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UP-15 | Data Analysis Studio

Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 1L | ECTS Credits: 1

Titular:

lect.dr.ecol.-urb., dr.geogr. Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor

Learning outcomes:

Placed among informative disciplines, the course and studio do not aim to train specialist in their curriculum, but instead to familiarize students with the core concepts and methods used in statistical and environmental analysis, including computer-assisted techniques, focusing on their application to urban ecosystems. The assignments and essays will allow for a presentation of the application of methods and use information specific to statistics and environmental analysis in urban, spatial and landscape planning, accenting the interpretation of final results and their relevance for an urban or landscape planner.

Content:

Studio #1. bar and pie charts, histograms, frequency polygons and curves and population pyramid - hand and/or Excel drawing.
Studio #2: Average, median, mode, variance, standard deviation, range – hand and/or Excel computation.
Studio #3: Presentation of the statistics assignment, work examples, recapitulation of the methods needed to resolve the assignment and clarification of problems.
Studio #4: Fishbone diagram. SWOT analysis. Cost-benefice analysis. Environmental impact assessment: hypothetic example of organizing the process.
Studio #5: Use of Geographical Information Systems in environmental impact assessment. Practical example with ArcView.
Studio #6: Presentation of requirements for the essay, work example, recapitulation of the methods needed to complete the essay.
Studio #7: Presentations, debates, clarification of problems.

Teaching Method:

Lectures, PowerPoint presentations, computer demonstration (ArcView, Excel), discussions.

Assessment:

4 p. presence and activity + 3 p. assignment + 3 p. essay/presentation
Details will be offered during the first class.

Bibliography:

1) Dragomirescu L, Biostatistică pentru începători, Ed. Constelaţii, Bucharest, 1998, and next editions
2) Botnariuc N, Vădineanu A, Ecologie, .Ed. Didactică şi Pedagogică, Bucharest, 1982
3) Petrişor AI, Elemente de statistică urbană cu aplicaţii rezolvate în Excel, Ed. Universitară „Ion Mincu”, Bucharest, 2007
4) Petrişor AI, Analiză de mediu cu aplicaţii în urbanism şi peisagistică, Ed. Universitară „Ion Mincu”, Bucharest, 2007
5) Petrişor AI, Ecologie urbană, dezvoltare spaţială durabilă şi legislaţie, Ed. Fundaţiei România de mâine, Bucharest, 2008