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Geography 340

Economic Geography - Schedule - Subject to Change - Fall 2009

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The table below contains the class schedule for this semester. Please consult it regularly to link to find what chapters you should read in preparation for "class", what assignments are due on specific dates, and when other events may occur during the semester.

Note that the schedule is tentative. Unforeseen delays are common during a semester. Attend to your responsibilities in this course regularly and be alert to updates to the schedule below.

Tentative Schedule

  Semester Schedule
Date Topic Reading Assignment Due
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Introduction - None
Thursday, August 27, 2009 Introduction to Economic Geography See Moodle

Course Contract

Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Introduction to Economic Geography See Moodle  
Thursday, September 03, 2009 Introduction to Economic Geography See Moodle  
Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Net Present Value - Store Location Background Lab: Net Present Value
Thursday, September 10, 2009 Global Integration Section 2.3  
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Lab Background Lab: Land Rent
Thursday, September 17, 2009 New Capitalism Section 2.4  
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Lab Background Lab:County Business Patterns
Thursday, September 24, 2009 Regulation Section 2.5  
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Lab Background Lab: Location Quotient
Thursday, October 01, 2009 New Labor Section 3.2  
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Lab Background Lab: Gravity Model
Thursday, October 08, 2009 New Spaces of Labor Section 3.3  
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Lab Background Lab: Locational Indices
Thursday, October 15, 2009 New Spaces of Production Section 3.4  
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Lab   Lab: Gini Coefficient and the Lorenz Curve
Thursday, October 22, 2009 Consumption Section 4.2  
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Lab Lab Lab: Market Potential and Aggregate Travel
Thursday, October 29, 2009 Landscapes of Consumption Section 4.3  
Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Lab Lab Lab: Geocoding Addresses with Online Software
Thursday, November 05, 2009 Identity Section 4.4  
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Lab Lab TBA
Thursday, November 12, 2009 Changing Industrial Labor Section 5.2  
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 More Labor Geography Section 5.3  
Thursday, November 19, 2009 Lab Lab TBA
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Furlough Day - No classes    
Thursday, November 26, 2009 Thanksgiving    
Tuesday, December 01, 2009 Social Inequalities Section 5.4  
Thursday, December 03, 2009 Post Welfare States Section 5.5  
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 Open    
     
Thursday, December 10, 2009
 Final Exam 12:45 PM - 02:45 PM   Final Project Due
Semester Schedule

 

 

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