Course: Curation of geological collections

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Course title Curation of geological collections
Course code KBE/TGS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course every 2 years
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Exnar Petr, doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Legal rules and restrictions on the collection of minerals, rocks and fossils. Possibilities of obtaining samples for collection, its creation and rules of storing samples. Sources of information on deposits, minerals, fossils and rocks. Geological, paleolontological and mineralogical collections in museums in the Czech Republic and in the world. Practical possibilities of extended presentation of geological, paleolontological and mineralogical attractions (geological walks, types for trips, etc.) During the exercises, students will get acquainted with practical activities in creating a collection (editing and documentation of samples, obtaining information about deposits, rocks, fossils and minerals). They also take part in a tour of the geological collections of the selected museum and learn to present to students both rocks, fossils and minerals from the collection, as well as computer presentations of other information about rocks, minerals, fossils and their deposits.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Demonstration, Lecture, Practicum
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Obtain information to enable the creation of a quality geological collection.
Create a quality geological collection.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Practical demonstration of acquired skills, Interview

Professional interview, participation in seminars
Recommended literature
  • Bernard, J.H. a kol. Mineralogie Československa. Praha: Academia, 1981.
  • KUKAL, Z. Mapa geologických zajímavostí. Praha: Česká geologická služba, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7075-774-1.
  • VELEBIL,D. Minerály pod nohama, v průmyslu a ve sbírkách.. Praha: Academia, 2012. ISBN 978-80-200-2093-2.


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