SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY
| Title | ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ / SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY |
| Code | Ν130Ε |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420001849 |
Programme of Study: PPS Geōponías (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Spring | - | 5 |
| AGROTIKĪS OIKONOMIAS | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | Spring | - | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600104077
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Class Schedule
| Building | Γεωπονίας & Δασολογίας |
| Floor | Όροφος 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ "ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΟΥΣΤΑΜΠΑΣΙΔΗΣ" (279) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 13:00 έως 15:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600104077
- OpenCourses (eClass): https://eclass.auth.gr/courses/OCRS140/
- Other: http://rural-lab.agro.auth.gr/309y.htm
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction)
- English (Examination)
- French (Examination)
- Italian (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Demography is closely associated with both the biological sciences and the social and uses both qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis. An agronomist folowing the Department of rural economy should be able to know the evolution of the human population ( urban and rural ). On successful completion of this course, students will be able to reply to :
1.How the population sizes and changes influence the formation of social conditions and situations
2. how population data are influenced by economic, environmental, social and other factors
3. how they could " intervene " through policies on the population to improve their socio -economic figures
4. How to study the structure of a population which is extremely useful to appreciate including labor force , scope and composition of the market , the senile population and its impact on innovation, development plans, etc.
5. provide demographic prospects of a population
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
Course Content (Syllabus)
Demography represents a fundamental approach to the understanding of human society
both in urban and rural areas. Nowadays, the population of the developed world is
shrinking.Women give birth to fewer children. People are living longer. The number of
pensioners is increasing in comparison to employees. The map of migration is changing
and immigration countries become countries of emigration and vice versa. Justification
and evaluation of these phenomena and the changes brought about in the economic
and social level are negotiated during the course Social Demography. In particular it
includes: Introduction to Social Demography. Size and structure of the population. Aging.
The evolution of the Greek population. Biological renewal. Biological deterioration of the
population.Migration
Keywords
population, demographics, census, civil status, population register, structure, age, gender, aging, pyramid, Indicators, repatriation, immigration, birth rate, fertility, marital, divorce, mortality, inequality, mobi lity
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of Power Point, use of URL for up- loading notes, directions and communicating news to students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
| Laboratory Work | ✓ | ||||
| Fieldwork | ✓ | ||||
| Reading Assigment | ✓ | ||||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | ✓ | ||||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ||||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Description
1. Three Work-Study-Research assignments [60 % of the final grade]
A. Content analysis in a matter pertaining to the social demographic (20 %). The content analysis is a method of secondary analysis of qualitative materials that can have several forms: texts , interviews, pictures, film , etc. Usually the content analysis applied to material from the media (newspapers, magazines, television , cinema , radio) but applied to the analysis of other types of texts and material quality generally as personal papers and documents , interviews , letters , literary texts , etc. Number of words 700 .
B. Interview an immigrant who is established in Greece (20 %)
C. writing a questionnaire and will fill at least 10 people young scientists (unemployment or workers ) who intend or want to migrate (20 %)
2. Midterms [ mandatory ] , 40 % of the final grade. Condition of participation Attendance (up to 3 absences)
Right improving the degree with an oral examination for those who get score 7 and above .
Final exams in subjects that developed during deliveries [100 %]
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Iακωβίδου, Ό.(2009). «Κοινωνική Δημογραφία». Εκδόσεις Γράφημα [Κωδ. 7650
Additional bibliography for study
Επιπρόσθετες πηγές για μελέτη:
1. Εύρεση στατιστικών δεδομένων: www.statistics.gr , www.eurostat.eu
2. ερευνητικά άρθρα από ελληνικά και διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά πρακτικά
συνεδρίων τα οποία ανανεώνονται σε ετήσια βάση και αναρτώνται στο http://rural
-lab.agro.auth.gr/309y.htm
Last Update
08-10-2015
