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| Udgave: |
Forår 2013 NAT |
| Point: |
15,0 |
| Blokstruktur: |
3. blok, 4. blok |
| Fagområde: |
geog |
| Studieordning: |
2012 - studieordningen |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Thoumthone Vongvisouk, thoumthone.vongvisouk@geo.ku.dk and Ole Mertz, om@geo.ku.dk, tel 35 32 25 00 |
| Undervisnings- form: |
The course comprises three parts: 1) teaching of theory and methodology, and development of field projects (block 3); 2) 10 days fieldwork and 3) processing of data and writing of report (block 4). |
| Indhold: |
The fieldwork will take place from 22nd March to 1st April 2013 and will focus on 2-3 small villages in Lao PDR, which is a developing country in Southeast Asia currently undergoing very rapid changes in land-use and livelihoods in rural areas with multiple consequences for social and natural environments. The field projects to be developed by the participants during the preparation phase can be on a variety of human geography topics such as land-use change, farming systems, natural resource governance, livelihood strategies, migration, rural-urban linkages, land grabbing, REDD+, and other human-environment interaction topics.
The field work will be carried out jointly with a small group of students from National University of Laos (NUoL) and it will have the following elements:
- Friday 22nd March: Students should arrive before noon in order to take part in a meeting at NUoL, Vientiane, to be welcomed and introduced to Laos by NUoL staff, present their projects, and meet Lao students.
- Saturday 23rd morning: Departing to conduct field work in Napo village and 2-3 neighboring villages in Sangthong district, Vientiane Capital Province (approximately about two-three hours travel from Vientiane). Stay at Faculty of Forestry (NUoL) Training Forest Model (TFM) Camp for 8 nights.
- Sunday 31st March: Return to Vientiane
- Monday 1st April: Presentation of preliminary field work results at NUoL, Vientiane
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| Kompetence- beskrivelse: |
The fundamental goal of the course is to enable the student to independently organize and carry out geographical field work and to be able to analyze, evaluate, document and communicate the results of a scientific study. The course is designed as preparation for a Master’s thesis and therefore takes place in parallel with Master’s courses and prior to carrying out a Master’s thesis. The methods to be covered are considered to have a broad application in analysis of human geographic topics in developing countries. |
| Målbeskrivelse: |
The academic goals of the course are that the student:
• Can identify, propose and prepare suggestions for solving more complex scientific problems in relation to theoretical, methodological and empirical observations with a background in high-level geological knowledge.
• Can critically evaluate a choice of methods as well as propose procedures aimed at investigating and assessing the accuracy and possible sources of error of a method.
• Can evaluate the suitability of a specific method for investigating a scientific problem, e.g. through use of statistical analysis of data.
• Can compile results from several, and preferentially different, methods and apply these into specific discussion and evaluation of their own results.
• Can use scientifically-correct language, present scientific arguments and justifications, participate in scientific discussions as well as communication science at various levels.
• Can integrate, evaluate, discuss and put into perspective, theoretical, methodological and empirical choices including exhibiting a reflective and critical sense for these choices together with their scientific possibilities and limitations in relationship to a specific scientific problem.
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| Tilmelding: |
Via KUnet mellem den 15. november og 1. december. |
| Eksamensform: |
Written report and oral exam, internal examiner, grading accoording to the 7-point grading scale. The exam takes 20 min including grading. Make-up exam as ordinary exam. |
| Eksamen: |
Aflevering af skriftlig opgave d. 11. juni og mundtlig prøve d. 18.- 21. juni 2013.
Reeksamen: Aflevering af skriftlig opgave d. 19. august og mundtlig prøve d. 22. august 2013. |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
Please see Absalon |
| Bemærkninger: |
The fieldwork will take place on 22nd March to 1st April 2013
There is room for 15 students on the course. If there are more students applying for the course, places will be prioritized based on the following criteria.
1) Students enrolled in the M.Sc. programme in Geography & geoinformatics who have followed the competence course ‘Environment, society and development’ or ‘Remote sensing of the bio-geosphere’ or ‘Climate changes - causes, effects, limitations and adaption’.
2) Students enrolled in the M.Sc. programme in Geography & geoinformatics with a signed Master’s thesis contract. Those applicants with the most passed ECTS points at the time of application will be prioritized highest.
3) Other students enrolled in the M.Sc. programme in Geography & geoinformatics.
4) Students enrolled in the B.Sc. programmes in Geography & geoinformatics will be considered if there are open places; provided a motivated application and attached academic record can establish that they will have completed their Bachelor programme by the start of the course. Those applicants with the most passed ECTS points at the time of application will be prioritized highest.
5) Other students.
The students shall pay for their own travel to and from Vientiane, Lao PDR, as well as 125 kr per day for food and lodging.
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| Pensum: |
Please note that the official reading list for the current study year 2012-2013 will be updated and uploaded in Absalon by the 4th week after the start of the block. |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
19/12-2012 |