GRY 203: Elements of Population
Geography
First Semester 2014/15
COURSE SYLLABUS
Tuesdays 8.00 – 10.30am at
Exam Hall PH /B
Instructor: Mr. Sambou Darboe
Tel: 36 50 134/ 64 88 702
Email:
sdarboe@utg.edu.gm/mahmoodsambou@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION
This course provides an
introduction to population geography and it focuses on spatial distributions,
spatial relationships and spatial interactions of demographic phenomenon. Thus
the course examines the major concepts of population change: population growth and distribution and population movement. A general
examination of these concepts is followed by case studies selected from
developed and developing countries.
Text:
Hornby, W.F. and Jones, M. (1993) an
Introduction to: Population Geography
Additional Reading: Chandna, R.C. (2008) Geography
of Population: Concepts, Determinants and Patterns
COURSE
OUTLINE
Week 1: Components of Population
Change
Week 2: Population Censuses
Week 3: World Population Growth
Week 4: Demographic Transition
Week 5: Global Pattern of Population
Distribution
Week 6: Quiz
Week 7: Population and resources
Week 8: Malthus vs. Boserup
Week 9: Migration
Week 10: Processes and Patterns of Migration
Week 11: Circulation
Week 12; Quiz
Course Requirements:
Students are expected to attend all lectures
and to participate actively in class discussions (10% of course grade).
Students will do two
quizzes in weeks 6 and 12; each of which will account for 20% of the course
grade. There will be no makeup quiz for students who miss the quizzes; hence,
all the students should take note of the quiz schedules.
Final
Examination: 50%
The examination will consist of seven essay questions and the students are expected to
attempt any five; all of which will carry equal marks.
Class Policies
·
Students late for more than 15 minutes will not
be allowed into the lecture.
·
All mobile phones must be on silent mode during
lectures.
·
Those who want to make or receive calls must
step out of the lecture room to do so.
GRY 103: Introduction to Map Reading
First Semester 2014/15
COURSE SYLLABUS
THURSDAYS
8.00 – 10.30am at Exam
Hall PH /B
Instructor: Mr. Sambou Darboe
Tel: 36 50 134/ 64 88 702
Email:
sdarboe@utg.edu.gm/mahmoodsambou@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION
This course introduces students
to the basic skills of map reading with emphasis on topographic maps. The
course entails practical training on the use of various map symbols in order to
enable the students to appreciate their significance and understand their
relationships. In this way, the symbols become a framework around which a
description of the terrain can be formed. Hence, the map becomes a model of the
area that can be examined and studied in detail.
Text:
Sebert, L.M. (1986) Map Reading
Additional Reading: Khullar, D.R. (2006) Essentials of
Practical Geography
COURSE
OUTLINE
Week 1: The Concept of Map Scale and Classification of Maps
Week 2: Map Content and Symbols
Week 3: Map Printing Colors and the Lettering on
Maps
Week 4: Map Scale
Week 5: Map Measurement: Distance and area
Week 6: Quiz
Week 7: Directions
Week 8: Elevation and Relief
Week 9: Contour Patterns and Slope Calculations
Week 10: Terrain Profiles
Week 11: Grids
Week 12: Quiz
Course Requirements:
Students are expected to attend all lectures
and to participate actively in class exercises (30% of course grade).
Students will do two
quizzes in weeks 6 and 12; each of which will account for 10% of the course
grade. There will be no makeup quiz for students who miss the quizzes; hence,
all the students should take note of the quiz schedules.
Final
Examination: 50%
The examination will consist of seven essay questions and the students are expected to
attempt any five; all of which will carry equal marks.
Class Policies
·
Students late for more than 15 minutes will not
be allowed into the lecture.
·
All mobile phones must be on silent mode during
lectures.
·
Those who want to make or receive calls must
step out of the lecture room to do so.
GRY 205: Settlement Geography
Second Semester 2014/15
COURSE SYLLABUS
Mondays from Mondays 8.00
am to 10.30am at Agric 1
Instructor: Mr. Sambou Darboe
Tel: 36 50 134/ 64 88 702
Email:
sdarboe@utg.edu.gm/mahmoodsambou@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION
This course examines
the nature of settlements and analyses the pattern of land use as well as the
process of land use change in a settlement continuum. Looking for patterning
both within and among settlements provides some insight into how things are
organized spatially. Thus the course will examine the sequence of occupation in
rural areas, the sequential development of the town, town planning and theories
of urban morphology.
Text:
Daniel, P. and Hopkinson, M. (1990) the
Geography of Settlement: Conceptual Frameworks in Geography
Additional Readings: Rubenstein, J.M. (1994) The
Cultural Landscape: an Introduction to Human Geography
Siddhartha, K. and
Mukherjee, S. (2006) Cities, Urbanization
and Urban Systems
COURSE
OUTLINE
Week 1: Settlement Origins and
Growth
Week 2: The Growth of Towns
Week 3: The Evolution of Urban Planning and
Housing Policies
Week 4: Urban Morphology
Week 5: Change in the Inner City
Week 6: The Central Business District
Week 7: Central Place Theory
Week 8: The Urban Field
Weeks 9 to 11: Class Presentations and
Submission of Field Reports
Course Requirements:
Students are expected to attend all lectures
and to complete all assigned readings (10% of course grade).
Students will be divided into
groups to carry out field work in order to discover geographical concepts
relating to location, patterning and spacing of settlements as well as
functional zoning within settlements. Each group will make a
presentation on their field work and will complete a report on that
presentation. You will be graded on quality of your participation in
the group effort and the presentation (20% of course grade) and on your report
(20% of course grade).
Final
Examination: 50%
The examination will consist of seven essay questions and the students are expected to
attempt any five; all of which will carry equal marks.
Class Policies
·
Students late for more than 15 minutes will not
be allowed into the lecture.
·
All mobile phones must be on silent mode during
lectures.
Those who want to make or receive calls must
step out of the lecture room to do so.
·
GRY 104: Analytic Geography
(Statistics in Geography)
First Semester 2013/14
COURSE SYLLABUS
Mondays from 14:30 to 17:00 at Science Lab PH
Instructor:
Mr. Sambou Darboe
Tel:
36 50 134/ 64 88 702
Email:
sdarboe@utg.edu.gm/mahmoodsambou@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION
This course introduces
students to the statistical concepts and techniques widely used in geographical
analysis. Some of these techniques have a relatively long and respectable
history in geographical research and thus are useful aids in geographical studies. areas to be covered include statistical
concepts, descriptive statistics, and sampling.
Texts: Ebdon, D. (1985) Statistics in
Geography, Second Edition
Additional Reading: Elhance, D.N and Aggarwal, B.M. (2005) Fundamentals of Statistics, 49th Reprint Edition
,
COURSE
OUTLINE
Week 1: The Uses of Statistics
and Types of Data
Week 2: Calculating Probabilities
Week 3: Probability Distributions
Week 4: Significance Testing
Week 5: Central Tendency
Week 6: Quiz
Week 7: Dispersion
Week 8: Skewness and Kurtosis
Week 9: Sampling Methods
Week10: Estimates from Samples
Week 11: Spatial Statistics
Week
12: Quiz
Course Requirements:
Students are expected to attend all lectures
and to submit in time all class exercises (30% of course grade).
Students will do two
quizzes in weeks 6 and 12; each of which will account for 10% of the course
grade. There will be no makeup quiz for students who miss the quizzes; hence,
all the students should take note of the quiz schedules.
Final
Examination: 50%
The examination will consist of seven essay questions and the students are expected to
attempt any five; all of which will carry equal marks.
Class Policies
·
Students late for more than 15 minutes will not
be allowed into the lecture.
·
All mobile phones must be on silent mode during
lectures.
·
Those who want to make or receive calls must
step out of the lecture room to do so.
