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2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

GEOG2035 Geographies of Economies

20 creditsClass Size: 185

Module manager: Dr Alex Schafran
Email: a.schafran@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is mutually exclusive with

GEOG2038Geographies of Economies (international and discovery studen

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Not offered as discovery module.

Objectives

By the end of this module, students should have acquired:
i) a knowledge of the principal themes, ideas, terminology, theories, problems, approaches and debates in economic geography
ii) an understanding of how these themes play themselves out in contemporary conditions
iii) an appreciation of the relationship of these themes to broader developments in human geography
iv) the ability to transfer base knowledge of a geographic sub-discipline into project-ready knowledge
v) key skills in critical reading, writing, project management, studio work, presentation and team work
vi) an understanding of how to identify appropriate topics for research
vii) familiarity with a range of skills necessary for the design and preparation of a comprehensive report

Learning outcomes
1. The dynamic nature of economic activity expressed geographically
2. The history of economic geography, with an emphasis on contemporary debates;
3. The geography of places and their constitution by economic processes, and the influence of places on these processes;
4. The geographies of difference and inequality with particular reference to the changing nature of urban and regional economies and policy;
5. Contemporary debates about time-space relationships, globalization and global interconnections;
6. The contribution of economic geography to development of environmental political, economic and cultural agendas, policies and practices

Skills outcomes
Cognitive skills
Assessment and critical evaluation of the merits of contrasting theories, explanations, policies
Critical analysis and interpretation of data and text
Developing reasoned arguments

Practical/professional skills
Collect, interpret and synthesise different types of quantitative and qualitative geographical data

Key skills
Communicate effectively (in writing, verbally and through graphical presentations)
Identify, retrieve, sort and exchange geographical information using a wide range of sources
Manage time and organise work effectively



Syllabus

The module has two halves. Semester one focuses on establishing a solid foundation in contemporary economic geography - principal themes, ideas, terminology, theories, problems, approaches and debates. It is lecture and seminar based, uses a core text and supplemental readings, and finishes with a take home exam. Semester two is studio-style, where large teams of students under the guidance of an instructor examine important problems in contemporary economic geography using the foundation in semester one. The second semester is divided into two halves, giving students an opportunity to work on two separate projects in different teams.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture102.0020.00
Practical102.0020.00
Seminar101.0010.00
Private study hours150.00
Total Contact hours50.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)200.00

Private study

Weekly reading for seminars and lectures in semester one; revision for examination in semester one; project-based work (research, data analysis, writing, graphics, mapping, etc.) in semester two; preparation for presentation in semester two.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through seminars in semester one, through the practicals in semester two.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
ProjectGroup project. A mixed methods, mixed media (i.e. maps, images, text) report.25.00
ProjectGroup project. A mixed methods, mixed media (i.e. maps, images, text) report.25.00
Essay2500 word paper50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Students in group projects will be divided into subgroups with clear responsibilities for the production of a component of the total report. Resit for each group project will be an individual report of 1250 words.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 22/10/2015

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