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requirements class schedule
course policies
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GENERAL INFORMATION
THE UP DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
course designation course title course credit
Geography 185 Medical Geography
instructor
David fonathan C. Garcia davi dj onathan garcia@yahoo.com 981 8500loc.241,6
email phone mobile consultation
Established in 1-983, the Department of Geography specializes in teaching, research, and extension activities oriented towards the propagation and application of geographic knowledge in various scales and sectors in the Philippines and abroad.
3 units for discussion
091.7 81.0 3524
by appointment in CSSP Faculty Center Room 416 during Mondays to Fridays, 1 to 4 pm
facebook group name
Some of the
particular strengths
of the department are in mapping, field work, and fieldbased teaching.
Geography 185
For more information, visit geog.upd.edu.ph
COURSE GOALS
LEARNING GOALS
Build and debate on the fundamentals ofthe disciplines ofGeography,
cognitive
Medical Geography, and related fields ofstudy.
ideas, methods, critiques, and applications, including mapping and
witing
that are central in Geography, Medical Geography, and related fields. Synthesize knowledge on
wrious themes on Medical Geography and psychomotor
related fields.
field and map skills. Engage students in
pertinent issues about medical geography, health
geography, and allied fields
affective appreciation of Geography, Medical Geography, related fields, mapping,
Hone the
obsemtion, research, and problem-solving skills ofthe stu-
dents.
Enable students to acquire geographical literacy through scholarly research.
fieldwork, and the applications related to the couree.
MODULES AND TOPTCS MODULE I GEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE
MODULE 2 MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY AND RELATED FIELDS
In this module, you shall be acquainted
with the proper fundamental concepts and skills for geographical thinking. Topics in this module are:
Whatwere the imperatives of the fields pertinent in the subject? Why are they products oftheir particular historical contexts?
lntroducing Geography Paradigms and Histories of Geography Fields and Organizations of Geography Basic Ge ographical Concepts Research Methods in Geography
Placing the Subdisiciplines Health and Other Fundamental Concepts Histories and Trajectories
Methods and Techniques
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MODULE 3
MODULE
THEMES
CASES
In this module, you shall be able to ques-
This is your time to shine. Your group shall develop case studies by making research papers first and presenting your findings to class afterwards using topics such as those listed below.
tion the subject's problems through these topics and the subtopics thereof: Nature Culture Health WeII-Being Drsease
Environment and Health
Health lnformation System, nutritional geography, health and development conspiracy theories, global health research networks, health financing, and more. This module will testyour tenacity.
MODULES AND TOPICS: ASSIGNED READINGS PER TOPIC MODULE/TOPTC
ASSIGNED READING
Geography as a Discipline
Arild Holt-fensen, chapter
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Matthews and Herbert, chapters 1,,2,3,5 Gomez and fones III, chapter 2 Pattison, Robinson, Clifford et. al Medical Geography and Related Fields
Gatrell and Elliott chaps 1,, 2,3 Brov,rn, et. al chaps L to 4 Kearnes and Moon, Crampton, Monmo-
nier Themes
Nature and Culture
Castree f"Nature" book), Ginn and Demer-
itt, Mitchell, Tadaki et. al Space, Place, and Landscape
Massey, Tuan, Wylie, Meinig
Health and Well-Being
Gatrell and Elliot chaps 4, 5, 6 Brov,rn, et. al chaps 12-30
Disease
Brov,rn, et. al chaps 5-11
Environment and Health
Gatrell and Elliot chaps 7-9 Brov,rn, et al chaps 22-23 Castree, et. al chap 33
Marcotullio and Boyle Wisner, et. all chaps 30-32
MODULES AND TOPICS: BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS, CHAPTERS, JOURNALS, AND OTHER WORKS Three words: read or perish.
BroM,
eL al. A Companion to Medical and Health Geography Blackwell. 2010.
Castree, eL al. A Companion to Environmental Geography.
Blackwell.2009.
Castree, Noel. Nature. Roudedge. 2005.
Clifford, Nicholas, et. al. Key Concepts in Geography. Sage. 2008. Crampton, Jeremy. Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010. Gatrell, Anthony and Susan Elliott. Geographies ofHealth: An
Introduction. Blackwell. 2009.
Ginn, Franklin and David Demeritt. Nature: A Contested Concepl Sage. 2009. Gomez, Basil and John Paul Jones [[. Research Methods in Geography. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010. Holt-Jensen,
Arild. Geography: History and Concepts.
Sage.
2009.
Huggett, Richard. Fundamentals of Geomorpholory. 2007. Kearnes, Robert and Graham Moon. From Medical to Health Geography: Novelty, Place and Theory after a Decade ofChange. Progress in Human Georaphy. 2002.
Marcotullio, Peter and Grant Boyle. Defining an Ecosystem Approach to Urban Management and Policy Development. UNU. 2003. Massey, Doreen. For Space. Sage. 2005.
Matthews, fohn and David Herbert. Geography: AVeryShort Introduction. Oford. 2008. Mayhew, Susan. Dictionary of Geography. Oxford. 2004. Meinig, D.W. The Beholding Eye: Ten Versions ofthe Same Scene. n.d. Mitchell, Don. There's No Such Thing as Culture: Towards a Reconceptualization ofthe ldea ofCulture in Geography. 1995. Monmonier, Mark. Howto Lie with Maps. UniversityofChicago. 1991. Pattisoq William. The Four Traditions ofGeography. loumal of Geography. National Council for Geographic Education. 1964. Robinson,
J.
Iâ‚Źwis. A New Look at the Four Traditions of Geography. lournal of Geo graphy- 1972-
Tadaki, Marc, et. al. Nature, Culture, and the Work ofPhysical Geography. Wiley. 2012. Tuan, Yi-Fu. Space and Place. The Perepective of Experience.
Unive6iry ofMinnesota. 2001.
Wisner, Ben, eL al. The Roudedge Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. Roudedge. 2012. Wylie, John. Landscape. Roudedge. 2007.
REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY
GRADE CONVERSION
requirement count credit
equivalent
2oo/o
points 95-100 90-94 86-89 82-85
IOo/o
7A-Ar
2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 4.00 5.00
exams 3 activities 20 case study I fieldwork I
5oo/o 20o/o
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50% EXAMS
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74-77 70-73 65-69 60-64 51-59 00-50
1.00
r.25 1.50
r.75
20% ACTtvtTtES
20%CASE STUDY 1O% FIELDWORK
HOW IS MY FINAL GRADE CALCULATED? exams activities case
study
fieldwork
are hard and unforgiving. Read, discuss in class, review. You should study well. are both \ nitten and nonwritten. is a group effort with two outputs: report and a research paper. is a two-day out-of-class event.
After the individual requirements are graded, the scores fin percentagesJ are entered into an electronic spreadsheet. The percentages are weighted and summarized thereafter. An example is below.
exams plates
9oo/o x
x case study 80%o x fieldwork 9oo/o X looo/o
50 20 2O 10
= = = =
REQUIRED? The definite answer is yes. Your
participation shall be through field work. During the field work, mapping and scoping activities shall be done individually
45 2O
t6 9
90 points On the conversion scale, 9O is 7,25
IS THE FIELD TRIP
and in groups for you to apply the concepts in the classroom. This semester, the field trip shall be in the Ilocos Region.
COURSE POLICIES ONE
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The insFuctor does not acceptlate submissions. Submissions are
It is your responsibility to make sure that your requirements are re-
submitted/presented
during class time on the set deadline. Ifa re-
YOU'RE SET!
ceived by the instructor and that your record oflates and absences is
quirement is not submitted in class on the set deadline, the grade for
corect. It is also your responsibilityto communicate with your group-
that requirement is zero. Exams are taken only at the set dates.
mates regarding your group outputs.
TWO
SEVEN
Make-up eems are given only under the following circumstances:
Do not
Always remember the contents of these handbook. Implement them and talk to your instructor often.
textthe instructor after
B
medical emergency. Please bring a note from a physician.
mightbe with his familyor enjoying
b. A
family emergency. Please bringa funeral or wedding announce-
quiries will be entertained. This is the format foryour text and online
ment, or other piece ofdodmentation that explains the situation. c.
Conflictwith
a
universiry-sponsored event. Please ask a coach or an
messages:
Own this course! Know why and how the what is where!
pm and during non-class days. He
a. A
a
holiday, too. Only sensible in-
full name, subiect section, class schedule, statement Break
this rule only in really exceptional cirdmstances.
adviser to write an excuse letter to explain the absence. d.
Conflictwith
a
religious observance. Please inform the instructor
well in advance. e. An
unexpected and unwanted or exceptionally weird circumstance
(such as being involved in a road accident). Bring a copy
EIGHT As much as possible,
ofthe police
reporL
ooPs!
letus do our correspondences in ourYahoo and
Facebookgroup pages. Text a classmate the instructor's Facebookaccountwall.
firsl
Do not post questions on
PM him instead. He's always
Provide one that is like the ex-
online.
ample below. The photograph
x
picture.
NINE
should be a recent
THREE
Mobile phones should be in silent mode. Ifyou have to receive a call or
The size ofthe index card should
Avoid being late foryou to avoid missingplates and group activities.
text anyone, you may do it outside the classroom.
be3x5inches.
FOUR
Enioy the experience oftaking Geog 185! It won't be fun all the time
Three lates is one absence. More than six unexcused absences means a
but it shall beworthwhile.
TEN
*3,
stitctr
grade of5. More than six excused absences means dropping the course. No absence is a .25 upward step for your final grade.
FIVE Plagiarism is zero. Cheating is five.
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