Regional Geography and Local Lore
Course: Economic Geography
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
Title
Regional Geography and Local Lore
Code
ОК 9.
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
4
Learning outcomes
Know and understand the subject area of geographical local studies, methods of research in geographical local studies and main sources; theoretical foundations of geographical local studies, as well as national local studies schools, modernist, world-system, civilizational, postmodern and typological approaches in geographical local studies; know the prerequisites and understand the factors and current problems of the development of countries by macroregions of the world
Be able to apply theoretical professional knowledge in practical situations; search for and process various sources of geographical information regarding the development of local studies; conduct a comprehensive local studies analysis of the territory, explain and model cause-and-effect relationships between elements of the socio-geographical systems of countries around the world.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Possession of basic concepts of social and economic geography at the level of the secondary school curriculum.
2. Knowledge of the theoretical and methodological foundations of geographical and local history research.
3. Know the basic concepts and terms used in the process of local history and local history research.
4. Be able to characterize the natural, socio-economic conditions and resources of the territory.
5. Possess the skills of analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction.
Course content
The discipline is designed to develop skills in complex regional analysis at different spatial levels and is divided into two modules: "geographical local history" and "geographical country studies". The "geographical local history" module is dedicated to the study of local history features of the territory of Ukraine at the national, regional and local levels. The "geographical country studies" module is aimed at developing skills to understand the complex socio-geographical environment of the economic, social and political development of countries and macro-regions of the world. Overall, the discipline develops the ability to complex spatial thinking, necessary for the development of professional competencies needed in the further professional, including managerial activities of students.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Bliy G., Muller P., Shablii O. Geography: worlds, regions, concepts. / Translated from English / Edited and with the author's participation by prof. O. Shablii. – K., 2004.
2. Geographical local history: a textbook scientifically edited by Ya.B. Oliynyk and B.P. Yatsenko. – VOC “Kyiv University”, 2015. - 911 p.
3. Olishevska Yu. A. Fundamentals of local history: educational and methodological manual. / Yu.A. Olishevska. - K., 2011.
4. Fundamentals of local history: a textbook for students of higher education institutions / edited by O. P. Reient, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. – Kh.: KhNU named after V. N. Karazin, 2016.
5. Pankova E.V. Tourist local history: Textbook. – Kyiv: Alterpres, 2003.
6. Petranivskyi V.L., Rutynskyi M.Yu. Tourist local history: Textbook / Edited by F.D. Zastavnyi. – Kyiv: Znannia, 2006.
7. Yatsenko B.P., Kiptenko V.K. Local history: foundations of theory. – Kyiv: Lybid, 2009. – 312 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work.
Total volume 120 hours, including:
Lectures – 28 hours.
Seminars – 28 hours
Independent work – 64 hours.
Assessment methods and criteria
The course includes 2 content parts. Classes are held in the form of lectures and seminars. The discipline ends with an exam. Assessment is carried out during the semester and involves checking students' mastery of the learning outcomes of the discipline in three main forms of control - assessment of work in seminars, writing test papers based on lecture materials, as well as a comprehensive test of knowledge, skills and abilities during the exam.
The specific weight of learning outcomes in the final assessment, provided that they are mastered at the appropriate level, is as follows:
learning outcomes - 1.1 - 1.8 (knowledge) - up to 40%;
learning outcomes - 2 (skills) - up to 30%;
learning outcomes - 3 (communication) - up to 20%;
learning outcomes - 4 (autonomy and responsibility) - up to 10%.
Language of instruction
In Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Oleg
Yuriyovych
Gryniuk
Geography of Ukraine
heohrafichnyi fakultet
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Yulian
Serhiyovych
Braychevskyy
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Geography of Ukraine
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet