GEOGRAPHY 270a, 2005

(Economic Geography)

Teaching Assistant:  Luis Silva, lab sections: Wednesday from 2:30 to 3:30, and Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 (SSC 2322), office hours 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Mondays in SSC 2304; lsilvaji@uwo.ca

Teaching Assistant:: Yunliang Meng  lab section Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30; ymeng6@uwo.ca, office hours 10-12 am on Thursdays,office number is Room 2304.

Lectures Tuesdays, 12:30-2:30pm , SSC 2322

Tutorials Wednesdays, Section 2, 2:30-3:30 pm , Section 3 3:30-4:30, Thursdays, Section 4, 1:30-2:30 pm , all in SSC 2322

Text:  Stutz, Frederick P. and Barney Warf, The World Economy, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.

Course Description:  The forces reshaping global economic geography; fundamentals of spatial economics; principles of locational decisions; spatial interaction; growth of spatial economic systems; examples are taken from a variety of countries.

Antirequisites: Geography 170 a/b

Prerequisite: Geography 020E

2 lecture hours, 1 practical work/tutorial hour, half course.

Objectives: This course introduces you to the economic geography of the world economy. A basic understanding of the geography inherent in the concepts of population, transportation, locational decisions and globalization is provided.

Course format: The course is lecture based with class discussion. Lecture attendance is vital.

Evaluation:  There will be two midterm examinations (100 minutes each), a final exam (2 hours) and four laboratory exercises. No travel or employment plans should be made during the Final Examination time. In accordance with university policy, missed exams cannot be made up except on written medical grounds and notification prior to exam date.

The breakdown of the grade weightings is as follows:

Each lab assignment 5%

Each midterm 30% or 20%.  The midterm with the highest mark will be weighted 30%, while the lower will be weighted 20%. The second midterm is not cumulative.

The final, is worth 30% of the course mark. The final exam is cumulative.

In addition you are expected to attend the lectures. You can’t learn the material if you aren’t there.  

If you have a cellular phone with you in class, TURN IT OFF!

Be sure to read the information from the Dean of Social Science Office.  Click here.

If you have questions about the regulations regarding exams or other requirements visit the social science academic counseling web site.  

If the fire alarm sounds you are to immediately vacate the building and not return until directed to do so by competent authority.

UWO SENATE STATEMENT ON PLAGARISM “ Students must write their essays and assignments in their own words. Whenever students take an idea, or a passage of text from another author, they must acknowledge their debt to both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (See Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic Calendar).” Essays may be evaluated by plagiarism checking software.

You should also note that any marks in the course are considered preliminary until you receive your final mark from the Registrar.

Course schedule (provisional)