Course: Informatics in Environmental Protection

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Course title Informatics in Environmental Protection
Course code TUIOZP/TE9IO
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pleva Pavel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Research management, research process, implementation of results into practice. 2. Basic concepts of information in professional literature (excursion to the library). 3. Excerpt of literature (primary sources). 4. Excerpt of literature (secondary sources). 5. Excerpt of literature (tertiary sources). 6. Documents and their description. 7. Information retrieval strategies. 8. Literary research. 9. Registers and their use. 10. Problems of patent literature. 11. Individual information sources. Organizations issuing and processing information on the environment. 12. Modern information technologies, use of international computer networks. 13. Problems of computer technologies. 14. Methods of presentation of professional results.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for course credit - 60 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
general explanation of these terms: monitoring and control, information management, data analysis in environmental practice, description of the legal standards in EIS (Environmental Information Systems) legislation
general explanation of these terms: monitoring and control, information management, data analysis in environmental practice, description of the legal standards in EIS (Environmental Information Systems) legislation
definition of use procedure in GIS (Geographical Information System)
definition of use procedure in GIS (Geographical Information System)
discuss of mapping systems
discuss of mapping systems
explain the importance of case studies in the environmental field
explain the importance of case studies in the environmental field
use WOS in the environmental field
use WOS in the environmental field
Skills
evaluate data in a GIS (geographic information system)
evaluate data in a GIS (geographic information system)
create an environmental case study
create an environmental case study
find appropriate environmental data and evaluate it
find appropriate environmental data and evaluate it
evaluate and process data from integrated registers
evaluate and process data from integrated registers
interpret environmental study results from WoS
interpret environmental study results from WoS
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Background research
Background research
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Chemická informatika: úvod do používání Internetu.. Praha: Ústav informatiky AV ČR, 1999. ISBN 80-86238-01-6.
  • AVOURIS, N.M., PAGE, B. Environmental Informatics. Springer, 2014. ISBN 9789401714440.
  • KUPEC, J. Základy metodiky výzkumné práce. Skriptum.. Brno: VUT, 1987.
  • PATIG, S. Environmental Information Systems in Industry and Public Administration.. IGI Global, 2000. ISBN 9781930708839.
  • ŠILHÁNEK, J. Úvod do chemické informatiky. 1. vyd 8070802189.. Praha: VŠCHT, 1994. ISBN 8070802189.
  • ŠILHÁNEK, J. Web of Science verze 4.1, Stručná uživatelská příručka.. Praha: VŠCHT, 2000.
  • ZMEŠKAL, O. a kol. Informační technologie v chemické praxi. Brno: VUT, 1999. ISBN 80-214-1380-8.


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