Course: Geoinformatics in Human Geography

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Course title Geoinformatics in Human Geography
Course code KGG/KGIH
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šimáček Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course covers the following topics: sources of socioeconomic spatial data applicable in geoinformatics; network, location, and multi-criteria analyses; spatiotemporal comparisons; interpolation and social surfaces; perceptual syntheses; spatial statistics; and advanced cartographic visualizationsaggregation, anamorphoses/cartograms, and animations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 48 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 16 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the practical applications of geospatial technologies in various subfields of human geography.
Students will learn to apply more advanced geospatial methods for use in human geography-oriented expert outputs.
Prerequisites
Basic computer literacy; basic knowledge of geoinformatics and geospatial technologies; ideally, at least a basic knowledge of ArcGIS Pro software.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Active participation in class; preparation and presentation of term papers that meet the required standards.
Recommended literature
  • Grekousis, G. (2020). Spatial Analysis Methods and Practice. Describe?Explore?Explain through GIS..
  • Pregi, L., Novotný, L. Spatial Autocorrelation Methods in Identifying Migration Patterns: Case Study of Slovakia. 2024.
  • Wang, F., Liu, L. (2024). Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science. Third Edition..


Study plans that include the course
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