Economic geography

General data

Course ID:	1900-6AEC
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:	Economic geography
Name in Polish:	Geografia ekonomiczna
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) 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
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	The course presents selected major issues of concern to the economic geography and selected research methods
Full description:	In class discuss selected issues of economic geography research, including: factors and theories of location of economic activity, competitiveness and investment attractiveness of cities and regions, the role of foreign direct investment in development, the role of cities in development. It also provides the national spatial concepts and categories of problem areas. It also provides some methods used in economic geography.
Learning outcomes:	After completing the classes the student: 1. Knowledge - knows the key issues of concern to the economic geography; - knows the basic research methods used in economic geography; 2. Skills - actively listen and think critically; - looking for statistical data for research; - correctly chooses the indicators to test; - sees the relationship between natural environment and economic activities of society; - explains the causes of spatial differentiation of economic phenomena; - correctly analyzes, develops and presents the results of research; - 3. Attitude -makes independent analysis of a selected topic (problem); - creates a written statement (written comment), complying with a concise treatise; - criticizes the presented opinions; - is aware of the responsibility to be objective and consistent with the methodology of scientific investigation; - participates in discussions in class;
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Written exam
Practical placement:	no

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