ID:
T038
Tipo Insegnamento:
Opzionale
Durata (ore):
48
CFU:
6
SSD:
GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICO-POLITICA
Url:
SCIENZE POLITICHE/BASE Anno: 3
Anno:
2024
Dati Generali
Periodo di attività
Secondo Semestre (03/02/2025 - 10/05/2025)
Syllabus
Obiettivi Formativi
The main aim of this course is to provide the students with a view of the geopolitical and economic relevance of population, the environment, and sustainability issues, making them able to use notions and tools from different disciplines in social science discussions and research.
The basic skills to be assessed are the following:
1. Ability to grasp and understand data, geographical concepts, philosophical principles, and dilemmas relevant to issues concerning demography, environmental ethics and politics, and sustainability studies.
2. Ability to apply the acquired knowledge and understanding to policy issues.
3. Develop critical skills and autonomous judgmental capacities, also with the aim of framing policy suggestions and solutions.
4. Learning skills, i.e., the ability to conduct research on academic texts and journals or through the collection and analysis of data.
5. Team working skills.
6. Capacity to articulate oral and written expression to critical analytical thinking in a thesis-driven, analytical essay format.
The basic skills to be assessed are the following:
1. Ability to grasp and understand data, geographical concepts, philosophical principles, and dilemmas relevant to issues concerning demography, environmental ethics and politics, and sustainability studies.
2. Ability to apply the acquired knowledge and understanding to policy issues.
3. Develop critical skills and autonomous judgmental capacities, also with the aim of framing policy suggestions and solutions.
4. Learning skills, i.e., the ability to conduct research on academic texts and journals or through the collection and analysis of data.
5. Team working skills.
6. Capacity to articulate oral and written expression to critical analytical thinking in a thesis-driven, analytical essay format.
Prerequisiti
None.
Metodi didattici
The course employs lectures, seminars, debates, and expert testimonies to provide the students with the necessary skills to approach environmental and sustainability issues. The classes are not front lectures, where professors talk to students, but require active engagement and participation. Previous reading of materials in the reading list is essential for success.
Verifica Apprendimento
The final assessment for this course will be based on:
1) 40% of the final grade: a midterm exam on Prof. Giordano's classes and required readings. The midterm grade cannot be rejected. Look at the relevant topic on the course learn page for more information on how the midterm exam is conducted.
Students who do not take the midterm for certified health reasons, overlapping with other electives or official internships, will have to take the midterm in the re-take. However, these students must inform both professors by e-mail of their inability to take the midterm on the first date. The re-take midterm (last chance) will be based on an enlarged reading list (Prof. Giordano's required plus suggested readings), and the grade cannot be rejected.
2) 60% of the final grade: a final take-home paper for the second part of the exam. The paper should summarise and use at least two articles from the reading list in Prof. Pellegrino's classes.
Attendance will be checked. No absences can be excused, except for certified health reasons, supported by an official statement (e.g., a written statement from a physician or another accredited health care provider), and internships regularly validated by the University. Unavoidable overlapping with other electives or compulsory courses will be considered as justification for absences. During classes, active attendance will also be checked through mini-polls, mini-assignments, and guided discussions.
Official non-attending students (i.e., Top athletes, outgoing Erasmus students, and students who applied for non-attending status to the Undergraduate school, according to the official regulations) must write two papers on both reading lists (Prof. Giordano's and Pellegrino's ones), summarising and using at least five articles.
For more details on the assessment rules please refer to the course learn page.
1) 40% of the final grade: a midterm exam on Prof. Giordano's classes and required readings. The midterm grade cannot be rejected. Look at the relevant topic on the course learn page for more information on how the midterm exam is conducted.
Students who do not take the midterm for certified health reasons, overlapping with other electives or official internships, will have to take the midterm in the re-take. However, these students must inform both professors by e-mail of their inability to take the midterm on the first date. The re-take midterm (last chance) will be based on an enlarged reading list (Prof. Giordano's required plus suggested readings), and the grade cannot be rejected.
2) 60% of the final grade: a final take-home paper for the second part of the exam. The paper should summarise and use at least two articles from the reading list in Prof. Pellegrino's classes.
Attendance will be checked. No absences can be excused, except for certified health reasons, supported by an official statement (e.g., a written statement from a physician or another accredited health care provider), and internships regularly validated by the University. Unavoidable overlapping with other electives or compulsory courses will be considered as justification for absences. During classes, active attendance will also be checked through mini-polls, mini-assignments, and guided discussions.
Official non-attending students (i.e., Top athletes, outgoing Erasmus students, and students who applied for non-attending status to the Undergraduate school, according to the official regulations) must write two papers on both reading lists (Prof. Giordano's and Pellegrino's ones), summarising and using at least five articles.
For more details on the assessment rules please refer to the course learn page.
Testi
The course is based on a series of scientific articles made available on the course learn page. For a detailed reading list, please see the course learn page.
Contenuti
This course focuses on the interrelation between geography, demography, ecology, environmental ethics, and sustainability studies. In particular, the class will deal with issues concerning the Anthropocene, sustainable development and policies, demographic evolution and transitions, ecosystems and renewable resources, global migration flows, circular economy, and climate justice.
Risultati di Apprendimento Attesi
Knowledge and understanding
This class aims to present data, concepts, philosophical principles and dilemmas relevant to issues concerning demography, environmental ethics and politics, and sustainability studies.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding of the principles of geography, demography, environmental ethics, and sustainability studies are fundamental for anyone intending to work in political institutions, NGOs, and international governmental organisations. These skills are achieved through teaching and teaching methods, including frontal lessons, seminar lessons, project work, and case analysis. Competence checks are carried out through final and intermediate exams. The teaching activity occurs in a dynamic context based on the partnership between teachers and learners. The active role of the students is guaranteed not only in the learning process but also in the evaluation process.
Autonomous judgment
At the end of this course, the student can integrate knowledge and analysis of the complexity of environmental issues, seen from an ethical and political point of view, to identify the problems and indicate their solutions, including shared solutions, by the integration of data and empirical research, and by employing specific conceptual apparatus. The student will have the critical tools to understand the dynamics and ethical aspects of environmental change and elaborate policy responses or strategies. This ability will be achieved through traditional teaching and participation in seminars, guest lectures, guided discussion of case studies, and the implementation of project works. Autonomy will be assessed through written tests and drafts of comments on topics to be studied in depth. In addition, the assignment of projects such as analysing real-life cases will enhance the capacity to collect and process up-to-date data and information. The student will, therefore, acquire a set of tools but also an aptitude to apply them independently and originally analyse the problems in their prospective workplace.
Learning skills
The student can deepen his/her knowledge autonomously. In particular, he/she can:
- a) elaborate and use her knowledge in discussions;
- b) research academic texts and journals or through the collection and analysis of data;
- d) organise and manage work (teamwork, coordination of resources, supervision of work and time management, innovation in problem solving, flexibility of reasoning, ability to adapt to change and negotiating attitude).
The strengthening of cultural skills (multidisciplinary and deepening of linguistic knowledge) corresponds to the strengthening of personal skills, such as the ability to write and speak correctly in English, the ability to speak in public (through the presentation of findings and ideas by students during the lessons); the ability to conduct research; the ability to be constantly updated.
This class aims to present data, concepts, philosophical principles and dilemmas relevant to issues concerning demography, environmental ethics and politics, and sustainability studies.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding of the principles of geography, demography, environmental ethics, and sustainability studies are fundamental for anyone intending to work in political institutions, NGOs, and international governmental organisations. These skills are achieved through teaching and teaching methods, including frontal lessons, seminar lessons, project work, and case analysis. Competence checks are carried out through final and intermediate exams. The teaching activity occurs in a dynamic context based on the partnership between teachers and learners. The active role of the students is guaranteed not only in the learning process but also in the evaluation process.
Autonomous judgment
At the end of this course, the student can integrate knowledge and analysis of the complexity of environmental issues, seen from an ethical and political point of view, to identify the problems and indicate their solutions, including shared solutions, by the integration of data and empirical research, and by employing specific conceptual apparatus. The student will have the critical tools to understand the dynamics and ethical aspects of environmental change and elaborate policy responses or strategies. This ability will be achieved through traditional teaching and participation in seminars, guest lectures, guided discussion of case studies, and the implementation of project works. Autonomy will be assessed through written tests and drafts of comments on topics to be studied in depth. In addition, the assignment of projects such as analysing real-life cases will enhance the capacity to collect and process up-to-date data and information. The student will, therefore, acquire a set of tools but also an aptitude to apply them independently and originally analyse the problems in their prospective workplace.
Learning skills
The student can deepen his/her knowledge autonomously. In particular, he/she can:
- a) elaborate and use her knowledge in discussions;
- b) research academic texts and journals or through the collection and analysis of data;
- d) organise and manage work (teamwork, coordination of resources, supervision of work and time management, innovation in problem solving, flexibility of reasoning, ability to adapt to change and negotiating attitude).
The strengthening of cultural skills (multidisciplinary and deepening of linguistic knowledge) corresponds to the strengthening of personal skills, such as the ability to write and speak correctly in English, the ability to speak in public (through the presentation of findings and ideas by students during the lessons); the ability to conduct research; the ability to be constantly updated.
Criteri Necessari per l'Assegnazione del Lavoro Finale
- Active attendance at the course;
- Quality and interest of the proposed research topic for the thesis.
- Quality and interest of the proposed research topic for the thesis.
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SCIENZE POLITICHE
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