T2-2 POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
| Title | ΠΛΗΘΥΣΜΙΑΚΗ ΓΕΩΓΡΑΦΙΑ / T2-2 POPULATION GEOGRAPHY |
| Code | Θ2-2 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | School of Spatial Planning and Development |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Panagiotis-Arion Hatziprokopiou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20002316 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mīchanikṓn CΗōrotaxías kai Anáptyxīs (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 124
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600206699
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600206699
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this courses, studenst will have:
- understood the importance and role of population in spatial development
- got familiar with key concepts, theories, methods and applications of Population Geography
- acquired skills related to the cumptuting and interpreting of masic measures of population composition, change and distribution
- delved into specific issues through theoretical, empirical and methodological grounding.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Population Geography and the Social Sciences
Data sources, measurement and estimation
Demographic characteristics and population composition
Demographic phenomena: fertility and mortality
Population change
Geographic distribution
Internal migration and urbanisation.
Theories of international migration.
Population theories and models.
Global population: trends and prospects.
Case studies from the Greek and international experience.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- 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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 4 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 42 | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 12 | ✓ | |||
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 1 | ✓ | |||
| presentation of short research project | 4 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 108 |
Student Assessment
Description
- Exercises and short presentations (2+1 = 20%+)
- Written exam (80%)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
• Tsimbos, Κ., Veropoulou, G., Bagavos, Ch., Tragaki, Α., Psimenos, Ι., (2009), An Introduction to Population Geography, Stamoulis (ISBN: 978-960-351-782-5).
• Kotzamanis, V. and Pappas, V. (2005) Space and Population. Thessaly University Press (ISBN 690-8029-36-8)
• Tragaki, Α. (2016) On Demography and Population Trends. "Kallipos (e-book) (ISBN 978-960-603-198-4), url: https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/4670
• Additional texts, lecture notes, and material on specific topics is distributed during lectures and uploaded online.
Additional bibliography for study
Ταπεινός, Γ. Φ. (1993), «Στοιχεία Δημογραφίας: ανάλυση, κοινωνικο-οικονομικοί παράγοντες και ιστορία των πληθυσμών», Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση.
Κοτζαμάνης, Β. & Παππάς, Β. (2001) «Οι χωρικές διαστάσεις των δημογραφικών φαινομένων», Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας.
Newbold, B. N. (2009) “Population Geography: tools and issues”, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Μαλούτας, Θ. (2002) «Κοινωνικός και Οικονομικός Άτλας της Ελλάδας. Τόμος 1ος: Οι Πόλεις», ΕΚΚΕ & Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας.
Gould W.T.S. & A.M. Findley (eds) (1994), “Population Migration and the Changing World Order”, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.
Hornby W. & M. Jones (1993), “An Introduction to Population Geography”, second edition, Cambridge University Press, New York.
Τζιαφέτας Γ. (1990), «Πληθυσμιακή Ανάλυση», ΕΛΚΕΠΑ, Αθήνα.
Peters, Gary L.Larkin, Robert P (2005) Population geography: problems, concepts, and prospects
Last Update
18-11-2020
