Learning outcomes

1. Students must be capable of assessing the quality of their own work.
2. Demonstrating a comprehension of the analysis of social phenomena presented in English, as well as observing their strengths and weaknesses.
3. Effectively communicating the basic analysis of social phenomena in an elementary level of English.
4. Students must be capable of managing their own time, planning their own study, managing the relationship with their tutor or adviser, as well as setting and meeting deadlines for a work project.
5. Searching for documentary sources starting from concepts.
6. Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
7. Developing self-learning strategies.
8. Respecting the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.
9. Generating innovative and competitive proposals in research and professional activity.
10. Working in teams and networking, particularly in interdisciplinary conditions.
11. Identifying sources of data and conducting bibliographic and documentary searches.
12. Synthesizing and critically analysing information.
13. Interpreting and applying English texts in an academic way.
14. Working by using quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques in order to apply them to research processes.
15. Demonstrating good writing skills in different contexts.
16. Showing a good capacity for transmitting information, distinguishing key messages for their different recipients.
17. Realising effective oral presentations that are suited to the audience.
18. Managing the available time in order to accomplish the established objectives and fulfil the intended task.
19. Working autonomously.
20. Analysing and explaining future scenarios bearing in mind the expected evolution of the basic demographic variables.
21. Defining the basic knowledge of the demographic analysis, particularly the essential categories, techniques and elements of the study of population (rates of birth, death, migration and natural increase).
22. Using data sources, time references and magnitudes in population analysis.
23. Carrying out basic demographic studies (population pyramids, prospects of population growth, age cohort analysis) and analysing the main current population problems.
24. Critically analysing and assessing the evolution of a territory's population.
25. Defining the sociological concepts that interpret social policy.
26. Comparing the different theoretical approaches concerning social policy.
27. Relating them with the debates about state, social change and inequality.
28. Comprehending the social interpretations of social policy in accordance with these approaches.
29. Expressing the debates regarding these approaches, that refer to social policy.
30. Relating the debates regarding these approaches, that refer to social policy, with the historical context in which they emerged.
31. Defining the underlying social phenomena of social policies and conflicts about social needs.
32. Comparing the reading of social policies from several ideologies of the social reality of Spain and Catalonia.
33. Distinguishing underlying social policies of specific conflicts.
34. Distinguishing sociological concepts, as well as the methods and techniques of social investigation commonly used to analyse social policy.
35. Relating the concepts, methods and techniques used to analyse social policy with general theoretical and methodological debates.
36. Relating the explanations of the access inequalities and the impact of social policies with the general theoretical and methodological debates.
37. Distinguishing sociological concepts about social policy.
38. Distinguishing the explanations of the access inequalities and the impact of social policies between classes, between genders and between ethnic groups that these actors take for granted.
39. Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
40. Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
41. Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
42. Identify data sources and carry out rigorous bibliographical and documentary searches.
43. Use metatheoretical data to argue and establish plausible relation of causality and establish ways of validating or rejecting them.
44. Apply quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques in research processes.
45. Produce and prepare the presentation of intervention reports and/or proposals.
46. Outline the basic knowledge for demographic analysis, in particular the basic techniques and elements for studying population (birth and death rates, migration , natural and organic growth, etc.)
47. Use sources of data, time references and magnitudes in population analysis.
48. Carry out basic demographic studies (population pyramids, growth forecasts, age-period cohort analysis) and analyse the main current problems of the population.
49. Analyse and critically evaluate the evolution of the population of a region.
50. Analyse and show future scenarios focusing on the different basic demographic variables.
51. Organise work in relation to good time management and planning.
52. Lead multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, implement new projects, coordinate, negotiate and manage conflicts.
53. Make decisions in situations of uncertainty and show an enterprising and innovative spirit.
54. Identifying sources of data and conducting bibliographic and documentary searches.
55. Develop strategies for autonomous learning.
56. Respect the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.
57. Analyse the relations between population growth, economic development and the environment.
58. Compare social policies from different ideologies present in the social reality of Spain and Catalonia.
59. Demonstrate the capacity for oral and written communication in Catalan, Spanish and English which allows the work to be summarised and presented orally and in writing.
60. Analysing and explaining future scenarios bearing in mind the expected evolution of the demographic variables.
61. Analyse and evaluate the socioeconomic and environmental causes and consequences of the evolution of population in a region.
62. Carry out basic demographic studies (population pyramids, growth forecasts, age-period cohort analysis) and analyse the main current problems of the population.
63. Interpret the complexity of sustainability and interpret processes of change, from the perspective of sustainable development.
64. Know the main theories on economic development and demographic change.
65. Relate the mechanisms and institutions of cooperation for development and the improved biological welfare of the population.
66. Develop critical thought and reasoning and be able to communicate them effectively, both in your own language and second or third languages.
67. Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values.
68. Make changes to the methods and processes of the area of knowledge to provide innovative responses to the needs and wishes of society.
69. Assess the social, economic and environmental impact when acting in this field of knowledge.
70. Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.