Mobility, Disease and Development

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Understand the ways in which geographical data of various types can be combined, interpreted and modelled
• The nature of change in environments created by people
• Understand the importance of integrity, quality assurance and archiving in relation to data
• The influence of spatial and temporal scale upon human processes
• Abstract and synthesize information from a range of different geographical sources
• Understand the importance of the spatial characteristics of geographical data
• Analyse, reflect on and critically interpret geographical data
• Marshall and retrieve data from library and internet resources
• Produce fluent and comprehensive written reports on complex topics
• Structure conceptual and empirical geographical material into a reasoned argument.
• A substantial range of analytical and observational strategies

Over the course of this module, you will learn about the work of the WorldPop research group. As their work responds to rapidly changing demand, there is no set syllabus; instead, you will find out about their most recent and exciting research projects. All these focus on using exciting and novel methods for mapping populations and their movements, in a wide range of applications from disease burden estimation, epidemic modelling, resource allocation, disaster management, accessibility modelling, transport and city planning, poverty mapping and environmental impact assessment. One of WorldPop’s key principles is the use of open data and methods; as such, their data products and methods are widely adopted across many low-income regions of the World. You can find out more about their current portfolio of projects at www.worldpop.org/about.

Lectures

Seminars

Field work

Computer labs

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.