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Czech-Mexican and Mexican-Czech cultural standards in the study environment
Bendová, Ivana ; Křečková Kroupová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Khelerová, Vladimíra (referee)
The main objective of the thesis is to define a Czech-Mexican and Mexican-Czech cultural standards focused on students. The findings are compared with the theory of cultural standards by Ivan Nový. Identification of cultural standards is studied on the basis of the cultural standards method of Alexander Thomas based on an analysis of recurring conflict situations. The data collection was carried out through qualitative interviews with Czech having experience studying in Mexico and Mexican who studied in the Czech Republic. The research aims to analyse the differences in the approach to the time, the perception of authorities and difference in the meaning of education of Mexicans and Czechs. In the end, research findings provide recommendations for Czechs planning to study in Mexico as well as for Mexicans who wish to study in the Czech Republic.
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Demand for tourism among university students
Rotková, Petra ; Petrů, Zdenka (advisor) ; Indrová, Jarmila (referee)
The work is dedicated to the demand among one of the most important segment on the tourism market: university students. Its main aim is to find out the preferences, requirements and motives of this target segment in the field of tourism. On the basis of the answers gained from a questionnaire survey, trends in demand among contemporary university students will be summarized. These trends may be used as a recommendation for the providers of services in the field of tourism when choosing the proper marketing strategy in relation to this segment.
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Perception of physical activities students ZSF
PRŮKOVÁ, Iva
This bachelor thesis deals with the perception of physical activities by the students of Faculty of Health and Social Studies, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (hereafter referred to as ZSF). Regular physical activities are one of the basic areas of a positive influence on our health. As sufficient movement activities positively affect our physical and even mental health, the lack of movement activities has a negative impact on our health. The absence of physical activities increases the risk of various diseases such as problems with motion system, circulation of the blood, digestive system. A very widespread problem of the lack of physical activities is excessive deposition of fat reserves which cause overweight and eventually obesity. Obesity is a big worldwide problem. The solution of these health problems is sufficient movement. In the introduction to the theoretical part of this thesis, the reader is familiarized with the basic concepts. At first, there is a description of fundamental concept of physical activity. After this, there is a characteristic of movement activities such as motivation, division, selection and importance in the theoretical part. This is followed by a section describing lifestyle, leisure, health and diseases. These terms are closely related to physical activities, therefore this subsection is focused on the risks of absence of physical activities and on the other hand on the risks of addiction to sport. The following two subsections describe both positive and negative influences on health. The positive influence includes adequate exercises, optimal body weight, sleep and nutrition. The main causes for negative impacts for health include the lack of movement, inappropriate nutrition obesity, stress and addictive substances. The last theoretical subchapter describes the target group of this research, the university students. It focuses on their leisure time, stress that they experience especially during the exam period and mainly their physical activities. Finally, the target group of students of ZSF is described. The aim of this bachelor thesis was to determine what knowledge about physical activities these students have. It means to find out whether they have knowledge about the risk of the lack of exercises and if they know how to positively affect their own health. Another goal was to determine what their relationship to physical activities is. Whether they do exercises regularly and how often, how intensively and what movement activities they prefer. The practical part of the bachelor thesis is processed with a quantitative method via an electronic questionnaire. The questionnaire was completed by 232 full-time ZSF students. The questions in the questionnaire have been built to meet the identified objectives. Total questionnaire contained 19 questions. First, the questions were aimed at finding basic information about respondents such as gender, field of study, year of study and age. The second part of the questionnaire was directed to provide answers whether the ZSF students have sufficient awareness of influences on health. The last third part of questionnaire examined specific physical activities that respondents have performed and in what frequency and intensity they have done it. The results were compiled in graphs and summarized in the discussion where they were compared with research ongoing in 2010 in the entire University of South Bohemia. In conclusion, the recommendation for the management of the faculty how to support physical activities of their students has been proposed.
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Perception of the Elderly by the Students of the University of South Bohemia
LIDOVÁ, Lenka
Abstract This diploma thesis named "Perception of the Elderly by the Students of the University of South Bohemia" provides a detailed insight into the senior population viewed by the university students. The aim of this work is to register the students' attitudes and the opinions to this issue. The work consists of two parts a theoretical and the practical. The theoretical part deals with issue of ageing process, namely with the changes which are carried by this life period. Further, this part looks at personalities of university students and their needs in general. Next, it covers a general knowledge about interpersonal perception among humans. This part also describes problems of prejudices and stereotypes connected with a very actual issue ageism. The practical part of this diploma thesis contains an own qualitative research which includes a description of used methodology, examined sample, outcomes and further discussion. These data were collected during a field research in February 2014. It was used a technology of semantic differential. The research was undertaken within the University of South Bohemia. Students of Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Faculty of Economy and Faculty of Agriculture were asked to take a part in this study. They expressed their opinions via a web portal www.mojeanketa.cz. These faculties were chosen deliberately for their different fileds of studies. Thus, I compared the opinions of the students whose fields of studies are specialized either on the market and the business sector, or whose fields of studies are specialized on the help professions and, therefore, their further practice will be orientated to the non-profit sphere. Within this study there were distributed 400 record sheets in total (100 for each faculty) where the responders expressed their opinions. The opinions on the perception of the elderly were expressed within the scale from 1 to 5. The values of this scale has been of a contradictory character. For instance, there were these characteristics: beautiful/ugly, noisy/calm, self-sufficient/un-self-sufficient etc. There was also stated a hypothesis which has been predicted that the students of the University of South Bohemia perceive the elderly positively. The research proved this expectation. The outcomes also show that there is no big difference between the individual opinions of the students of different faculties. This result is actually very positive and, therefore, we can say that the students of the University of South Bohemia do not display any prejudices and stereotypes towards the senior population. The outcomes of this work might be very beneficial as sources for educational work beyond ageism. Further, there can be reached conclusions which will lead to reflection. This work can be used for further scientific investigations and publication activity.
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VOLUNTEERING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS - MOTIVATION, TRENDS, DEVELOPMENTS
PIPKOVÁ, Šárka
The topic of bachelor thesis is University students volunteering - motivation, trends and development. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical one opens with some basic concepts related to volunteering, its historical developement is also described. Next the most frequent fields, that volunteers are involved in, are mentioned, mediators and organizers are also focused on. Volunteering is divided due to several criteria. The process of involving volunteers into voluntary activities is described too. The final capter of the theoretical part is devoted to human behaviour motivation. The emphasis is particularly placed on the motivation of volunteers. Two objectives were defined in the practical part. The first one was to find out what pins university students from České Budějovice and Jindřichův Hradec downt to voluntary activities. The other was to compare numbers, motivation and involvement of these students. To fulfil the aim of the thesis a quantitative research strategy, interviewing method and a technique of non-standardized questionnaire were applied. Respondents who study at University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, The Institute of Technology and Business, College of European and Regional Studies and the Faculty of Management at University of Economics in Jindřichův Hradec were addressed. The result showed that students were mostly motivated by gaining new experience and skills. The sense of self-importance while volunteering is also crucial. The results also denote that the percentage of volunteers in České Budějovice is not distinctively varied from the one in Jindřichův Hradec. Additionally, the attention was aimed at those who not yet engage in volunteering, primarily the reasons why it is so and the conditions that would make them to do so. According to the results of the investigation, these respondents do not take part in volunteering mostly due to lack of free time. Sufficiency of time is also one of the conditions to join in volunteering activities. One of the other frequent conditions that respondents impose is volunteering in their field of interest. Nevertheless becoming a volunteer is possible in various fields and the range of activities to do in each are also manifold. It arise from the report that in a way students may lack information about the opportunities to volunteer. The research also ascertained what their overview of nonprofit organizations is like. The results show that 37,88 % of respondents do not know any nonprofit organization. This data might also be caused by unfamiliarity with the term "nonprofit organization", or just by not knowing what the term covers. Two hypotheses were also set in the bachelor thesis. The first one was that the crucial motivation for university students to volunteer is gaining new experience. The hypothesis verified. The percentage of respondents who gave this answer predominated over the other possibilities. The other hypothesis was that university students dispose enough time to involve volunteering. This hypothesis did not verify. The lack of time is on the contrary one of the most common bar to joining voluntary activities. The results of the thesis may serve the volunteer centres and organizations working with volunteers as a resource material for volunteer promotion and recruiting volunteers among university students.
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Possibilities to observe the intake of sodium in agreement with nutritional recommendations for health adults
GRUBEROVÁ, Michaela
The bachelor thesis ?Possibilities to observe the intake of sodium in agreement with nutritional recommendations for health adults? deals with the issues of sodium and iodine in human diet. One objective of the bachelor thesis was to determine whether the intake of sodium in the diet of university students corresponds to the current nutritional recommendations nad whether the content of sodium in meals prepared in university canteens corresponds to the current nutritional recommendations. Another objective was to determine whether it is possible to observe nutritional recommendations for the intake of iodine while meeting the nutritional recommendations for the intake of sodium. The research used a qualitative method. The technique used for data collection was an analysis of documents, i.e. records of eating habits of university students, frequency questionnaires and menus of university canteens. Nutritional software Nutriservis, Dietary system for hospitals II, Compiled online database of nutritional composition of foodstuffs and On-line database of foodstuff composition in the Czech Republic, version 2.11., was used to estimate the contents of sodium and iodine in food eaten by students and in meals prepared by university canteens. The estimated average daily content of sodium in diet of students from České Budějovice ranged from 1 993 to 4 807 mg and in the diet of students from Ostrava from 1 227 to 5 806 mg. The estimated average daily content of iodine in the diet of students from České Budějovice ranged from 26 to 795 ?g and in the diet of students from Ostrava from 25 to 523 ?g. The most frequent sources of sodium and iodine in the diet of students included regular bakery products, milk and dairy products, smoked goods, eggs, mineral water and edible salt. The estimated average daily content of sodium in meals prepared by the university canteen in České Budějovice ranged from 2 909 to 4 037 mg and in meals prepared by the university canteen in Ostrava from 4 397 to 6 259 mg. The estimated average daily content of iodine in meals prepared by the university canteen in České Budějovice ranged from 73 to 338 ?g and in meals prepared by the university canteen in Ostrava from 62 to 584 ?g. While meeting the nutritional recommendations for the intake of sodium, the nutritional recommendations for the intake of iodine were observed only in a few cases. Education about rational eating has been recommended, which should take place throughout the life of each individual, as well as a change in standards regulating content of salt in meals prepared by university canteens.
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Awareness of university students about the health risks associated with a stay abroad, knowledge and use of possible preventive measures
HANKOVÁ, Hana
The topic of my thesis is foreign travel issues. Its purpose is to survey the awareness of students of the University of South Bohemia about travel risks, while mapping the knowledge and use of available preventive measures. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part I try to describe in a well arranged way the available knowledge about health risks associated with traveling, including the various forms of prevention. The aim of the practical part is to analyze the obtained data and to determine the awareness of university students about the risks associated with traveling. The survey is based on the methods of prevalence studies conducted using an anonymous questionnaire survey. In total, 652 students of the University of South Bohemia were addressed, the number of returns was 460 questionnaires. In relation to the objectives two hypotheses were proposed. H1: The awareness of students of the Faculty of Health and Social Studies about the health risks associated with a stay abroad is significantly higher than that of students of other faculties of the University of South Bohemia. H2: Statistically, the most important source of information on the knowledge and use of possible prevention measures is the Internet. These hypotheses were statistically evaluated and on the basis of the obtained results they were confirmed or refuted. The research results show that the most informed about the presented issues are students of the Faculty of Science. This fact was later explained by a number of exotic destinations visited during the last stay abroad, as well as a wide offer of the Faculty of globally-oriented practical training and research fellowships, in connection with which the students inform themselves about possible travel risks. Statistically, most of the surveyed students use the Internet to get information. This research became the basis for targeted focus of health education on minimizing health risks when traveling abroad. The real outcome of the thesis is an information poster which will be distributed to individual faculties of the University of South Bohemia.
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Influence of Stress and Nutrition on the Development of Obesity among College Students.
BÍLÁ, Veronika
In my master thesis, I examined whether the psychological stress and from it resulting changes in eating habits at college students may affect the development of obesity. I described the risk factors affecting obesity and defined recommendations on how to prevent this disease. In the practical part research results are beeing evaluated by changes in dietary or other lifestyle factors that affect the development of obesity. The sample was separated in two groups of respondents: students of study program medical assistante - nurse in a full-time and combined way of studying. The research result shown considerable differences in the lifestyles of the respondents of both groups observed during the examination period and beyond of it.
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FINANCIAL LITERACY OF THE ADULT POPULATION WITH FOCUS ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Peukertová, Petra ; Radová, Jarmila (advisor) ; Pavelka, František (referee)
The thesis examines financial literacy of the adult population. It describes the present situation and suggests directions which the education in this field should take. The thesis also deals with means leading to spread and improvement of financial literacy. A separate part which is focused on university students describes means of economizing and how to make a budget or financial plan for this purpose. The final part presents a research into financial literacy of university students and is focused on concepts related to the financial world and financial management.
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