Visiting professor - MD360E11

• Title: Visiting professor
• Czech title: Hostující profesor
• Guaranteed by: Department of Demography and Geodemography (31-360)
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 2
• Hours per week, examination: 0/1, C [TS]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: 5
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Note: you can enroll for the course repeatedly; enabled for web enrollment; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: RNDr. Tomáš Kučera, CSc.
• Teacher(s): RNDr. Tomáš Kučera, CSc.

Annotation

This course invites undergraduate students of different study programs to explore contemporary issues in demography through a series of lectures and seminars presented by distinguished foreign lecturers. The course covers different demographic topics, emphasising, for instance, global population trends, migration, fertility, mortality, ageing, and public policy implications. The module elements have a combined format – in-person and online. The course awards 2 ECTS credits and is graded based on attendance and a final test.

Last update: Janáková Kuprová Barbora, RNDr., Ph.D. (20.09.2024)

Literature

·      Books:

Book Name	Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume
Book Author(s)	United Nations, DESA, Population Division and IUSSP
Year	-
Publisher	-
ISSN/ISBN	-
Available at	http://www.demopaedia.org/

 

Book Name	PRB´s Population Handbook
Book Author(s)	Arthur Haupt, Thomas T. Kane, and Carl Haub
Year	2011
Publisher	Population Reference Bureau
ISSN	0-917136-12-8
Available at	https://www.prb.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/prb-population-handbook-2011-1.pdf

 

Book Name	Population: An Introduction to Demography (Population Bulletin 75, no. 1)
Book Author(s)	Mark Mather, Linda A. Jacobsen, and Paola Scommegna
Year	2021
Publisher	Population Reference Bureau
ISBN	978-0-917136-17-7
Available at	https://www.prb.org/resources/population-an-introduction-to-demography/

 

Book Name	Handbook of Population
Book Author(s)	Dudley L. Poston Jr.
Year	2019 (2nd edition)
Publisher	Springer
ISSN/ISBN	978-3-030-10910-3 (eBook)
Available at	https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cuni/reader.action?docID=5754928

·      Articles and Other Materials:

o  Articles on the relevant themes from journals like Demography, Population Studies, Population and Development Review and Demografie (articles in English)

o  Select readings recommended by visiting lecturers.

o  Presentations of the visiting lecturers

Last update: Janáková Kuprová Barbora, RNDr., Ph.D. (20.09.2024)

Requirements to the exam

·      Attendance: Students must participate in at least three classes.

·      Test: A test covering material presented in the lectures will be administered at the end of the course. A pass rate of at least 50% is required for credit.

Last update: Janáková Kuprová Barbora, RNDr., Ph.D. (20.09.2024)

Syllabus

Aims:

·      To expose students to global perspectives on contemporary demographic challenges.

·      To encourage critical thinking about the impact of population trends on society and policy.

·      To foster engagement with international experts in the field of demography.

Program:

·      Wednesday, 2 October, 18:10-19:45 Velká paleontologická (VP), ground floor, left frontal corner – Professor Vegard Skirbekk, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo and Columbia University, New York: Understanding the global transition to low fertility (lecture delivered at
The Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm).

·      Thursday, 17 October, 17:20-18:55 VP – Dr Andreas Edel, Executive Secretary, Population Europe Secretariat, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock/Berlin on Population Europe – the amplifier of the voice of European demography (in presence).

·      Thursday, 31 October, 18:10-19:45 VP – (a) Roland Hosner, Flowminder Foundation, Dynamic Population Estimates for Low- and Middle-Income Countries based on Mobile Phone Data; (b) Dmytro Shuspanov, Institute for Demography and Life Quality Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev: Demographic Resilience: Building a Platform for Ukraine's Demographic Future during Post-War Reconstruction (lecture delivered within the WIC Online Colloquium, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, Vienna).

The offer will be expanded during the semester according to the arrival of foreign guests to the department and offers from foreign institutions.

Teaching Methods:

·      Lectures by visiting professors (in-person or online) covering specific demographic issues.

·      Interactive in-depth discussions.

·      Q&A sessions with lecturers to facilitate a more profound understanding.

Last update: Janáková Kuprová Barbora, RNDr., Ph.D. (20.09.2024)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will:

·      Gain a deeper understanding of some current questions in demography from an international perspective.

·      Develop the essential ability to evaluate demographic data and trends critically.

·      Understand the interaction between demographic processes and public policies.

Enhance their ability to engage in professional debates on population challenges.

Last update: Janáková Kuprová Barbora, RNDr., Ph.D. (20.09.2024)

Entry requirements

There are no formal prerequisites for this course. However, a basic understanding of demography, geography, sociology, or economics is beneficial. The course is a suitable complement to the elective course "Fundamentals of Demography".

Last update: Janáková Kuprová Barbora, RNDr., Ph.D. (20.09.2024)