2016/2017
BA-BPOLO1287U Political Economy of Development
| English Title |
| Political Economy of
Development |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Mogens Kamp Justesen - Department of Business and Politics
(DBP)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Political leadership and public management
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Last updated on
21-09-2016
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: Taking the curriculum as the point of departure
the students will, by the end of the course, be able to address and
answer questions within the field of political economy of
development by way of:
- 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;
- Understanding and analysing basic empirical 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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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Limited aids, see the list below:
- Dictionaries (only some, see specification
below)
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| 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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Description of the exam
procedure
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).
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| Course content and
structure |
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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.
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| Teaching methods |
| Lectures, group discussions and
tutorials. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) |
135 hours |
| Lectures / class exercises / “homework cafés” / workshops
etc. |
32 hours |
| Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam
period) |
41 hours |
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Last updated on
21-09-2016
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