Emner: GEO324 Firm Strategies, Governance and Regional Development - Vår 2014

Studiepoeng

10.0

Studienivå (studiesyklus)

Master

Undervisningsspråk

English

Undervisningssemester

Spring

Mål og innhald

The thematic framework for this course is the concepts, structures, conditions and changes that affect society and economic activities. The geographical focus is on local communities and regions, but also on how individuals, firms, institutions and places are affected and linked a complex global setting. The lectures will combine theoretical and empirical examples with academic literature based on research from Norway as well as other countries to address a variety of questions in our globalised economy, reflecting some of the ongoing research at the department.

Læringsutbyte

Having completed the course the student should be able to:

discuss advanced theoretical and empirical frameworks on development in industry and society.
reflect on these theoretical frameworks in local, regional, national and global contexts.
present and discuss research questions in relation to business, planning, governance and sustainability.

Krav til forkunnskapar

GEO221 or GEO282, and GEO292 or GEO291, or equivalent.

Tilrådde forkunnskapar

Bachelor in Geography

Krav til studierett

Open for students at Master¿s level who meets the prerequisites. This Course can for example be part of the compulsory course criteria for a Master in Geography or a Master in Region and Regionalization.

GEO324 is a special topic course and may be included as one of the special topic courses in the coursework requirement for Master¿s Programme in Geography or as part of the courses for the Master¿s Programme in Region and Regionalization.

Undervisningsformer og omfang av organisert undervisning

1-2 lectures per week

Totalt: 9-10 lectures

1 seminar a 6 hours

Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet

Two presentations based on group work. Mandatory work requirements are only valid for the semester in which they are fulfilled and accepted.

Vurderingsformer

Written exam, 5 hours.

Karakterskala

A-F

Fagleg overlapp

GEO321 (5 ECTS)

GEO331 (5 ECTS)

Vurderingssemester

Spring

Emneevaluering

GEO324 will be evaluated every third year

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Geography

Studieveileder@geog.uib.no