Geospatial Governance

Course: Political Geography and Geopolitics

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Geospatial Governance
Code
ОК. 5
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PR03. Be fluent in (orally and in writing) in professional and scientific in professional and scientific activities in the field of geography and political science in Ukrainian and foreign languages. PLO04. To carry out research and/or conduct innovative activities in order to obtain new knowledge, development of new methods and procedures in geography and interdisciplinary contexts PLO10. Apply geographic information technologies, create and explore models in natural - and socially geographical (in particular political -geographical) manifestations of geosystems development, to determine the possibilities and limits of their application. PLO 12. To plan and perform theoretical and applied research, to make reasonable conclusions, analyze and present the results of of research.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Knowledge of the theoretical foundations and methodology of social geography. 2. Basic ideas about geospatial analysis and management. 3. Basic skills of working with geospatial information.
Course content
Based on the integrative function of geography the issues of governance / management are areddressed, in particular: the essence of geospatial transformation of management; modern paradigms of social development and integrative function of geographical knowledge in solving problems of government / management and regional development; modern conceptualizations of space, time, spatial relations and processes; tools of geospatial governance / management, incl. geostatistics, geomenagement and geomarketing, geospatial exploration.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Arvind Thakur, Towards G-governance// Geospatialworld - 22.021.2013-. https://www.geospatialworld.net/article/towards-g-governance/ - Last retrieved 30.08.2023 2. Geospatial revolution. URL: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/geospatialrevolution - Last retrieved 30.08.2023 3. Law of Ukraine on National Geospatial Data Infrastructure URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/554-20#Text - Last retrieved 30.08.2023 4. Kiptenko V. Methodical recommendations for performing independent tasks in the discipline “Geospatial Management” for students of the 1st year of study in the scientific and educational program ”Political Geography and program “Political Geography and Geopolitics”. The direction of training 106 “Geography”. Educational and qualification level Master's degree. Kyiv: AlfaPIK Publishing House, 2019. 81 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, practice classes, analytical report, discussion, presentation
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Blitz-testing – 20/12 points 2. Presentations – 20/12 points 3. Indivisual research – 20/12 points For students who during the semester did not reach the minimum threshold level (60% of the maximum possible number of points) is a semester test, the maximum score for which may not exceed 40% of the final grade (up to 40 points on a 100-point scale). The condition for obtaining a positive final grade in the discipline is to achieve at least 60% of the maximum possible number of points, and the grade for learning outcomes provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 may not be less than 50% of the maximum level (not less than 20, 5 and 8 points respectively). Author's research (analytical note) - Defense-presentation of results is carried out in the penultimate week of training. For works submitted after this deadline, the score is reduced by 2 points for each day of delay
Language of instruction
Ukrainian/English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Viktoriia Kostiantynivna Kiptenko
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet