There is no prerequisite to curse this subject. It is recommended to have completed and passed the subjects of Geography and Environment and Geography and Society that are taught in the first course. These subjects are basic compulsory subjects, so that concepts that have been assimilated during this course will have been developed. It is also recommended that the student be familiar with computer programs, for which a certain skill is required in the handling of word processors and Excel spreadsheets, as well as browsing throught the Internet.
Contribution of the subject to the curriculum: The subject Geography of Globalization belongs to the branch of knowledge of Social Sciences. It is ascribed within the Department of Geography and Territorial Planning whose presence in the curriculum gives it to have basic, compulsory and optional training subjects. In this case, this subject has a compulsory character, with a teaching load of 6 ECTS credits. This subject is proposed together with other subjects of this same compulsory nature with the aim that the student feels the bases for a complete formation within the degree and that he completes his Geography training.
Relationship with other subjects: The subjects taught by the professors of the Department of Geography and Land Use Planning have a logical sequencing throughout the Degree in Humanities and Social Studies. During the first year of the Degree one begins by imparting some subjects with a fundamental character. This type of training is completed with other compulsory subjects that are taught in this course and in the following ones. The knowledge, skills and abilities acquired in this subject will have its application in other subjects of later courses. Its instrumental, methodological and conceptual nature makes it useful for the rest of the subjects of the degree, be they basic, compulsory or optional. The actuality manifested in the contents taught in this subject can be linked to other subjects of the degree for which other departments are responsible with a presence in the Faculty of Humanities, such as, History through their subjects of Current World History or History of Contemporary Spain, History of Art through History of Contemporary Art or Modern Philology with Enlargement of English Language with Academic Purposes, or the same Department of Geography and Land Use Planning, such as Geography of the Developed World and Inequalities, Geography of the Contemporary City or Latin America in the World System.
The practices that are carried out during the development of this subject serve as a complement to the taught theory. These are considered a fundamental part, since it is necessary to have acquired a series of skills and abilities in the use of information and communication technologies to produce information from various statistical sources or use an appropriate language orally and in writing. They will make use in the future working world, be it as a teacher, archivist, librarian or personnel assigned to research projects or international cooperation.
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E03 | To analyze and to value critically the globalization process and the current social and cultural situation in its context |
| E05 | To interpret and to make critical judgments on landscape, regional diversity, geographical problems and territorial inequalities on different scales (from global to local level) |
| E16 | To be capable of using an appropriated work methodology to get first-hand information |
| G02 | Knowledge of communication and information technologies |
| T01 | To develop actions based on the respect of human rights, the values of democracy and a culture of peace |
| T03 | To accept gender equality as a fundamental principle of current society |
| T05 | To compile, to interpret and to classify documents and different data to discern relevant information on cultural, scientific and social subjects |
| T09 | To transmit and to discuss ideas on Humanities and Social Sciences with different types of audiences, using several techniques |
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Problems solving, decisions making and capacity to adapt to a changing world. | |
| Interpretation, analysis and critical assessment of the globalization process expressed in spatial and territorial processes, from the global level to the local level. | |
| Management of the communications and information technologies in the service of Human and Social Sciences. | |
| Identification of the basic features of the contemporary socio-political reality and the international relations. | |
| Capacity to work autonomously and in multidisciplinary teams to collect, to interpret and to classify documents, data and information from a variety of sources. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
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Unit 1: GEOGRAPHY AND GLOBALIZATION
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Unit 2: TERRITORY AND ECONOMY
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Unit 3: THE CONFIGURATION OF THE WORLD SYSTEM. FACTORS, ELEMENTS AND IMPACTS
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Unit 4: A NEW WORLD ORDER
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Unit 5: THE CONTRADICTIONS OF GLOBALIZATION
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Unit 6: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TERRITORY
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | R | Description * |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E05 T05 | 1.68 | 42 | Y | N | N | The professor will explain the fundamental contents of each one of the didactic units of the syllabus of the subject. |
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | E03 E05 G02 T01 | 0.72 | 18 | Y | Y | Y | The student will have to search and collect geographic information for analysis and interpretation. For that, he will have to use the new information technologies with the application of methods and techniques used in the Humanities and Social Sciences. This type of activities will take place in the computer lab of the Faculty of Humanities. Likewise, the possibility of realizing a fieldwork output is considered. |
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Case Studies | E03 E05 T03 T09 | 1.6 | 40 | Y | Y | Y | The student will have to carry out the practices and the final work programmed to achieve the learning outcomes and acquire the competences of the subject. |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E03 E05 | 2 | 50 | Y | N | Y | Individual study of the theory of the subject and preparation of the works and programmed practices. |
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming R: Rescheduling training activity
| Grading System | |||
| Evaluation System | Face-to-Face | Self-Study Student | Description |
| Final test | 30.00% | 0.00% | The student will have to demonstrate the ability to: - explain the acquired knowledge (theoretical and practical) developed in the programming - use the knowledge acquired in the explanation of cases - organization of the exposed ideas It is considered a necessary requirement to obtain a score equal or superior to 5 to calculate the average with the work, the practices and the output of fieldwork. |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 50.00% | 0.00% | The student will have to demonstrate during the semester his ability to: - criticize documents belonging to the geographical discipline - use Information Technologies correctly - use the methods and techniques of the Human and Social Sciences |
| Assessment of active participation | 20.00% | 0.00% | The student will have to demonstrate through the activities programmed in the classroom throughout the semester his ability to: - criticize documents belonging to the geographical discipline - Objectively analyze current reality - argue his/her opinions - teamwork - resolution in the case study |
| Total: | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
For students who do not attend regularly to class will be an assessment of all training processes (exam, 70%, work, 20%, practices, 10%) that will be weighted to obtain a final grade between 0 and 10 according to current legislation .
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 18 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 40 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 50 |
| Unit 1 (de 6): GEOGRAPHY AND GLOBALIZATION | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
| Unit 2 (de 6): TERRITORY AND ECONOMY | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Unit 3 (de 6): THE CONFIGURATION OF THE WORLD SYSTEM. FACTORS, ELEMENTS AND IMPACTS | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
| Unit 4 (de 6): A NEW WORLD ORDER | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Unit 5 (de 6): THE CONTRADICTIONS OF GLOBALIZATION | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Unit 6 (de 6): SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TERRITORY | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |