Title of course: New geographical research methods
Code: TTGME7001_EN
ECTS Credit points: 3
Type of teaching, contact hours
- lecture: 2 hours/week
- practice: -
- laboratory: -
Evaluation: exam
Workload (estimated), divided into contact hours:
- lecture: 28 hours
- practice: - - laboratory: -
- home assignment: -
- preparation for the exam: 32 hours
Total: 60 hours
Year, semester: 1st year, 1st semester
Its prerequisite(s): -
Further courses built on it: -
Topics of course
The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of new developments in the various fields of geography and to familiarise the students with the latest research methods. The course covers the following topics: the role of drones in our everyday life and in science; methods of geological dating (14 C, K-Ar, U-Th,137 Cs) and their applications; the possibilities of ground and airborne laser scanning in surveys, the methodology, advantages and limitations of laser scanning, its applicability in surveys; methods of geo-ecological mapping, modern tools for vegetation and soil survey; WRB soil classification, modern diagnostic-based soil classification systems used worldwide; environmental risk assessment, environmental remediation, steps and methods for remediation of environmental contamination; the concept of urban climate, its characteristics, effects on human comfort, methods for monitoring; modelling of climate change at different spatial scales, types of climate models, their characteristics, methods for spatial scaling; main rock survey methods and instruments; main geophysical methods (ground penetrating radar, geophone, ERT, etc.); applied volcanology; trends in the new economic geography, the main theories of the new economic geography school, which is playing an increasingly important role in today's economic geography; the main characteristics of modern cities - the processes taking place in today's cities and the factors behind them; the role of critical geography in today's social geography.
Literature
Compulsory:
- - Acocella, V. 2022. Volcano-Tectonic Processes (Advances in Volcanology), Springer, ISBN: 978-3030659707
- - Förstner, W., Wrobel, BP. 2016. Photogrammetric Computer Vision: Statistics, Geometry, Orientation and Reconstruction, Springer, ISBN: 978-3319791708
Requirements:
- for a signature
Participation at practice classes is compulsory. A student must attend the practice classes and may not miss more than three times during the semester. The students must choose one of the topics offered by the teacher to plan a project, write an essay and prepare a presentation.
The students must take a written exam at the end of the semester.
- for a grade
The course ends in an examination.:
Based on the score of the tests separately, the grade for the tests and the examination is given according to the following table:
| Score | Grade |
| 0-49 fail | (1) |
| 50-64 pass | (2) |
| 65-74 satisfactory | (3) |
| 75-85 good | (4) |
| 86-100 excellent | (5) |
If the score of any test is below 60, students can take a retake test in conformity with the EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Person responsible for course: Prof. Dr. Szilárd Szabó, university professor, DSc
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Szilárd Szabó, university professor, DSc
Dr. Gergely Szabó, associate professor, PhD
Dr. Péter Rózsa, associate professor, PhD Prof.
Dr. Gábor Kozma, university professor, DSc