Course: Somatopaedics

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Course title Somatopaedics
Course code KSS/CSO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Meier Miroslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Somatopaedics as a special pedagogy discipline 2. Commotion disorders 3. Individuals with chronic diseases, with health disabilities and long term unpleasant health conditions 4. Education approaches towards people with somatic disorders

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence
  • Class attendance - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 31 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 70 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course focuses on somatopaedics topics among people with health disabilities. Students will understand basic classification, causes, and reeducation and compensation techniques within somatopaedics. Students will know the characteristics of general commotion disabilities.
This course focuses on somatopaedics topics among people with health disabilities. Students will understand basic classification, causes, and reeducation and compensation techniques within somatopaedics. Students will know the characteristics of general commotion disabilities.
Prerequisites
Special education and consecutive knowledge gained through the educational background.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student's performance analysis

To gain the credit students write a semestral thesis. Students follow the instructions of the lecturer, they follow the instruction of lenght, topic and content. The thesis must show the knowledge students master through their study hours. The thesis must be accepted by the lecturer, so the student can enter the exam. Examination conditions are set by the lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • NOVOSAD, L. Kapitoly ze speciální pedagogiky - somatopedie. Liberec: TU v Liberci, 2002. ISBN 80-7083-563-X.
  • NOVOSAD, L. Tělesné postižení jako fenomén i životní realita. Diskurzivní pohledy na tělo, tělesnost, pohyb, člověka a tělesné postižení. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-873-9.
  • OPATŘILOVÁ, D., ZÁMEČNÍKOVÁ, D. Somatopedie. Brno: Paido, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7315-137-9.
  • VÍTKOVÁ, M. Somatopedické aspekty. Brno: Paido, 2006. ISBN 80-7315-134-0.


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