Introduction into University Studies
Course: Economic Geography
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
Title
Introduction into University Studies
Code
ОК 6.
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Know and understand the main types of geographical activities, their division; collect, process and analyze information in the field of geographical sciences; know the goals of sustainable development and the possibilities of their professional field to achieve them, including in Ukraine; adhere to moral and ethical aspects of research,
honesty, professional code of conduct
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Possess basic skills of forming independent conclusions about educational processes in the world, in Ukraine and at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in different chronological periods, apply in practice the knowledge gained in the learning process.
Be able to: characterize the peculiarities of the influence of world university traditions on the formation of the Ukrainian educational system; understand the essence of historical processes that influenced the development of university education in the Ukrainian lands;
Course content
Familiarization with the primary sources of classical education and its traditions. Coverage of the peculiarities of Western European university education at different stages of historical development from antiquity to the present. Characterization of the evolution of national higher education, the formation and functioning of universities on Ukrainian lands. Historical overview of the process of founding and further scientific and pedagogical activities of the university in Kyiv (XIX - XXI centuries). Analysis of the current situation of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the Faculty of Geography against the background of global trends in higher education.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Anilovska G.Ya., Marushko N.S., Tomanevich L.M. University education: Textbook. Lviv, 2010.
2. Geographers of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: Handbook / ed.: Ya.B. Oliynyk et al. Kyiv, 2018. 333 p.
3. In the name of Saint Volodymyr: Kyiv University in documents, materials and memories of contemporaries. Compiled by V. Korotky, V. Ulyanovsky. Kyiv, 1994.
4. History of Kyiv University: monograph: in 2 vols. / Verbovyi O.V., Moroz I.M., Danylenko O.V. et al. Kyiv, 2019.
5. Kuzminsky A.I. Introduction to university studies: textbook. for students of universities. Cherkasy, 2004.
6. Terentieva N.O. Higher (university) education: formation and development. Cherkasy, 2005.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work, discussions.
The total amount of 90 hours, including:
Lectures - 14 hours.
Seminars - 14 hours.
Independent work - 60 hours.
Consultations - 2 hours.
Assessment methods and criteria
The course has 2 content parts. Classes are held in the form of lectures and seminars. The course ends with a test.
Semester assessment:
Primary source summary: maximum 10 points
Seminar classes: maximum 20 points
Presentation of independent research: maximum 10 points;
Written test: (40 test tasks, for each of which a student can receive 0.5 points): maximum 20 points.
The proportion of learning outcomes in the final grade, provided that it is mastered at the appropriate level, is as follows:
learning outcomes 1.1 - 1.5 (knowledge) - up to 10% for each;
learning outcomes 2.1-2.4 (skills) - up to 10% for each;
learning outcome 3 (communication) - up to 5%;
learning outcome 4 (autonomy and responsibility) - up to 5%.
Language of instruction
In Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Tetiana
Yuriivna
Gorban
Department of World Ukrainian History
Faculty of History
Faculty of History
Serhii
Petrovych
Zapototskyi
Economic and Social Geography
heohrafichnyi fakultet
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of World Ukrainian History
Faculty of History
Economic and Social Geography
heohrafichnyi fakultet