Geographical Thought

Code:

GEOGR051

Acronym:

PENGEO

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Geography

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GEOGR	81	GEOGR - Study Plan	1	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objectives are to: Bring the student into contact with the major schools of thought, concepts and methodologies of Geography, mainly from an evolutionary perspective. Associate the main areas of geographical knowledge with the levels of analysis of Geography.

Learning outcomes and competences

Explain the reasons, means and instruments of production in order to enlarge knowledge in Geography. Successful students should be able to: «IC1 – Use geographical terms and concepts correctly. IC2 – Relate diverse geographic information to the related principles and theories. IC3 – Select the most appropriate level for the analysis of a given situation. IC4 – Use geographical concepts in combination with those of other areas of knowledge. IL1 - Express themselves in their mother tongue, both in oral and written form with correctness, accuracy and fluency, being transparent as a sender and alert/ flexible as a receiver. II1 –Be aware of the development of challenges, while keeping a reflective but also receptive attitude to changes, seeking ways to address and transform them into opportunities for growth and development. II2- Apply proper and reflective geographical approaches, including educational guidance for an apprentice geographer.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Contemporary geographic thought and discussion about the “ future “ 1.1Initiative and innovation in Geography 1.2. Knowledge and application 1.3. Methodology and research in Geography 2. The twentieth century and the disciplinary consolidation of Geography 2.1.‘Possibilism’ and regional identity 2.2.Spatial analysis and localisation theory 2.3.Radical and post-modern tendencies 3. From exploration to determinism 3.1.The classical geographers and disciplinary principles 3.2 . Travellers and empiricists 3.3. Positivism and environmentalism

Mandatory literature

ABLER, R.; ADAMS J; GOULD, P; Spatial Organization, 1971
BAILLY, A.; FERRAS, R. ; Éléments d’épistémologie de la géographie, Armand Colin, 1997
Christaller, Walter ; Central Places in Southern Germany, 1933
Zipf, George Kingsley; Human behavior and the principle of least effort : an introduction to human ecology, 1949

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes, including expository components, analysis and comments on texts, and discussion.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	40,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	25,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	46,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

One mini-test and a research assignment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Mini-test - 25%; Research assignment - 25%; Oral skills and participation - 10%; Exam - 40%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the standards stipulated in the general FLUP assessment

Classification improvement

In accordance with the standards stipulated in the general FLUP assessment