541-0090/04 – Historical and Regional Geology (HRG)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Geological EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
JUR0228 Ing. Eliška Jurková
SKU41 prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 3+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

One of the major objectives of historical geology is to describe the history of the Earth from its inception to the present. Knowledge and explanation how to recognise geological time and the use of stratigraphy, and paleontology to tell the sequence of these events.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

Foundations of stratigraphy, paleogeography and geotectonics. An overview of the paleontological system and the foundations of nomenclature. The origin of the Earth and its earliest developmental stages. Characteristics of the Precambrium. The division of the Paleozoic, the Mesozoic, the Tertiary, geology of the Quaternary. The Bohemian Massif, delimitation and division. The description of main complexes. Fundamental features of the development and division of the Western Carpathians with special attention to the Outer Carpathians.

Compulsory literature:

NNICHOLS, G. (1999): Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. – Blackwell Publishing, 355 s. Oxford

Recommended literature:

PRESS, F., SIEVER, R. (1998): Understanding Earth - sekond edition. - W.H.Freeman and Copany, New York GRADSTEIN, F.M., OGG, J.G., and SMITH, A.G. (2004): Geologic Time Scale 2004. - Cambridge University Press.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Znalosti v průběhu semestru jsou kontrolovány semestrálním projektem a prezentace v MS Power Point. Předmět ukončen písemnou/ústní zkouškou.

E-learning

Other requirements

The study of recommended literature.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Current Refinements of Stratigraphy Biostratigraphy Absolute Age Dating Major Events in Earth History Origin of the Earth Early Development of the Continents Plate Tectonics & Earth History Origin & Evolution of Life Precambrian Paleozoic Mesozoic Cenozoic

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2017/2018 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 33  17
        Examination Examination 67  18 3
Mandatory attendence participation: At least 70% attendance on seminars. Completion of 100% of assignments given during seminars. Passing a written and an oral parts of the exam.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Optional lectures. The condition for passing the course is to master the materials according to the content of the course. Optional participation in exercises, correct elaboration and submission of assigned tasks, written and oral exam.

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2020/2021 (B1088A330001) Geoscience and Industrial Tourism P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B1088A330001) Geoscience and Industrial Tourism P Czech Most 2 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B1088A330001) Geoscience and Industrial Tourism P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2022/2023 Winter
2021/2022 Winter
2020/2021 Winter