Description
Project COCIES is based in mutual, cooperative curricular innovation of the bachelor and master program at the Department of Environmental Studies, Masaryk University and Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Lillehammer University College. Based on common preparation process of both long term cooperating universities, three study modules consisting of 17 courses at Bachelor and Master Degree will be developed: (a) Methodology, (b) Ecological Econonomics and (c) Environmental Sociology and Ecopsychology. During the visits in Norway and Czech Republic, we will innovate 10 courses and create 2 completely new courses. Experts from partner universities will also teach courses and cooperate on the summarizing international conference in Brno, where the curricular change will be presented and introduced. Special English issues of journals Social Studies and Human Affairs will reflect the innovative fields, contributing with 12+ peer-reviewed articles.
Summary of project results
Project COCIES is based in mutual, cooperative curricular innovation of the bachelor and master program at the Department of Environmental Studies, Masaryk University and Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Lillehammer University College. Based on common preparation process of both long term cooperating universities, three study modules at Bachelor and Master Degree will be developed: (a) Methodology, (b) Ecological Econonomics and (c) Environmental Sociology and Ecopsychology. During the visits in Norway and Czech Republic,10 courses were innovated and 2 courses were created. Experts from partner universities also teached course and cooperate on the summarizing international conference in Brno, where the curricular change was presented and introduced. Special English issues of journals Social Studies and Human Affairs reflected the innovative fields, contributing with 12 peerreviewed articles.
Summary of bilateral results
Considering suggestions of Evaluation Report, the curriculum should be more focused on current methodological approaches. Syllabuses of the courses of disciplines, which are under fast scientific progress, should be renewed. Further connection to partner universities (f.e. HIL, Norway) is suggested. At the both universities, experienced administrators have full capacity to work on the needed changes, as well on preparation of the conference. Main objective of the project is to develop a renewed structure of study at Bachelor and Master level at the Department of Environmental Studies, as well as to introduce practical innovations into courses taught at HIL, Norway. Both these organizations cooperated on the curricular development to improve the quality of the needed outcomes. The project was designed to introduce innovative teaching and learning methods which are developed at HIL.