COURSE OUTLINE. SCHOOL Social; Sciences ACADEMIC UNIT Sociology Department LEVEL OF STUDIES Undergraduate

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1 COURSE OUTLINE (1) GENERAL SCHOOL Social; Sciences ACADEMIC UNIT Sociology Department LEVEL OF STUDIES Undergraduate COURSE CODE 500 COURSE TITLE Regional Social Analysis INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES if credits are awarded for separate components of the course, e.g. lectures, laboratory exercises, etc. If the credits are awarded for the whole of the course, give the weekly teaching hours and the total credits SEMESTER 4 TH WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS CREDITS 3 6 Add rows if necessary. The organisation of teaching and the teaching methods used are described in detail at (d). COURSE TYPE SPECIAL BACKGROUND general background, special background, specialised general knowledge, skills development PREREQUISITE COURSES: - LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION Greek and EXAMINATIONS: IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO - ERASMUS STUDENTS COURSE WEBSITE (URL) (2) LEARNING OUTCOMES Learning outcomes The course learning outcomes, specific knowledge, skills and competences of an appropriate level, which the students will acquire with the successful completion of the course are described. Consult Appendix A Description of the level of learning outcomes for each qualifications cycle, according to the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area Descriptors for Levels 6, 7 & 8 of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning and Appendix B Guidelines for writing Learning Outcomes The purpose of the course is to provide basic knowledge and skills in the subject of regional analysis with emphasis on the social dimension that the student be familiar with the relevant concepts to become competent to handle regional data and apply basic techniques

2 of regional analysis in combination with analytical methods, which are already taught in other courses. Also, the student understands the nature and size of modern regional problems internationally and in Greece in terms of social, demographic, economic, environmental and technological. He/she understands, too, the relationship between space and human activity and learns to identify and measure regional inequalities. General Competences Taking into consideration the general competences that the degree-holder must acquire (as these appear in the Diploma Supplement and appear below), at which of the following does the course aim? Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology Adapting to new situations Decision-making Working independently Team work Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas Project planning and management Respect for difference and multiculturalism Respect for the natural environment Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Criticism and self-criticism Production of free, creative and inductive thinking Others. Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology Working independently Team work Production of free, creative and inductive thinking Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas (3) SYLLABUS This course introduces the student to the concept and content of Regional Analysis with emphasis on the social dimension, namely the way, we analyze social phenomena mainly in space which is not idle but interact with human activity. However, because, the Regional Science is interdisciplinary, in this course are studied and other basic aspects of analysis such as demographic, economic, technological and environmental. The course also introduces the student to the issues of regional planning with the development of methods, tools and support systems, while the meaning and characteristics of key strategies for regional and local development such as polar and endogenous growth are, in particular, emphasized. It highlights the significant contribution of social consensus and the participation in the various stages of regional planning in the success of such activity and the achievement of regional / local development. Week 1: The Regional Demographic Analysis : Techniques and specificities Week 2: The Regional Demographic developments in Greece and socio - economic change : A dynamic interaction. Week 3 :The Location of activity: determinants Week 4: The Regional and Local Development in Society. Regional inequality measurement and analysis. 5th Week: The Sustainable Tourism Development and Local Communities. Insularity and ICT. Week 6: Strategies of regional / local planning. The example of Sports Mega - Events.

3 Endogenous Development and Micro- Planning. The polar growth. 7th Week: Systems support regional policy and spatial analysis tools. The primary social research in local communities. 8 to 12 Weeks: Presentation of students research work. 13th Week: Summary and conclusions lecture - experience from research work. The end and delivery of complete research paper. (4) TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION DELIVERY Face-to-face, Distance learning, etc. USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students TEACHING METHODS The manner and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, seminars, laboratory practice, fieldwork, study and analysis of bibliography, tutorials, placements, clinical practice, art workshop, interactive teaching, educational visits, project, essay writing, artistic creativity, etc. The student's study hours for each learning activity are given as well as the hours of non-directed study according to the principles of the ECTS STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Description of the evaluation procedure Language of evaluation, methods of evaluation, summative or conclusive, multiple choice questionnaires, short-answer questions, open-ended questions, problem solving, written work, essay/report, oral examination, public presentation, laboratory work, clinical examination of patient, art interpretation, other FACE-TO-FACE E-CLASS PLATFORM A FIRST MEETING WITH SPSS POWER POINT FOR THE PRESENTATION OF LECTURES Activity Semester workload Lectures 60 Exercises solved in class 30 (from the Professor) Exercises solved in class 15 (from the students) Student s study hours 75 Course total (30 hours per credit) 180 The evaluation of the students in the lesson is clear from the quality of work they produce and the way they represent it. Also one more important in the evaluation is the active participation during the course. The evaluation includes also oral exams during the exam period.

4 Specifically-defined evaluation criteria are given, and if and where they are accessible to students. (5) ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY - Suggested bibliography and Related academic journals: a) the manuals of the course (up to 3 books ) : 1. C. Rondos (Editor), " Issues Regional Planning and Spatial Analysis: Methods, Tools and Support Systems ", G. Benos, Athens, I. Spilanis and T. Iosifidis, ( Editors. ). Development strategies in less favored regions, Gutenberg, Athens, b) Further bibliography ( up to 10 books ) : Amin A., Thrift N. (1995). Globalisation, Institutional Thichness and the Local Economy, in: Healey, P., Cameron S., Davoudi S., Graham S., Madani-Pour A. (eds),managing Cities: the new urban context, J. Willey and Sons, Chichester, pp Balaras, C., Santamouris, M. (1995), «Plan for development of renewable energy sources in the area of North Aegean Sea Applications in buildings», Final Report for Programme Altener, General Directorate for Energy Ballesta J. (2007). Απεικονίζοντας τη νέα ταυτότητα και την αστάθεια του ελληνικού τοπίου, στο Θεωρία και πολιτική του τοπίου. Ελληνικές και γαλλικές εμπειρίες. (επ.) Ben-Akiva, M., and Lerman, S.R. (1985). Discrete Choice Analysis: Theory and Application to Travel Demand. Cambridge: MIT Press. Berger P.L., Luckmann T. (2003), Η κοινωνική κατασκευή της πραγματικότητας, Νήσος. Bernardino, Α and. Ben- Akiva M. (1996). Modelling the process of Adoption of Telecommuting: Comprehensive Framework, Transportation Research Record 1552, Bingham D. R. and Mier R.t, (eds) (1993), Theories of Local Economic Development, Perspectives From and Across the Disciplines (Preface), Sage Publications, California. Bivant R., Pebesma E. and Gomez-Rubio V., (2008). Applied Spatial Analysis with R, Springer. Blakely J. Ed. (1994), Planning Local Economic Development, Theory and Practice, Sage Publications, California. Blommestein, E. (1995), «Sustainable tourism in the Caribbean: an enigma?», In: Griffith M, Persaud B, editors. Economic policy and the environment. Mona, Jamaica: Centre for Environment and Development, University of the West Indies Bourdieu, P. (1978). Sport and social class. Social Science Information, Vol. 17, No. 6, Bourdieu, P. (1984). Distinction: A social critique of the judgment of taste. London, RKP. Bramwell B., (1997). Strategic planning before and after a mega-event. Tourism Management, vol 18 (3): Brian D. Ripley (2001)..Spatial Statistics in R., R News, 1 (2): Budowski, G. 1976, Tourism and Environmental Conversation: Conflict, Coexistence or Symbiosis? Environmental Conversation 3 (1): Castels M. (2000), The rise of the network society, Blackwell. Chesire C. P., Malecki J. E. (2004), Growth, Development and Innovation: A look backward and forward, Papers in Regional Science, 83, p Council of Europe, 1996, Mediterranean Conference on Population, Migration and Development, Proceedings, Palma de Mallorca.

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