Universität Wien

290085 UE Population Geography (2017W)

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

ACHTUNG Bachelor Geographie 2011 und Diplomstudium Lehramt: Die Kombination aus Vorlesung (2h, 3 ECTS) plus Übungen (2h, 4 ECTS) ersetzt das PS Bvölkerungsgeographie (3h, 6 ECTS)
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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. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please bring a laptop (with Excel) to each class (if available).

  • Thursday 05.10. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 12.10. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 19.10. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 09.11. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 16.11. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 23.11. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 30.11. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 07.12. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 14.12. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 11.01. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 18.01. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
  • Thursday 25.01. 08:45 - 10:15 Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409

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 international sources of population data (mainly DHS -Demographic and Health Surveys) and the measurement of population characteristics and change ( such as age, sex, fertility, mortality, health, social structure, …).
DHS are nationally- representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition. DHS data set appears then as the core of quantitative materials to describe and assess population and health issues in over 90 developing countries.

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. Excercise will be assigned.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

(i) Regular attendance and session preparation (10%)
(ii) Positive assessment of excercises + Multiple Choice test (45%)
(iii) Final excercise (45%)

Examination topics

Attendance is compulsory. Exercises with Excel following the different themes result in active weekly preparation (the students prepare independently the session by reproducing the statistical procedure in Excel and reading and analyzing the scientific articles linked to the topic under consideration.
Examinations on the theoretical and technical aspects of population assessment.

Reading list

A digitial script will be provided.

Association in the course directory

(BA GG 3.1) (B11-3.1) (L1-b3)

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