Giving students conceptual tools for a geographical analysis of mobility networks and flows of people, resources, idea and capital, as well as competence for critical examination of case studies concerning movement in different international contexts.
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The course is held through lectures, but with a specific attention to the interaction and the participation of students. For this reason, there will be interactive lessons with the participation of students. This method is supported by visual tools (power point presentations), video and multimedia connections, in order to facilitate learning.
The exam is written and made by two parts concerning the two parts of the composed course of Geografia delle reti. Each part implies a written exam, with 3 open questions during 1h15, and it verifies the that students acquire concepts explained during lessons.
The first two questions concern the program shared by all students, while the third is different depending on whether the students are attending or not attending.
In particular, the exam verifies the acquisition of:- The knowledge of geographical theories and concepts explained during lessons;
- students’ critical ability to give specific examples and to connect them;
- Students synthesis ability in a written form;
- Students capacity to precisely answer to questions as well as to give punctual answers.
The exam evaluation - resulting from the average of the two written exams and a general evaluation of the student - will be expressed on thirty points, communicated to students through their online career book; and students will have the possibility to accept it or not within two days from their on line publication.
The module analyses the geography of movement as a discipline able to ask questions related to globalization, is divided into two parts. The first part studies the theoretical approach, which assumes the spatiality of the contemporary world based on nodes and flows, as a platform to investigate and understand the different forms of mobility. The second part considers specific case studies, critically discussing the transformations triggered by flows of people, resources, capital and ideas in a series of national and international settings.
The course is held in the first sub-period (first semester).
