OVERVIEW

Seminars and initiatives providing CFUs are learning activities offered by the Department of Political and International Sciences as part of the “Other Activities” to be included in the study plan. At the beginning of each academic year, the Department publishes on its website a list of activities related to each seminar so that each student can choose which seminar activities to include in his/her study plan for a total of 3 CFU. These 3 CFU can be reached by combining seminars from the same or different disciplines at the total discretion of the student. In addition, seminars and initiatives providing CFUs may also be chosen as “Student Choice Activities”.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Seminars and initiatives in Social Statistics and Demography investigate specialised topics concerning the measurement of social and demographic phenomena from different perspectives: local, national and international. The list of seminars and initiatives in Social Statistics providing access to CFUs scheduled for this academic year is available on the Department's website.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Knowledge and Understanding: Participants will acquire a basic understanding of the main methodologies and topics in social statistics and demography presented in the seminar events.

2. Applying Knowledge and Understanding: Participants will be able to follow a quantitative logic in the analysis of social and demographic data.

3. Making Judgements: Participants will develop the ability to critically evaluate proposed results with respect to the use of scientifically rigorous methods.

4. Communication Skills: Participants will be able to include a quantitative approach in their analysis of social phenomena.

5. Learning Skills: The seminar provides the basic tools to independently deepen the proposed seminar topics.

PREREQUISITES

None.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures with contributions from external experts.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The list of proposed seminars is published throughout the year on the website of the Department of Political and International Sciences (dispi.unige.it).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reccommended reading materials will be suggested at the end of each specific seminar.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ENRICO DI BELLA (President)

PIETRO STANISLAO PARISI

LUCA GANDULLIA (Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

At the end of each seminar, a final exam is scheduled, which may vary in format depending on the nature of each specific seminar. For more details, please refer to the seminar's Aulaweb page.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The achievement of the learning objectives will be assessed using different methods depending on the delivery mode of each specific seminar. For more information, please refer to the seminar's Aulaweb page.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with certification of Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), disabilities, or other special educational needs are advised to contact both the coordinator, Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it), and the course instructor at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that, while respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools. For further information, please refer to the webpage: https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/studenti-disabilità-informazioni-utili