POPS2002 Population Analysis
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Sociology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Population Studies |
| Offered in | POPS2002 will not be offered in 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Demographic techniques and their applications in a wide range of contexts. Emphasis is given to methods that are most commonly needed for population studies in Australia; the focus is on practical applications of methods, rather than mathematics. Coverage will include: methods of analysing fertility, mortality, migration and population composition; standardisation of rates; life tables; population projections. Students will receive training in the uses of microcomputer spreadsheets for demographic calculations. |
| Learning Outcomes | By the end of the course, students will be aware of the major sources of data used in demographic analysis. They will also know how to calculate basic and refined measures of fertility, mortality and other demographic processes. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Two 1,000 word assignments and two 1,000 word tests (25% each). |
| Workload |
Normally offered every second year. 24 hours of lectures and 10 one-hour computer laboratory sessions. |
| Areas of Interest | Population Studies and Sociology |
| Requisite Statement |
Any one of: 12 units of first-year courses in Anthropology or Archaeology (ARCH or PREH) or Geography or Sociology or Economic History or History or Political Science or Economics, or a later-year course of a Population Studies major, or with the permission of the lecturer. |
| Preliminary Reading |
Rowland, D.T., Demographic Methods and Concepts, Oxford 2003. |
| Majors/Specialisations | Population Studies, Sociology, Biological Anthropology, Social Research Methods, and Policy Studies |
| Academic Contact | To be advised |
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