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Geography of globalization

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Course ID:	1900-3-GLR-GL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Geography of globalization
Name in Polish:	Globalizacja a rozwój
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe, dzienne studia II stopnia (Geografia świata) - sem. 1
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	1.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Main fields of studies for MISMaP:	geography
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Students will have basic knowledge of world socio-economic geography, political geography and population geography.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The topics of the lectures concern the geography of globalisation. Global processes and their consequences for the development of countries and regions are discussed. Among the many issues related to development processes special emphasis is placed on social, cultural, political and economic issues. The general issues presented are illustrated with examples from various regions of the world.
Full description:	The topic presented is divided into several parts; Geographical studies of globalisation processes. 2. Globalisation vs. glocalisation. Man in a globalised world: global and local social processes (migration, labour market). 4. Big cities - centres of global processes (processes, phenomena, challenges). 5. Problems of rural areas and world agriculture - social and political consequences. 6. Spatial forms of new production and service sectors. 7. Development and poverty - causes, effects, theoretical concepts of poverty research. 8. 8. colonialism in the concepts of development. Neocolonialism and postcolonialism. Consumption in geographical research. 11. Culture and development. Students should allocate 20 hours to achieve the learning outcomes.
Bibliography:	Czerny M. 2005. Globalizacja a rozwój. PWN, Warszawa Czerny M., Łuczak, Makowski J. 2007. Globalistyka, PWN, Warszawa. Czerny M. (red.) 2012. Bieda i bogactwo we współczesnym świecie. WUW, Warszawa.
Learning outcomes:	Directional effects: K_W01, K_W15, K_U06, K_K01 Specialty outcomes: S2_W01, S2_W15 - Graduate is able to explain causes and effects of global processes and relations between selected phenomena on local and global level. - Graduate knows basic contemporary economic, social and political processes on a global scale. - The student is familiar with the specificity of social and economic development of selected regions in the world. - Graduate understands reasons of poverty and underdevelopment and knows theoretical concepts which are used to research on those phenomena.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Continuous evaluation, analysis of written statements, open test
Practical placement:	No

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W WYK TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Mirosława Czerny
Group instructors:	Mirosława Czerny
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Mirosława Czerny
Group instructors:	Mirosława Czerny
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

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