Schedule 140926 - Umeå universitet

Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
Department of geography and economic history
www.geo.umu.se/
Prel. schedule
23 September 2014
Growth and Welfare in Time and Space, 15 ECTS
Day Date
Mo 3.11
We 5.11
Th
Fr
6.11
7.11
Time
10.15-12.00
10.15-12.00
13.15-15.00
13.15-15.00
10.15-12.00
Room
Ub341
Na326
Na340
MA378
Na326
Lec.
ÖP
RE
LFA
ÖP
RE
Content
Introduction to course etc
Global change
Inequality and growth
Economic geography in change
Agglomeration, crisis and regional
renewal
Mo
10.11
09.15-12.00
S211
ÖP
The regional concept and regional
levels
From growth-poles to clusters
Creativity and growth
Waterfront redevelopment, 'talents'
and the 'creatives'.
Tu
We
Th
11.11
12.11
13.11
13.15-15.00
13.15-15.00
13.15-15.00
Na326
Ub339
S211
ÖP
RE
JB
Mo
17.11
08.15-10.00
S214b
LFA
10.15-12.00
S214b
LFA
13.15-15.00
10.15-12.00
S211
Na340
HA
LW
Seminar 1: Inequality and growth *
Grp 1
Seminar 1: Inequality and growth *
Grp 2
Tourism and regional development
Long term regional development in
Sweden
Tu
18.11
Fr
21.11
08.15-10.00
10.15-12.00
S214c
S214c
RE
RE
Seminar 2: Creativity * Grp 1
Seminar 2: Creativity * Grp 2
Mo
24.11
09.15-12.00
HC106
ÖP
Tu
25.11
13.15-16.00
S211
LW
Natural resources – curse or
blessing?
The role of transportation and cities
in regional change
Fr
28.11
08.30-12.00
S211
JB
13.15-15.00
S211
JB
13.15-15.00
15.15-16.00
S209
S318
ÖP
ÖP/EB
Mo
1.12
Seminar 3: Presentations of central
themes in regional development *
Seminar 3: Presentations of central
themes in regional development *
Databases on regional matters
Introduction to computer room
(information about Excel, Sweden’s
statistical databases etc, primarily for
students taking the course as a single
subject course)
Mo
8.12
08.30-10.00
10.15-12.00
13.15-15.00
S211
S211
S211
JB
JB
ÖP/JB?
Seminar 4a: Regional policy in EU *
Seminar 4b: Swedish regional pol. *
Introduction to term paper assignment (term papers are written
individually)
8 December 2014 – 13 January 2015: Individually work on term papers +
supervision on certain occasions (see below)
We 10.12
13.15-16.00
ÖP
Term paper supervision
We
17.12
S315e
S315e
S315c
Fr
19.12
8.15-10.00
10.15-12.00
13.15-15.00
10.15-12.00 +
13.15-14.00
ÖP
ÖP
ÖP
ÖP
Seminar/workshop Grp A*
Seminar/workshop Grp B*
Seminar/workshop Grp C*
Term paper supervision
Tu
7.1
ÖP
Term paper supervision
Tu
13.1
Th
15.1
13.15-16.00
Term paper deadline. Each student brings two copies to ÖPs office at
13.15. Term papers should also be delivered electronically (more
instructions further on). Term papers distributed to opponents at 15.45.
08.30-12.00
S212
JB/ÖP Seminar 5: Term paper presentations and discussions *
13.00-16.30
S208
JB/ÖP Seminar 5: Term paper presentations and discussions * + course
evaluation
* All seminars are compulsory.
Lecturer:
ÖP
JB
RE
LFA
LW
EB
Örjan Pettersson, course manager
Jonathan Borggren
Rikard Eriksson
Lars-Fredrik Andersson
Lars Westin
Erik Bäckström
Examination:
The student requires passed seminar exercises and a passed term-paper in order to fulfill the
course. All seminars are compulsory and active participation of all students is required.
Grading is based on the exercises (memo + seminars):
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Ex 1: Inequality and growth. Max 10p. Examinator: Lars-Fredrik A.
Ex 2: Creativity. Max 10p. Examinator: Rikard E.
Ex 3: Central themes in regional development. Max 10p. Examinator: Jonathan B.
Ex 4: Regional policy/Regionalpolitik. Max 10p Examinator: Jonathan B.
Ex 5: Term paper. Max 60p. Examinator: Jonathan B. & Örjan P.

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