| Course title | Cognitive Cartography |
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| Course code | KGI/COCAR |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Exercise |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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The course will consist of the following topics: Cognitive cartography and its methods Methodological aspects of empirical research in cognitive cartography History and actuial state of eye-tracking research, possibilities of its use Design of eye-tracking experiments Algorithms for detection of fixations and saccades Pre-processing of eye-tracking data Possibilities of eye-tracking data analysis The use of GIS tools for visual analysis of eye-tracking data Statistical evaluation of eye-tracking data Combination of eye-tracking with other methods
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the methods of cognitive cartography with a focus on the evaluation of cartographic works using eye-tracking.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam, Seminar Work
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Geoinformatics and Cartography (2020) | Category: Geography courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Geoinformatics and Cartography (2020) | Category: Geography courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |