Course outline GEO793
GEO 793: The Geography of Toronto Winter 2015 Course Instructor Valentina
Capurri JOR 601 Ext. 3120
[email protected] Office Hours:Monday 15:00 to
17:30 Lectures: Sec. 1: Mon. 13:00 to 15:00 DSQ2, Wed. 11:00 to 12:00 LIB072 Sec.
2: Mon. 11:00 to 13:00 EPH229; Wen. 9:00 to 10:00 ENG101 Sec. 3: Mon. 18:00 to
21:00 TRS2166 Course Exclusions: This is an Upper Level Liberal Studies. The
course is not available to students in the Geographic Analysis Program and in the
Urban and Regional Planning Program ***Faculty Course Surveys will be
conducted online between 20 March and 30 March 2015 *** Course
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Assignments should be written in a report format If in the final reflections you
decide to quote or paraphrase other scholars, you MUST provide references MOST
IMPORTANT THING: Tell me what YOU think, your opinion matters! How to
proceed: For Assignment 2, the first step is to get out there : you must physically
reach the BIA selected in Assignment 1 and dine in one of its restaurants. In your
report you must indicate: a) name of the venue; b) exact location; c) day and time
of your visit; d) whether it is a franchise or independent restaurant; e) its external
appearance; f) its internal appearance; g) the approximate number of staff at the
time of your visit; h) the approximate number of costumers at the time of you visit;
i) the menu and the average price of starters, entrees, and drinks; j) the treatment
you received. Once you have all the information, you are expected to draw some
conclusions on the venue with respect to the clientele it caters to and whether or
not, in your opinion, it is a good fit for the BIA where it is located. You might take
pictures if useful to substantiate your argument (I do not want website pictures, only
pictures taken by you). For Assignment 3, you will discuss transportation in the BIA
selected in assignment 1. The first step is to visit the area (indicate in the report the
day and time of your visit. Depending on the BIA,