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290123 UE Population Geography (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 24.10. 17:00 - 20:00 PC-Seminarraum 1, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Thursday 07.11. 17:00 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 21.11. 17:00 - 20:00 PC-Seminarraum 1, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Thursday 28.11. 17:00 - 20:00 PC-Seminarraum 1, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Thursday 05.12. 17:00 - 20:00 PC-Seminarraum 1, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Thursday 09.01. 17:00 - 20:00 PC-Seminarraum 1, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Thursday 23.01. 17:00 - 20:00 PC-Seminarraum 1, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The main targets of the course are the introduction of population geography and the related demographic issues through the use of population data (mainly data from Statistik Austria) and the measurement of population characteristics and change ( such as age, sex, fertility, mortality, social structure, …). The data will be used to understand, reproduce and interpret the quantitative analyses of population assessment. The analyses will be carried out with the Excel program.

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance is compulsory, tutorials will be provided via Moodle. Excercise will be assigned. Over the course of the semester, tasks have to be completed in group work. These culminate in the final submission of a regional profile.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance, participation and short presentations (10%)
Submission of exercises (60%)
Final submission of the regional profile (30%)

Examination topics

will be announced in the first session

Reading list

A digital script is available.
Further literature will be announced

Association in the course directory

(BA GG 3.1)

Last modified: We 06.11.2024 11:06