Basics of medical geomatics 2600-AC-BMG-M5

1. General and theoretical basics of the medical geography, public health and epidemiology.
2. The history of medical geography and public health.
3. Basics of cartography and geographic information systems (GIS).
4. The history of medical cartography.
5. Spatial analysis in medical geography and public health.
6. Advanced spatial analysis in medical geography and public health.
7. The state and prospects of medical geography and geomatics in Poland and the World.

Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in lectures - 15 hrs - consultations- 3 hrs - writing test- 2 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for test- 20 hrs Altogether: 40 hrs (1 ECTS)

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

W1: Student knows basics of the medical geography, public health and epidemiology (K_W01) . W2: Student knows basics of the modern cartography, geomatics, geoinformation and geographic information systems (GIS) (K_W02).

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

U1: Student is able to use the knowledge to choose the appropriate spatial analysis in medical geography (K_U03). U2: Student is able to describe the current health condition of the population of Poland and the World (K_U01). U3: Student is able to describe principles of data analysis in the field of medical geography (K_U02).

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

K1: Student understands social, cultural and historical determinants of health inequalities and health disparities in Poland and in the World (K_K03).

Metody dydaktyczne

Expository teaching methods: - informative (conventional) lecture; - narration; - problem-based lecture.

Wymagania wstępne

none

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Agnieszka Pilarska

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment methods:
- test - types of questions: (1) long answer questions, (2) short answer questions, (3) multiple choice, (4) singel choice – W1, W2, U2, U3;
- presence (min. 85%)

Assessment criteria:
satisfactory - 50%
satisfactory plus - 60%
good - 70%
good plus- 80%
very good- 90%

Literatura

1. Selinus O., Alloway B. J., 2005, Essentials of Medical Geology:Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health, [electronic resource], Elsevier, Amsterdam; Boston
2. Meade M.S., Emch M., 2010, Medical Geography, The Guilford Press; Third edition
3. Cromley E.K., McLafferty S.L., 2012, GIS and Public Health, The Guilford Press; 2nd edition

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