Geography of German Speaking Countries - JMB118
Title: Geografie německy mluvících zemí
Guaranteed by: Department of German and Austrian Studies (23-KNRS)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2018
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (15)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: not taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: PhDr. Petra Baštová, Ph.D.
Is incompatible with: JMM487, JTB223
Is pre-requisite for: JMBZ201
Examination dates   Schedule   Noticeboard   
Annotation -
The course will introduce students to the historical, political and socio-economic geography of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It aims to follow development of the respective territory, society and economy with regard to aspects of space and time. Reliable orientation on various maps of German speaking countries and ability to find and interpret informations, including maps and statistical data is necessary.
Last update: Baštová Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (03.02.2015)
Aim of the course - Czech

Seznámit studenty s teritoriálními proměnami, politickou a socioekonomickou geografií německy mluvících zemí. Na základě prezentací a diskusí rozvíjet schopnost studentů vyhledávat relevantní informace a mapy a srovnatelná aktuální data, interpretovat je a zasadit do širšího kontextu.

Last update: Baštová Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (30.08.2016)
Literature -

Generally
- Atlas světa
- Der neue Fischer Weltalmanach 2016: Zahlen, Daten, Fakten. Frankfurt a. M.: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag 2015. [JIN]
- František Honzák - Marek Pečenka (eds.), Evropa v proměnách staletí. Praha, Libri 2001. [JIN]
- Hermann Kinder - Werner Hilgermann, Encyklopedický atlas světových dějin: mapy a chronologický přehled. Praha, NLN 1998. [JIN]
- Vladimír Liščák, Státy a území světa. Praha: Libri 2009. [JIN]
- Paul Robert Magocsi, Historical atlas of Central Europe, Seattle, University of Washington 2002. [JIN]
- http://www.mygeo.info/eng/maps.html (maps in English)
- http://www.weltkarte.com (maps in German)
- http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/index.cfm (Deutsche Geschichte in Dokumenten und Bildern / German History in Documents and Images)
- blank maps (http://www.d-maps.com/continent.php?num_con=5&lang=en)

Germany
- David Blackbourn, Podmaňování přírody. Voda, krajina a vývoj moderního Německa. Praha: BB art 2009.
- Rüdiger Glaser - Hans Gebhardt - Winfried Schenk (eds.), Geographie Deutschlands. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2007. [JIN]
- Dirk Hänsgen - Sebastian Lentz - Sabine Tzschaschel (eds.): Deutschlandatlas: Unser Land in 200 thematischen Landkarten. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgeselschaft, 2010. [JIN]
- Gerhard Köbler, Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Länder: die deutschen Territorien vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. München: Beck 1992. [JIN]
- Hans Ulrich Rudolf - Vadim Oswalt (eds.), TaschenAtlas Deutsche Geschichte. Rotha: Klett-Perthes 2006. [JIN]
- Statistisches Bundesamt (ed.), Statistisches Jahrbuch 2016: Deutschland und Internationales. Wiesbade: Statistisches Bundesamt, 2015. On-line: https://www.destatis.de/DE/Publikationen/StatistischesJahrbuch/StatistischesJahrbuch.html. 
- http://www.destatis.de (Statistisches Bundesamt)
- www.deutschland.de

Austria
- Emil Brix - Ernst Bruckmüller - Hannes Stekl (eds.), Memoria Austriae. Wien, Verlag für Geschichte und Politik 2005.
         - sv. II: Bauten, Orte, Regionen [JIN]
         - sv. III. Unternehmer, Firmen, Produkte [JIN]
- Elisabeth Lichtenberger, Österreich: Geographie, Geschichte, Wirtschaft, Politik. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2013.  [JIN]
- Statistik Austria (ed.): Statistisches Jahrbuch Österreichs 2017. Wien: Statistik Austria, 2017. On-line: http://www.statistik.at/web_de/services/stat_jahrbuch/index.html.
- Statistik Austria (ed.): Österreich. Zahlen. Daten. Fakten 16/17. Wien: Statistik Austria, 2017. On-line: http://www.statistik.at/web_de/services/oesterreich_zahlen_daten_fakten/index.html.
- http://www.statistik.at (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich)
- http://www.oesterreich.com

Switzerland
- André Odermatt - Daniel Wachter, Schweiz: eine moderne Geographie, Zürich, NZZ 2004. [JIN]
- Statistik Schweiz: Statatlas Schweiz: Interaktiver Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz. On-line: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/regionalstatistik/atlanten/statistischer-atlas-schweiz.html.
- http://www.bfs.admin.ch (Statistik Schweiz)
- http://www.admin.ch

Last update: Baštová Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.08.2017)
Teaching methods - Czech

přednáška/seminář

Last update: Baštová Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (17.10.2012)
Requirements to the exam -

- attendance at lessons

- short presentation
(10 min., focused on finding relevant information, maps and actual data, providing their interpretation, submit a powerpoint presentation and a short paper with citations)

- final test
(focused mainly on basic facts and blank maps)

ECTS credits calculation (1 ECTS = 25 hours):
- attendance ... 18 hours
- presentation ... 20 hours
- reading (preparation for the final test) ... 60 hours
- final test writting ... 2 hours
= 100 hours = 4 ECTS

Last update: Baštová Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.08.2017)
Syllabus -

1. Introduction; Territory of German speaking countries viewed from today
2. Territorial changes of/in German speaking countries until 1918
3. Territorial changes of/in German speaking countries after 1918
4. Historical development of the society and economy on the territory of German speaking countries
5. Administrative organization of German speaking countries, federalism, state administration
6. Economy of German speaking countries I (current development, employment, agriculture)
7. Economy of German speaking countries II (industry, services, international )
8. Transport infrastructure of German speaking countries
9. Energetics and energy security of German speaking countries trade
10. Population of German speaking countries and settlement structure
11. Migration and integration of immigrants
12. Tourism, culture, education
(13. Summary)

Last update: Baštová Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.08.2017)
Entry requirements - Czech

- zájem o německy mluvící země
- pokud možno alespoň pasivní znalost němčiny

Last update: Baštová Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.08.2017)