2013/2014
BA-PPED Political Economy of Development
| English Title |
| Political Economy of
Development |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Peter Wad - Department of Intercultural Communication and
Management (ICM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Political leadership, public management and international
politics
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Last updated on
29-10-2013
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| Learning objectives |
Taking the curriculum as the point of
departure the students will, by the end of the course, be able to:
- Conceptualize basic types of developing economies and emerging
markets in the global economy;
- Use basic concepts and theories of the political economy of
development to identify, describe and analyse key issues of
economic development, transition and globalisation;
- Describe basic trends of and discuss the interface of business
and politics in the main regions and countries comprising
developing economies and emerging markets using theoretical
concepts and empirical evidence.
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| Examination |
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Political
Economy of Development:
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| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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PCs will be available.
It is allowed to bring basic language dictionaries (e.g.
Danish/English, English/Danish and English Danish) to the exam. It
is not allowed to bring specialized dictionaries (e.g.
English/Danish dictionary on financial terms). Pocket calculators
are not allowed. |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring Term, The exam is in June. The
re-exam/make-up exam is in August. |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Closed Book: no aids |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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| Course content and
structure |
| The course introduces theories of
development and change emphasizing the role of the business sector
and the state and the interdependency between these two sets of
structures, institutions and actors in developing countries and
emerging markets. The comparative perspective of actual political
economic features and trends will infuse the discussion of
country/area cases from Asia (e.g. China/India); the Arab region;
Africa; Latin America; and Eastern Europe. |
| Teaching methods |
| Lectures and group
discussions. |
Last updated on
29-10-2013
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