SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: EUROPEAN UNION AND GREECE
| Title | ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΕΣ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ: ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ / SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: EUROPEAN UNION AND GREECE |
| Code | ΣΧ0125 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Georgios Mintsis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016314 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600131930
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600131930
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Development of knowledge in subjects concerning the political, social and economic geography of Europe. Study of the basic elements regarding the structure, the history and the organization of European Union. Detail reference to the horizontal and thematic structural policies of European Union and knowledge concerning their application and impacts to economy and society in Greece. Introduction in spatial development planning with emphasis to the procedure of building realistic and effective development plans on a national or regional basis.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The concept of economic and social development - approaches and indicators. An overview of the scientific approach to integrated planning and programming. Political geography of the European Union (EU) - history, developments. Institutions and structures of the EU for policy development. EU policy for social, economic and territorial cohesion. Key tools and resources for the implementation of the European Union's development policy. Thematic policies of the EU - regional policy, transport policy, environmental policy, agricultureral / rural development policy, policy for the employment, the competitiveness, the research and the technology, etc. National policy for social and economic development / planning, resources, implementation and evaluation.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
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
Student Assessment
Description
Projects (students in groups and also as individuals). Projects are presented and evaluated during the course (100% of the total grading).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
http://europa.eu/
Last Update
20-09-2018
