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Teresa AMODIO Geography

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
2018/2019

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS


TERESA AMODIO T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE TOOLS FOR ANALYZING THE GEOPOLITICAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SCENARIOS OF EUROPE, REFERRING TO THE GLOBAL CONTEXT.
THE AIM IS TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE "HEART" OF EUROPE, ENABLING THE LINKAGE OF "HORIZONTAL RELATIONS" THAT EMBODY ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE REGIONS AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE "VERTICAL" RELATIONSHIPS THAT LINK DIFFERENT TERRITORIAL REALITIES TO HISTORY, CULTURE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC TEXTS, WE WILL DISCUSS TOPICS RELATED TO THE LATEST GEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS IN EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS
IN TERMS OF METHODOLOGY, THE USE OF UP-TO-DATE TEXTBOOKS, SPECIALIZED JOURNALS, SECTOR STUDIES AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS IS FUNC- TIONAL FOR THE MORE THOROUGH ACQUISITION OF GEOGRAPHY METHODS AND TOOLS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE USE OF MAPPING LANGUAGE AND THE TECHNIQUES OF REPRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF TERRITORIAL PHENOMENA.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
WITHIN THE COURSE, STUDENTS ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN CONDUCTING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TUTORIALS RELATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION, PROCESSING AND INTERPRETATION OF SPATIAL DATA SO THAT THEY CAN TRANSLATE THE SKILLS ACQUIRED INTO WORKING TOOLS.
Prerequisites
CONSOLIDATED KNOWLEDGE OF WRITTEN AND ORAL ITALIAN; BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY; BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL GEOGRAPHY.
Contents
THE COURSE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
- TOOLS FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS (THEMATIC AND TECHNICAL PAPERS, STATISTICAL DATA AND GRAPHIC AND CARTOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS);
- THE EUROPEAN SPACE IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT;
- THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL SPACES;
- THE EUROPEAN UNION'S CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES AND RECENT GEOPOLITICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;
- THE SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND TERRITORIAL IMPLICATIONS OF POPULATION EVOLUTION AND DISTRIBUTION;
- CITY NETWORKS AND EUROPEAN URBANIZATION;
- THE ECONOMIC STRUCTURE AND MAIN TRENDS IN THE AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND TERTIARY SECTORS, WITH REFERENCE TO THE MAIN EUROPEAN POLICIES ADOPTED FOR THE VARIOUS SECTORS;
- TERRITORIAL IMBALANCES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION;
- COHESION POLICY AND STRUCTURAL FUNDS;
- THEMATIC THEMES RELATED TO CURRENT AND RECENT GEOPOLITICAL EVENTS IN EUROPE.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
- FRONTAL LESSONS (SUPPORTED BY THE USE OF DOCUMENTARY, CARTOGRAPHIC, GRAPHIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS) AIMED AT THE GENERAL FRAMING AND DISCUSSION OF THE SUBJECTS COVERED BY THE COURSE;
- EXERCISES, RESEARCHES AND GROUP WORK FOR DEEPENING THE TOPICS COVERED;
- SEMINARS ON CURRENT ISSUES RELATED TO THE TOPICS COVERED.
Verification of learning
THE EXAM PREVENTS THE EVENT OF AN ORAL TEST DURING WHICH THE STUDENT SHOULD DEMONSTRATE TO ACQUIRED THE MAIN TOOLS AND LANGUAGES OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS AND TO KNOW, DISCUTING THEM CRITICALLY, THE THEMES ANALYZED DURING THE COURSE RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN REALITY.
IN PARTICULAR, THEY WILL BE CHECKED:
- KNOWLEDGE OF METHODS AND GEOGRAPHY INSTRUMENTS
- THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN CONCEPTUAL SCOPE OF DISCIPLINE
- THE KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION LEVELS IN RELATION TO THE CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN CONTEXT
- THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE CRITICAL INTERPRETATION CAPACITY OF THE MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL PHENOMENA OF ACTUALITY DURING THE COURSE.
Texts
AMODIO T., UNIONE EUROPEA: PROCESSO EVOLUTIVO E POLITICHE, MILANO, GECHI, 2017.
HANDOUTS AND TUTORIALS BY THE TEACHER

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