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School of Demography · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
The course covers the theoretical models and tools to examine the growth, age-sex structure and spatial distribution of populations. Also covered are the concepts and measures used to describe and compare levels and age patterns in demographic processes, including marriage, fertility, mortality and migration. Topics may include the sources of demographic data, the assessment of data quality, standardisation methods, demographic accounting, population pyramids, the Lexis diagram, cohort measures, life tables, and decomposition methods. The course focuses on understanding demographic concepts and measures, their application to data, and demographic interpretation.
Research paper - topic selection exercise
Learning outcomes 3, 4
Research paper - literature review and data source
Learning outcomes 3, 4
Research paper - detailed outline
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Research paper - final draft
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and computer lab activities, and 12 hours of directed online learning activities; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, problem solving, reading, and writing.
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