2013/2014
KAN-2TIP Topics in International Political Economy
| English Title |
| Topics in International Political
Economy |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Leonard Seabrooke - Department of Business and Politics
(DBP)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- International Political Economy
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Last updated on
10-06-2013
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| Learning objectives |
After completing the course, students
should be able to demonstrate:
- A comprehensive knowledge of the issues, institutions, and
actors involved in the topic in question,
- knowledge and understanding of theories and concepts that are
relevant to analysis of the issue,
- ability to link the theories to the empirical material in a
methodologically reflexive manner.
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| Examination |
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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Individual oral exam based on group assignment
(max. 3 standard pages), 3-4 students per group. Overall assessment
of assignment and oral performance. |
| Size of written product |
Max. 3 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer Term |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Another examination form
Re-take if ordinary exam is failed:
Individual oral exam (20 minutes) based on individual revision of
original assignment.
Make-up if ill when assignment is written: individual oral exam
based on individual assignment (max. 2 standard pages).
Make-up if ill at oral exam: individual oral exam (20 minutes)
based on same assignment in
August.
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| Course content and
structure |
The course focuses on a specialized
topic in international political economy (for example but not
limited to the politics of business standards, political risk, the
politics of international finance, global growth strategies, or the
management of international organizations). The course covers
theories that are relevant to the analysis of the topic and
empirical material.
The topic is decided by the Study Board and announced by the Board
by the end of October. The topic can change from year to year and
the Board can offer more than one topic in a year. |
| Teaching methods |
| Lectures |
Last updated on
10-06-2013
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