Geography of international mobility

Course: Economic Geography

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Geography of international mobility
Code
ВК 1.1.3.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
5 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
The objectives of the discipline "Geography of International Mobility" are to provide students with general and professional competencies provided for by the educational program "Economic Geography", in particular regarding: understanding professional activity; developing skills to ensure safe activity; the ability to apply knowledge in practical situations; realizing one's rights and responsibilities as a member of society, awareness of the values ​​of a civil (free democratic) society and the need for its sustainable development, the rule of law, the rights and freedoms of man and citizen in Ukraine; the ability to apply knowledge and understand the main characteristics, processes, history and components of nature and society.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) Successful completion of courses taught at the bachelor's level: "Social Geography", "Cartography with Basics of Topography", "Economic Geography", "Geographical and Regional Studies", "Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Geography". 2) Possession of skills in working with cartographic sources, computer programs Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, software for using the Internet.
Course content
The main functions and tasks of social mobility as an integral part of the culture of a modern, democratic society are outlined, and the features of the manifestation of social inequality in Ukraine are characterized. The education system in countries around the world is analyzed. Academic mobility is considered as a factor of Ukraine's integration into the world scientific and educational space. The process of increasing population mobility in countries around the world as a factor in the development of mass tourism is substantiated. The international labor market and the main trends in its development are analyzed. The features of the labor market in Ukraine are characterized. Trends in the development of urban mobility in the world are considered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Research universities: world experience and development prospects in Ukraine: monograph / A. F. Pavlenko, L. L. Antonyuk, N. V. Vasylkova, D. O. Ilnytskyi and others. – Kyiv: KNEU, 2014. – 350 p. 2. Dronova O., Boklag E. The impact of the transport system of Kyiv on the life and mobility of its residents: URL: http://visnyk-geo.univ.kiev.ua/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/17-66-67.pdf 3. Dudnik I.M. Transport geography. Textbook. – Kyiv: NAU, 2016. – 288 p. 4. Kostyuchkov S. K. Fundamentals of the social state and civil society: Textbook. – Kherson: Ailant, 2016. – 256 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Classes are held in the form of lectures and seminars. The discipline ends with a test. Semester assessment: the number of points that a student receives during the semester is the sum of the points that were obtained according to the results of the test, preparation and activity in seminar classes. Assessment organization: after completing the study of the relevant topics, a test check is carried out, the survey takes place in seminar classes, which are held according to the schedule. Students who received less than the minimum specified number of points for the test work, retake it. The acquisition of knowledge and skills by students is assessed during seminar classes, participation in discussions, a survey, writing an abstract, essay and performing independent work. The maximum number of points that can be obtained is 100 points, the minimum number is 60 points. The maximum number of points during the test is 40.
Language of instruction
In Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Nataliia Mykolaiivna Matviienko
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet