Regional geography of development

Course: Political Geography and Geopolitics

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Regional geography of development
Code
ВБ.1.1.3.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PRN 06 Apply modern models and information technologies for conducting research and development in the field of geography, nature management, urban and regional development PR 08 To carry out research on natural and socio-geographic manifestations of development geosystems in complex and unpredictable conditions, predict their development, analyze alternatives, assess risks and probable consequences. PR 11 Assess possible risks, socio-economic and geo-ecological consequences of implementation management decisions in the field nature management, urban and regional development, recreation and tourism. PR 12 Plan and perform theoretical and applied research, to do substantiated conclusions, analyze and present research results. PR 13 To carry out scientific and pedagogical activity in institutions of higher education, develop educational and methodical and information support.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) Successful completion of the courses "Actual problems of balanced development" and "Theory of geographical places". 2) Mastering the skills of critical thinking, comparative analysis, analysis, synthesis
Course content
The essence of modern processes of socio-economic development is revealed territories, as well as theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of regional environment and specific factors of the territory affecting the character, dynamics, the trajectory of economic development and social transformations. Thanks to the data Students of the discipline must develop spatial thinking skills regarding issues of economic and social development, learn to correlate general economic and sociological concepts with the specificity of a specific territory, country, region
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Атлас світу. К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2006. 2. Блій Г., Муллер П., Шаблій О. Географія: світи, реґіони, концепти. / Переклад з англійської / За редакцією і з авторською співучастю проф. О. Шаблія. Київ : Либідь, 2004. 738 с. 3. Географічне країнознавство : підручник за науков. ред. Я.Б. Олійника та Б.П. Яценка. Київ : ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2015. 911 с. 4. Dictionary of Human Geography// edited by Derek Gregory..[et.al.] 5th edition. Wiley Blackwell, 2009. 5. Global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. [Electronic resource] URL: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/Global%20Indicator%20Framework%20after%20refinement_ Eng.pdf 6. Ostergren, R. C., et al. The Europeans: a geography of people, culture, and environment. Guilford Press, 2011
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, consultations, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
During the semester, a final exam is held based on the results of each content part of the course control work. Applicants also receive grades for their work at seminars, which consists of speeches on topics, presentation of the results of independent work, participation in discussions A condition for successful mastery of the material by discipline is the achievement of the minimum threshold level assessment of 36 points (60% of the maximum possible number of points). Achieving this level of assessment is a condition for admission to the exam. Students who did not reach the minimum during the semester with a cut-off grade of 36 points must prepare essays on the topics they were unable to master in full during the semester. Written work with open questions– 40 points, The minimum number of points required to successfully pass the exam is 24 points (60% the maximum number of points assigned to the exam).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Hennadiivna Khilchevska
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet