1. General information
Course:
GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN AND CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
Code:
44533
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
373 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Academic year:
2020-21
Center:
7 - FACULTY OF HUMANITIES IN ALBACETE
Group(s):
10
Year:
4
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
FRANCISCO CEBRIAN ABELLAN
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Benjamín Palencia/114.1
GEOGRAFÍA Y ORD. TERRITORIO
926053125
francisco.cebrian@uclm.es
Wednesday 12-14
Thursday 12-14
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The framework of the subject is focused in the comprehension of the Geographical objet like a discipline that pays attention to territorial characters of the Spanish country and the Spanish region named Castilla-La Mancha. The use of methods and concepts of Geography pretends to create a real image of the current world, in order to analize their characteres and factors of spatial organization. This subjets pays attention to socioeconomic variables and changes connected to global processes, dispersión of production, new industrial activities, production specialization, changes in agricultural activities, transformations in rural areas, modifications in communication networds, concentration or descentralization of activities, new relationships countryside-city or internal city organization. The sylabus are organized using critical judgments and plural approachs.
The subject is connected to other subjects of the Humanities and Social Studies, like Geography and Enviroment,Geography and Society, Regional Geography of the World, Geography of Globalization, Geography of Contemporary City, Perception and Interpretation of Geographic Reality. However, it is not compulsory to have previously past these subjects for foreing students.
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4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E02 | Use techniques and quantitative and qualitative methods to work on the Human and Social Sciences |
| E05 | Interpret and make critical judgments on landscape, regional diversity, geographical problems and territorial inequalities on different scales (from global to local level) |
| E06 | Point out the basic features of contemporary sociopolitical reality and the geopolitics of the world |
| E12 | Use the main computer tools and the new information technologies in Humanities and Social Sciences to the creation of digital information |
| E15 | Do territorial analyses using cartography, and manage the geographic information to understand current reality and identify resources for sustainable development processes |
| G02 | Knowledge of communication and information technologies |
| T12 | Summarize and do specialized and reflective reports based on complex and diverse information on Humanities and Social Sciences |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Not established. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: The physical environment as a support for human activities.
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Unit 1.1: The physical environment: relief; water; soils; vegetation; environmental problems.
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Unit 1.2: Protected areas: national parks and other environmental protection laws
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Unit 2: Current characteristics and problems of population
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Unit 2.1: Dinamic of population: evolution of population; spatial distribucion of population; population and settlement; natality, mortality and migrations.
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Unit 2.2: Population structure; the effects of migrations; territorial effects of unequal demographic dynamics.
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Unit 3: Economic activities
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Unit 3.1: Agricultural activities: historical determining; space uses; land ownership structure; U.E. integration effects and CAP refform.
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Unit 3.2: Industrial activities: regional localization factors; institutional policies; the rol of the local industry.
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Unit 3.3: Service activities and territory: traditional servicies; public services as a revitalizing elemens; effects of infrastructure networks; the queternary sector.
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Unit 4: Cities and spatial planning
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Unit 4.1: Issues of the cities: Urban morphology and tipology of cities; evolution of capital cities at different scales.
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Unit 4.2: Importancy of rural spaces: nwe land uses in rural areas; rural development programs; the rol of tourism and local developmente in inland and rural areas.
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Unit 4.3: The organization of territory: Spanish urban system and Castilla-La Mancha urban system
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7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E02 E05 E06 E15 G02 | 1.04 | 26 | Y | N | ||
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Case Studies | E05 E12 E15 T12 | 1.2 | 30 | Y | N | ||
| Analysis of articles and reviews [OFF-SITE] | Group Work | E15 | 0.6 | 15 | Y | N | ||
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Group Work | E05 E15 T12 | 1.2 | 30 | Y | N | ||
| Progress test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E05 E06 E12 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | ||
| Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | E02 E05 E06 E15 G02 | 1.8 | 45 | Y | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E02 E05 E06 E15 G02 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | N | ||
| 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 (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Final test | 20.00% | 100.00% | |
| Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 10.00% | 0.00% | |
| Oral presentations assessment | 10.00% | 0.00% | |
| Theoretical papers assessment | 50.00% | 0.00% | |
| Fieldwork assessment | 10.00% | 0.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:Evaluation criteria:
For ordinary call continuous assessment, according to Evaluation System criteria
If applicable, any modifications or adaptations needed in the teaching guides as a result of a change in the teaching or evaluation model derived from the evolution of the pandemic will be documented in a later addendum. -
Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria:
For extraordinary call students have to past the final text, according to Evaluation System criteria.
If applicable, any modifications or adaptations needed in the teaching guides as a result of a change in the teaching or evaluation model derived from the evolution of the pandemic will be documented in a later addendum.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 4): The physical environment as a support for human activities. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 4 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 4 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 8 |
| Other off-site activity [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 9 |
| Unit 2 (de 4): Current characteristics and problems of population | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 6 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 4 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 8 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Other off-site activity [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 12 |
| Unit 3 (de 4): Economic activities | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 12 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 6 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 4 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 8 |
| Other off-site activity [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 12 |
| Unit 4 (de 4): Cities and spatial planning | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 5 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 3 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 6 |
| Other off-site activity [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 12 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
