Geography and Spatial Analysis
| Title | Γεωγραφία και ανάλυση του χώρου / Geography and Spatial Analysis |
| Code | 07YB043 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Angeliki Tsorlini |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600025762 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | Core Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600267825
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600267825
- At the Website of the School: https://topo.auth.gr/proptychiaka/
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=261
- Other: https://cartography.web.auth.gr/Geography/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The student is introduced to the basic themes and principles of "Geography and Spatial Analysis" science through relevant examples and the conduction of exercises on the different topics of the course.
After the successful completion of the course, students have the opportunity to conduct a geographical analysis of an area by searching for statistical data on the Internet, using statistical methods to analyze and process this data and applying visualization methods to depict the results of the geographical analysis on diagrams and maps with the help of digital technologies.
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 in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The object and the evolution of the geographic science. The meaning of place and space in Geography. Population Geography and Demography. Population data. Types and problems of population data. Statistical data and its visualization methods and techniques on diagrams and charts. Data analysis. Population distribution and density. Factors that influence the population distribution. Population indicators and composition. Natural movement of population. Population changes and movements. Emigration-Immigration. Population movement patterns and immigration policy. Impacts. The urban factor and theories of urbanization. The economic dimensions of space and spatial distribution of productive activities.
Keywords
geography, spatial analysis, demography, population distribution, population composition
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- 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
Description
Use of computer, use of opensource software for statistical processes and data visualization on maps, construction of thematic maps on GIS software, use of internet.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | ||||
| Laboratory Work | 26 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 16 | ||||
| Project | 35 | ||||
| Written assigments | 20 | ||||
| Exams | 2 | ||||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams
Conduction of a project on the geographical analysis of a specific area
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
- Λαφαζάνη Π., 2024. Στατιστικές Μέθοδοι στη Γεωγραφία. Θεωρία και Παραδείγματα. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Ζήτη
- Ηλιοπούλου Π., 2017. Γεωγραφική Ανάλυση, ISBN: 978-960-603-132-8, Αθήνα: ΣΕΑΒ
- Αναστασιάδης Α., 2006. Πληθυσμιακή – Δημογραφική Ανάλυση του Χώρου. Θεσσαλονίκη: University Studio Press
Additional bibliography for study
- Σημειώσεις, επιστημονικά άρθρα και ανακοινώσεις σχετικές με τις επιμέρους θεματικές ενότητες του μαθήματος.
- Αναλυτικές οδηγίες και σημειώσεις για την απεικόνιση των αποτελεσμάτων της γεωγραφικής ανάλυσης σε θεματικούς χάρτες.
Last Update
24-02-2025
