FI MU Study Catalogue 2019/2020

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Informatics for Secondary School Teachers

follow-up master's program (Czech) without specializations supporting Major/Minor study

The aim of this program is to prepare graduates with a range of competencies necessary for the teaching profession. They have both knowledge and skills regarding pupil education, classroom management, and addressing specific learning situations and pupils. The knowledge of individual subjects and the didactic competence ensure a high level of knowledge of the given discipline, which is in accordance to the expected requirements of the secondary schools and the ability of the graduates to mediate the knowledge of the given discipline using a wide range of didactic methods. Graduates are also equipped with the skills and abilities to lead pedagogical communication with students, their parents, colleagues and other subjects (social and communication competencies), educate and motivate pupils, manage classes, participate in school activities and solve specific situations associated with teaching pedagogical-psychological competencies). In addition, graduates are equipped with diagnostic and special pedagogical competencies that enable them to recognize the individual educational and other needs of students, to prepare individual plans for students, to work with counseling specialists, and to apply a wide range of support measures within an inclusive approach. In addition to pedagogical abilities, this program intends to prepare graduates also for the position of school information system manager and administrator.

Graduates of this master degree study program will primarily act as teachers of relevant subjects at secondary schools (grammar schools and secondary technical schools) with accordance of the accredited fields and their focus. In the case the IT administration study plan, graduates will be able to operate in positions of IT administrators at secondary schools.

Requirements for successful graduation

Compulsory subjects of the program

PA159 Net-Centric Computing I
PV094 PC Hardware
PV175 MS Windows Systems Management I
PV004 UNIX
UA104 Didactics for Informatics I
UA105 Didactics for Informatics II
UA442 Exercises in Practical Education I
UA542 Exercises in Practical Education II
UA642 Exercises in Practical Education III
VV064 Academic and Professional Skills in English for IT
SOBHA Defence of Thesis
SZMGR State Exam (MSc degree)
PřF:XS080 Special pedagogy
PřF:XS092 School management
PřF:XS093 Educational activity with gifted learners
PřF:XS100 Teacher and school administration
PřF:XS130 Personality psychology
PřF:XS150 Educational Psychology
PřF:XS170 Technology for didactics
PřF:XS350 Group dynamic workshop

Study option: Teacher of Informatics and IT administrator

Study option The Informatics Teacher and Network Administrator prepares students for professional positioning as a Network Administrator at a secondary school in parallel with the pedagogical training necessary to obtain secondary school approbation in Informatics.

Compulsory subjects and other obligations of the study option

UB001 Assesment of teaching in Informatics
UA742 Exercises in Practical Education IV
UA842 Exercises in Practical Education V
PB071 Principles of low-level programming
PB138 Modern Markup Languages and Their Applications
PřF:XS020 Inspiratorium for teachers
PřF:XS050 School pedagogy
PřF:XS060 General and alternative didactics
PřF:XS140 Foundations of Psychology
PřF:XS090 Initial teacher training
PřF:XS220 Reflective seminar
Collect at least 36 credits from courses taught at FI with prefixes I or P.

Recommended course of study

Fall 2019 (1. term)
Spring 2020 (2. term)
Fall 2020 (3. term)
Spring 2021 (4. term)

Study option: Minor

This study option leads students in cooperation with the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University to obtain two secondary school approbations.

Compulsory subjects and other obligations of the study option

PA159 Net-Centric Computing I
PV175 MS Windows Systems Management I
PV094 PC Hardware
UA104 Didactics for Informatics I
UA105 Didactics for Informatics II
UA442 Exercises in Practical Education I
UA542 Exercises in Practical Education II
UA642 Exercises in Practical Education III
SZMGR State Exam (MSc degree)
Collect at least 22 credits from courses taught at FI with prefixes I or P.

Recommended course of study

Fall 2019 (1. term)
Spring 2020 (2. term)
Fall 2020 (3. term)
Spring 2021 (4. term)