GEOG3030
Geographic Inquiry
Spring 2006

Syllabus

READINGS
David Brooks, All Cultures are Not Equal
Alexander Murphy, Rediscovering the Importance of Geography
Russell K. Schutt, Investigating the Social World (1-58) (65-99) (230-272)
Hoggart et al., Researching Human Geography (1-22) (40-74)
D.L. McIntyre and J.R. Weeks, Environmental Impacts of Illegal Immigration on the Cleveland National Forest in California
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Geography Jobs
Spatially descriptive statistics
Basic inferential statistics

ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment 1 Geography: What is it and what is it good for?
Assignment 2 Article assessment
Assignment 3 Primary and secondary data resources
Assignment 4 Literature review
Assignment 5 Descriptive statistics
Assignment 6 Basic inferential statistics
Assignment 7 Correlation and regression

DATA
Petroleum, taxes and vehicles data
Cell phone signal data