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...research problem, research design,
operationalization and analytical techniques.
Students are introduced to the basic tools of research in geography,
including topics on formulating a research problem, research design,
operationalization and analytical techniques. The first part of the
course examines themes in geography, research design and survey
techniques; the second part focuses on statistical methods and their
application to research questions in geography. Through this course
students will have some experience in formulating a research
problem, handling and analysing data and drawing conclusions.
Students are also introduced to a spreadsheet software package,
EXCEL, to assist their research.
Coming soon.
The Final Project in this class involved many elements. The main purpose of it was to formulate a research question, conduct research, analyze the result and report them, in a manner that will be expected in the future.
Are University students equipped
with adequate geographic knowledge in order to understand the
changing geopolitics of today that effect them, or is the understanding
of the increasingly interconnected world raw, chaotic, often infantile?
The Foreign Policy of each country directly affects its citizens in various
ways, politically, economically, even culturally. As ''politics [are] still
keyed to territorially based and defined states'', it is evident that
geography, not only in its physical aspect, is of grave importance.
The answer to the questions of ''where'', ''who'' and ''how'', as well as
other ''geographical factors[,] are pervasive in world politics'' (Gray
and Libicki, 1996). In a world increasingly shrinking due to latest
technological breakthroughs, interconnected even more than the
famous Roman Empire's complex web of roads, all leading to Rome.
The question posed is, what is the level of geographic knowledge at the University level in the United States. Are University students equipped with adequate geographic knowledge in order to understand the changing geopolitics of today that effect them, or is the understanding of the increasingly interconnected world raw, chaotic, often infantile? There has been an increasing concern over the understanding of geography by the American youth, and perhaps in the worst times, where the established World Order has collapsed, and a new one is emerging. Is education to blame or simply lack of interest? [Read Results in PDF Format] [Read the Questionaire in PDF Format]
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