Introduction to university studies

Course: Natural Geography

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Introduction to university studies
Code
ОК 07
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
LO02. Know and understand the main types of geographical activities, their division in general and in particular in the field of geomorphology and naturally cognitive tourism. LO05. Collect, process and analyze information in the field of geographical sciences, in particular to solve problems of geomorphology, palaeogeography and naturally cognitive tourism. LO10. Know the goals of sustainable development and opportunities for their achievement in the professional field of geomorphology and naturally cognitive tourism, including in Ukraine. LO11. Adhere to the moral and ethical aspects of research, honesty, professional code of behavior.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know: 1.1 the main historical prerequisites for the formation of university education in the world; 1.2 the main stages and features of the development of educational processes in Ukrainian lands; 1.3 Possess elementary skills of scientific research and information management; critical attitude and forecasting in relation to political, economic, cultural events and phenomena 2. Be able to: 2.1 characterize the peculiarities of the influence of world university traditions on the formation of the Ukrainian educational system; 2.2 to understand the essence of historical processes that influenced the development of university education in Ukrainian lands; 3. To have the basic skills of forming independent conclusions about educational processes in the world, in Ukraine and at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in different chronological periods, to apply in practice the knowledge gained during training.
Course content
Acquaintance with the primary sources of classical education and its traditions. Highlighting the peculiarities of Western European university education at various stages of historical development from antiquity to the present. Characteristics of the evolution of domestic higher education, the establishment and functioning of universities on Ukrainian lands. Historical overview of the process of establishment and subsequent scientific and pedagogical activity of the university in Kyiv (XIX - XXI centuries). Analysis of the current situation of the Taras Shevchenko KNU and the Faculty of Geography against the background of world trends in the field of higher education.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. З іменем святого Володимира: Київський університет у документах, матеріалах та спогадах сучасників /Упоряд. В.Короткий, В.Ульяновський. – К., 1994. 2. Історія Київського університету: монографія: у 2 т. / О.В.Вербовий, І.М.Мороз, О.В.Даниленко та ін. – К., 2019. 3. Кузьмінський А.І. Вступ до університетських студій: навч. посіб. для студ. ун-тів. – Черкаси, 2004. 4. Терентєва Н.О. Вища (університетська) освіта: становлення і розвиток. – Черкаси, 2005. 5. Університетська освіта: Навч. посібник /Г.Я.Аніловська, Н.С.Марушко, Л.М.Томаневич. – Львів, 2010.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Modular control work, abstract, discussions. The maximum number of points during the assessment is 40, the minimum number of points added to semester grades is 24 (60% of the maximum number of points assigned to the assessment). The final grade in the discipline consists of the points scored by the student based on the results of the semester control of the first and second parts and the points of the final test.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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