711-0303/31 – Political Science (Polit)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Social SciencesCredits2
Subject guarantorMgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorMgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2015/2016Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesFEI, USP, FSIntended for study typesMaster, Bachelor, Follow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
RAK0014 Mgr. Roman Rakowski, Ph.D.
ZEM0106 Mgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+2
Part-time Credit 10+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Student demonstrates basic knowledge in the area of internal and international politics. He can prove orientation in politics, based on the ability of independent judgment and is able, on the basis of knowledge of political science to understand the political situation in the Czech Republic, international politics and the European Union.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

The purpose of this course is to give basic information about political science, its development, traditions, key terms, methods and theories. The course dwells on the problems of ideologies, state, democracy, political systems, political parties, political culture, human rights, international relationships, political aspects of the european integration processes. Course should give students basic knowledge abouot politics as well as the ability of orientation in other particular courses.

Compulsory literature:

HEYWOOD, Andrew. Political Ideologies. 2012 5th edition. Palgrave Macmillan

Recommended literature:

JUDT, Tony. Postwar : a history of Europe since 1948-1990. 2010 London JUDT,Tony, SNYDER, Timothy. Thinking the Twentieth Century. 2013 Palgrave MacMilan

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

The research of study papers and their presentation on seminar.

E-learning

Other requirements

Test at the end of semester

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1.Politics and political science 2. The rise and development of political science 3. The definition of democracy, history and theory of democracy, representative democracy 4. The state, state forms over time. The state in modern political thought 5. Political system as set of institutions, political organizations, interest groups and the relationships between those institutions. 6. Political party, Nonpartisan, Single-party, two-party, and multi-party governments 7. The Voting system, aspects of voting systems, proportional and major voting system 8. The ideology as organized collection of ideas, history of the concept of ideology. Political ideology: liberalism, conservatism and socialism 9. Political culture of the nations, states, and other groups 10. Civil society and democracy

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2015/2016 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit Credit 100  51 3
Mandatory attendence participation: 70 %

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Active participation; Analysis of selected recommended reading;

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2021/2022 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R025) Computer Science and Technology P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B0714A150002) Control and Information Systems P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
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2019/2020 (B2649) Electrical Engineering (2612R003) Applied Electronics P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B2649) Electrical Engineering (2612R041) Control and Information Systems P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B2649) Electrical Engineering (3907R001) Electrical Power Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (1103R031) Computational Mathematics P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2601R013) Telecommunication Technology P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R025) Computer Science and Technology P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R059) Mobile Technology P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B0714A060011) Telecommunication Technology P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (B0714A150002) Control and Information Systems P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (N3943) Mechatronics (3906T006) Mechatronic Systems P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B0541A170009) Computational and Applied Mathematics P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (B0714A060009) Mobile Technology P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (B0713A060006) Electrical Power Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (B0714A060013) Applied Electronics P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
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2018/2019 (N3943) Mechatronics (3906T006) Mechatronic Systems P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N3943) Mechatronics (3906T006) Mechatronic Systems P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N3943) Mechatronics (3906T006) Mechatronic Systems P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
ECTS - MechEng - Bachelor Studies 2019/2020 Full-time English Choice-compulsory 301 - Study and International Office stu. block
ECTS - MechEng - Bachelor Studies 2018/2019 Full-time English Choice-compulsory 301 - Study and International Office stu. block
USP 2017/2018 Full-time English Optional USP - University Study Programmes stu. block
ECTS - MechEng - Bachelor Studies 2017/2018 Full-time English Choice-compulsory 301 - Study and International Office stu. block
USP 2016/2017 Full-time English Optional USP - University Study Programmes stu. block
ECTS - MechEng - Bachelor Studies 2016/2017 Full-time English Choice-compulsory 301 - Study and International Office stu. block
USP 2015/2016 Full-time English Optional USP - University Study Programmes stu. block

Assessment of instruction



2019/2020 Winter
2018/2019 Winter