Economic geography 330-ES1-1GEK
Profile of studies: general academic
Form of studies: full-time
Type of course: M_3 directional courses
Field and discipline of science: social sciences, economics and finance
Year of studies / semester: First-cycle studies, I year, 1 semester
Entry requirements (the so-called sequential system of classes and exams) -
Number of teaching hours, divided into the forms of conducting classes, lecture - 15h
exercises - 15h
Teaching methods:
lecture: lecture with the use of multimedia presentations, discussion, analysis and interpretation of statistical data
exercises: discussion, analysis and interpretation of statistical data, work in groups and/or individual work, including the rules of universal planning in education.
ECTS credits - 3
Balance of student's workload:
Participation in lectures: 15 hours.
Preparation for the final test: 15 hours
Participation in exercises: 15 hours.
Preparation for exercises, literature studies: 9 hours
Preparation for the test: 15 hours
Participation in consultations: 6 hours
Total student's workload: 75 hours
Quantitative indicators:
Student's workload related to the classes:
- requiring the direct participation of the teacher: 36 hours ECTS 1.44
- of a practical nature: 2 hours ECTS 0.08
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Term 2022:
Profile of studies: general academic Number of teaching hours, divided into the forms of conducting classes, lecture - 15h Balance of student's workload: Quantitative indicators: |
Term 2023:
Profile of studies: general academic Number of teaching hours, divided into the forms of conducting classes, lecture - 15h, exercises - 15h Balance of student's workload: Quantitative indicators: |
Course coordinators
Type of course
Learning outcomes
1GEK_W01: The student knows and understands chosen issues from the field of structures and economic institutions functioning in national and global economy - KP6_WG2
1GEK_W02: The student knows and understands relations between structures and economic institutions functioning in a geographical space in national and global economy, including those present in the context of economic integration - KP6_WG3
1GEK_U01: The student is able to use owned knowledge from economic geography to interpret causes, course and consequences of processes occuring in a geographical space - KP6_UW1
1GEK_U02: The student is able to interpret properly social and economic processes and phenomena in a micro and macro level, especially including demographic and environmental issues - KP6_UW3
1GEK_U03: The student is able to plan and conduct his life-long learning, using the knowledge from economic geography to individually analyze social and economic processes occuring in Poland, EU and world - KP6_UU1
Assessment criteria
General rules are set in the Regulamin studiów Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku (Załącznik do Obwieszczenia nr 6/2022 Rektora Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku z dnia 7 grudnia 2022 r.). A condition to pass the course is to attain established learning outcomes. The form of verifing them is:
Lecture: a written pass with grade (test). Students who have passed exercises previously are admitted to write a test. Student should attain at least 51% of points to pass.
Exercises: credit with a grade on the basis of a written test, group works and/or individual works for points and activity during classes. Student should attain at least 51% of points to pass.
According to the rules of universal planning it is possible to include during evaluation individual needs and requirements of students with different problems.
Bibliography
BASIC LITERATURE:
1. R. Crescenzi, Geography, Institutions and Regional Economic Performance, Springer- Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin 2012.
2. Socio-economic development : concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications. Vol. 1, Information Resources Management Association, USA, IGI Global, Hershey 2019.
3. Reshaping economic geography, The World Bank, Washington 2009.
4. New economic geography, ed. J. Vernon Henderson, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham: Northampton 2005.
ADDITIONAL LITERATURE:
1. Socio-economic disparities and the role of local development, ed. J. Bański, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, PAS, Warsaw 2009.
2. Territorial development and cohesion in a multi-scalar perspective, ed. G. Cotella, Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation PAS, Warsaw 2013.
3. J. Knoben, Firm mobility and organizational networks : innovation, embeddedness and economic geography, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham: Northampton 2008.
4. Environmental and infrastructural networks, ed. T. Komornicki, K.Ł. Czapiewski, B. Jaworska, Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation PAS, Warsaw 2010.
5. European Union : external and internal borders interactions and networks, ed. T. Komornicki, K.Ł. Czapiewski, B. Jaworska, Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation PAS, Warsaw 2010.
6. Databases of GUS (including BDL), Eurostat and European Commission available at official websites - sources of current information in the area of processes and phenomena occurring in the spatial dimension.
Additional information
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