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
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet