic:
Meredith, M. State of Africa: a history of fifty years of independance. Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2007.
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Basic:
Lewis, T. The Middle East. 1997.
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Recommended:
van de Walle, N. African economies and the politics of permanent crisis 1979-1999. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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Recommended:
Moyo, D. Dead aid: why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa. Douglas & Mcintyre Ltd, 2010.
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Recommended:
Mansfield, P. A. History of the Middle East. Penguin, 2004.
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Recommended:
Chapra, Umer, M. Islam and economic development. Adam Publishers & Distributors, 2008.
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Recommended:
Kuran, T. Islam and Mammon : The Economic Predicaments of Islamism. 2005.
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Recommended:
Collier, P. The bottom billion: why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Recommended:
Easterly, W. The elusive quest for growth: economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2002.
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On-line library catalogues
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
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Competences acquired |
Students will learn to analyze key development issues and processes that form the opportunities and threats for region´s socio-economic and human developments. The course seeks to combine general theoretical overviews with country case studies to demonstrate the diversity of development experiences in Africa. |
Teaching methods |
- Lecture
- Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Assessment methods |
- Written exam
- Student performance
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