| CODE | ISS1013 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Economic and Social Statistical Sources for the Island of Gozo | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Islands and Small States Institute | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will cover the following themes: ● An overview of the operations of the NSO and its relations with EUROSTAT ● Regional economic statistics for Gozo (and trends) ● Regional demographic statistics for Gozo (and trends) ● Regional social and related statistics for Gozo (and trends) ● Regional environmental statistics for Gozo (and trends) ● Gozo and the Census of Population Study-unit Aims The study-unit aims to familiarise students with published statistics (including metadata) relating to the economic, demographic and social statistics of Gozo. The main statistical sources to be referred to will be the National Statistics Office and EUROSTAT. Such familiarisation will enable students to better understand the socio-economic realities of Gozo, and to find factual information to back up arguments made in their assignments. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit, the students will be able to have a good degree of familiarisation with the socio-economic statistics pertaining to Gozo, published mainly by the National Statistics Office and by EUROSTAT, and to comprehend metadata and other processes on their method of compilation. The students will also be able to interpret the data and assess its benefits and limitations. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit, students will have improved their ability to source and interpret published data relating to the economy and to society in general and developed other skills associated with inferring tendencies from quantitative and qualitative information. Students will find such skills useful for their career improvement and for life in general. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Suggested Readings (all available at the University Gozo Centre Library): Vella, C. (2011) Malta's Statistical Institute: A Concise History 1947-2011 Formosa, S. et al (2001). The Research Road We Make: Statistics for the Uninitiated. Valletta, Malta: NSO NSO (2011). Statistics on Income and Living Conditions 2009 . Valletta, Malta: NSO NSO (2010). Agriculture and Fisheries 2009. Valletta, Malta: NSO NSO (2010) Malta in Figures 2010. Valletta, Malta: NSO NSO (2010) Demographic Review 2009. Valletta, Malta: NSO NSO (2010). Household Budgetary Survey 2008. Valletta, Malta: NSO News Releases available on line: Regional Gross Domestic Product: 2005-2009 Regional Gross Domestic Product: 1999-2006 Regional Statistics Indicators Regional Statistics - Environment Regional Statistics: Transport and Energy Tourism in the Maltese Islands Regional Domestic Waste Composition |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Ind Study & Ind Online Learning | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lino Briguglio |
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