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DEMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS

EIE2005 DEMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS
3 Credits

Pre-requisite EIA1005 Statistics I

Learning At the end of the course, the students are able to:
Outcomes
1. explain the demographic patterns and processes;
2. apply demographic methods and data appropriately;
3. interpret the output of demographic analysis appropriately; and
4. relate population dynamics to socio-economic development.

Synopsis The course covers basic demographic concepts and their application for the
following topics:

1. Sources of demographic data;
2. Basic demographic measures: mortality, fertility, nuptiality and migration;
3. Life tables;
4. Population estimation and projection; and
5. Inter-relationship between demography and socio-economic variables

Statistical software is used for the computation of demographic measures,
population projection.

References 1. Rowland, D.T. (2008). Demographic Methods and Concepts. Oxford University
Press.
2. Hinde, Andrew. (2007). Demographic Methods. Hodder Arnold Publication.
3. Preston, S.H. (2000). Demography: Measuring and Modelling Population
Processes. Blackwell Publishing.
4. Siegel, Jacob. (2001). Applied Demography: Applications to Business,
Government, Law and Public Policy. Elsevier Academic Press.
5. Siegel, J.S and Swanson, D.A. (2009). The Methods and Materials of
Demography, Elsevier Academic Press.

Soft Skills CS1, CS2, CS3
TS1, TS2
LL1, LL2

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%

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