Introduction to the profession

Course: Geomorphology and Environmental Tourism

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Introduction to the profession
Code
ОК 30
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
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
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. LO03. Explain the features of the geographical space organization depending on the relief, modern and ancient geomorphogenesis of the territory. LO07. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the landscape sphere in general and geomorphosystems in particular. 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.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) successful mastery of such general education disciplines as "Fundamentals of general and historical geology", "Geomorphology", "Paleoecology", "Fundamentals of nature tourism"; 2) mastering the skills of acquiring and processing geographic information.
Course content
This discipline is an introduction to a complex multifaceted block of professional and practical training of specialists in the field of geomorphology and nature tourism. The structure of the discipline provides for the study of issues of formation and development of geomorphology and natural tourism, analysis of their place among related and worldview sciences, review of the basic laws and theories of these scientific directions, acquaintance with geomorphological and associated tourism/geotourism schools of Ukraine and the world, awareness of the need to use the possibilities of terrain science and natural tourism in modern society. Along with the theoretical course, the program includes practical classes in which students present reports and reports on the history of the development of geomorphology and natural tourism, the current state of these scientific and practical fields, which contributes to the development of speech culture, conceptual apparatus in the professional sphere, orientation in the flow of professional information, search and selection of necessary information, etc.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Біланюк В. Географічна освіта і наука у Львівському університеті. Вісник НТШ. 2013. № 50. – с. 53 – 55. 2. Бортник С.Ю. Геоморфологія та палеогеографія у Київському університеті / С.Ю. Бортник , Е.Т. Палієнко, В.В. Стецюк, Н.П. Герасименко, О.О. Комлєв// Фізична географія та геоморфологія. 2009. Вип 56. – К.: ВГЛ «Обрії». –с 7 – 18. 3. Бортник С., Стецюк В. Методологічні засади розвитку природопізнавального туризму в Україні //Фізична географія та геоморфологія. 2019. Вип 93 (1)–с.51– 6. 4. Зінько Ю.В,, Іваннік М.Б., Шевчук О.М. Європейський досвід розвитку геотуризму // Географія та туризм. - 2010. - Вип. 8. - С. 13-23. 5. Зінько Ю. В., Кравчук Я. С., Шевчук О. М. Науково-практичні й освітні аспекти геотуризму // Фізична географія та геоморфологія.― К.: Обрій, 2009.― Вип.55.― С.127―139.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, practical classes
Assessment methods and criteria
Examination in test and written form, MKR, performance of practical work, credit. The recommended minimum for admission is 36 points. For students who scored a total of less than 36 points (recommended minimum), writing essays on missed or insufficiently mastered topics is a mandatory condition for admission to the credit. The final evaluation in the form of credit is conducted in written format. The maximum number of points on the test is 40 points, the minimum number of points added to semester points is 24.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olga Volodymyrivna Kovtoniuk
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet