Economic Demography 4.17.E.800

The lecture outline

I. Introduction
II. History of World Population Growth
III. Mains theoretical demographic concepts (the Malthusian Model, the Solow's Growth Model, the Boserup concept)
IV. Age-structured population, demographic transition
V/VI. Some demographic issues: mortality, fertility
VII. Summary

Field of study

Economics

Supplementary literature

- K. Wachter, (2006 or 2014), Essential Demographic Methods. - M. Livi-Bacci, (2012), A Concise History of World Population, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. - And other materials, books and research papers will indicate during the classes.

Student workload

A. Contact hours: 18: h/ 0,72ECTS Participation in classes: 15h Participation in credit, direct contact: 3h B. Student’s own work:32 h / 1,28 ECTS Preparation for classes: 6 h Preparation for a credit: 16h Preparation of the project:10 h

Study level

BA level

Education profile

general academic

The semester in which the subject is carried out

Requirements

Assessment methods and criteria: A. Formy zaliczenia (weryfikacja efektów uczenia: Written colloquium: (effect 1,2) Activity and posture during classes: (effect 3) Project: (effect 1,2,4) B. Basic evaluation criteria Lecture: written colloquium (max. 60 points), project (max. 20 points), Activity and posture during classes (20 points0. Rating scale: 90-100 points: rating: 5.0; 80-89,9: 4,5; 70-79,9: 4,0; 60-69,9: 3,5; 50-59,9: 3,0; 0-49,9: 2,0.

Prerequisites

Familiarizing students with the socio-economic causes and effects of demographic change. Students' understanding of the multifaceted population issue

Course coordinators

Wojciech Goleński

Learning outcomes

Knowledge
An alumnus knows and understands economic and social conditions, differences and consequences of population changes.

Competences
An alumnus can analyze and evaluate social and economic relations toward find solutions for socio-economic problems.

Assessment criteria

Methods of teaching
lecture

General Grading System

Multiple grading
F1: Academic project
F2: Students activity (case study, homework)
F3: writing exam

The final grade is: F1, F2 and F3

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

- National/international and state statistic (statistic yearbooks).
- D. Poston, L. Bouvier, (2010 or 2019), Population and Society. An Introduction to Demography, Cambridge.
- S. Preston, P. Heuveline, M. Guillot, (2010), Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes, Wiley-Blackwell.
- Demographic and Social Statistic, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/.
- And other materials and books, research papers will indicate during the classes.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 4.17.E.800 in USOSweb