MA Seminar WF-OB-SUMASEM

KNOWLEDGE:
Student knows the role and importance of the natural environment for humans; knows and understands the relationships between the environment and human health, the culture and the legal and economic conditions;
The student describes the problems of civilizational threats on a global, regional and local scale and on sustainable development.

SKILLS:
The student, on the basis of logical premises, puts the correct hypotheses on the causes of ecological threats;

COMPETENCE:
The student demonstrates an understanding of the need to follow the principles of sustainable development, including the rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale.

ECTS:
Participation in the MA seminar - 60 hours
Reading literature for master's thesis - 120 hours
writing a master's thesis - 50 hours
Consultant with tutor - 10 hours
Sum: 240 [240/60=4]
Number of ECTS: 4

KNOWLEDGE:
Grade 2: the student does not know the role and importance of the natural environment for humans; he/she does not know or understand the relationship between the environment and human health, culture and legal and economic conditions; Moreover, it cannot describe civilizational threats on a global, regional and local scale and on sustainable development.
Grade 3: the student knows in a limited way the role and importance of the natural environment for humans; Similarly to a limited extent, he/she knows and understands the links between the environment and human health, culture and legal and economic conditions; Moreover, he/she correctly describes only some of the problems of civilizational threats on a global, regional and local scale and on sustainable development.
Grade 4: the student knows the role and importance of the natural environment for humans; Knows and understands the relationships between the environment and human health, the culture and the legal and economic conditions; he/she also properly describes the problems of civilizational threats on a global, regional and local scale and on sustainable development.
Grade 5: the student is well versed in the role and importance of the natural environment for humans, knows and understands well the relationships between the environment and human health, the culture and the legal and economic conditions; Moreover, he-she exemplifies the problems of civilizational threats on a global, regional and local scale and on sustainable development.

SKILLS:
Grade 2: the student is not able to propose correct hypotheses about the causes of the ecological threats.
Grade 3: based on logical premises, the student reasonably proposes correct hypotheses about the causes of ecological threats.
Grade 4: based on logical premises, the student correctly proposes correct hypotheses on the causes of ecological situations.
Grade 5: based on logical premises, the student proficiently proposes hypotheses about the causes of ecological threats.

COMPETENCE:
Grade 2: The student does not demonstrate an understanding of the need to follow the principles of sustainable development, including the rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale.
Grade 3: The student in a limited way demonstrates an understanding of the need to follow the principles of sustainable development, including the rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale.
Grade 4: The student demonstrates an understanding of the need to follow the principles of sustainable development, including the rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale.
Grade 5: The student proficiently demonstrates an understanding of the need to follow the principles of sustainable development, including the rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale.

ASSESSMENT METHODS:
The assessment of individual participants in the seminar depends on the stage of study:

FIRST SEMESTER REQUIREMENTS:
1) working out the title of dissertation;
2) working out the initial structure of the dissertation;
2) collecting literature on the preparation of the dissertation;
3) presentation of one chapter of the master's dissertation.
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Assessment based on the one full chapter of the master's thesis presented by the student and his commitment to collecting literature and working out the structure of the thesis.

SECOND SEMESTER REQUIREMENTS:
1) presentation of the second full chapter of the dissertation;
2) expanding the literature in the scope of the work being prepared.
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Assessment based on the second chapter presented by the student and his involvement in collecting literature and writing master's thesis.

THIRD SEMESTER REQUIREMENTS:
1) presentation of the third full chapter of the dissertation (until Easter);
2) presentation of the entire dissertation (with Introduction, Conclusion and Bibliography) - at the first classes after the so-called long weekend in May.
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Assessment based on the entire dissertation presented by the student and his commitment to its preparation.

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