| Learning objectives |
In the end of this course the students should be
able to:
- Explain the central models, concepts and theories presented
through the course
- Critically assess the strengths and weakness and the value and
relevance of the models, concepts and theories presented through
the course in relation to their practical application.
- Apply the models, concepts and theories presented throughout
the course on concrete cultural economic problems.
- Analyze a problem based on selected theories and methods and
argue for the cultural policy implications.
- Reflect on the consequences of applying different theories and
perspectives on a selected cultural economic
problem.
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| Examination |
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Cultural
Economics and Policy, 2nd year project: Arts and
Culture:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| 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, see also the rules about
examination forms in the programme regulations. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual oral exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
2-4 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 20 pages |
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The project can also be written individually
The project size should be:
• 1-2 students: max.15 standard pages
• 3-4 students: max. 20 standard pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Release of assignment |
Subject chosen by students themselves, see
guidelines if any |
| 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-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Re-examination:
If the student has participated in the written group project for
the ordinary exam, but didn't attend the oral exam, the
re-examination is conducted on the basis of the group project that
has already been handed in.
However, a copy of the project for the ordinary exam MUST be handed
in for the re-exam within a specified time.
If the student has participated in the written group project for
the ordinary exam, but not passed the oral exam, the re-exam is
normally conducted on the basis of the project that has already
been handed in. However, the student may choose to hand in a new,
individual project within a specified time.
NB! The student must clearly state at the frontpage of the project,
if the product is the IDENTICAL to project handed in for the
ordinary exam, or if the student has chosen to hand in a NEW
PROJECT.
If the student has not submitted the written group project for the
ordinary exam, the student may participate in the oral
re-examination, if the student hands in an individual project
within a specified time.
The student cannot claim supervision hours in connection with the
retake/ reexam.
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Description of the exam
procedure
The final exam is a group project which is also ending 2nd year.
The project will be followed by an oral exam which takes its point
of departure in the group project but just as much relates to
syllabus in general .
Assessment. The student’s linguistic abilities may be included in
the evaluation of the project. This evaluation is an overall
evaluation of the academic content including the student’s ability
to spell and write. The academic content must be given preference,
cf. also § 12, paragraph 2. The individual assessment is based on a
combined evaluation of the written group project and the individual
oral examination in the project and syllabus in
general.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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Course content:
The course will provide an overview of the cultural sector,
cultural economics and cultural policy. The course will show how
economic theory can be used to analyze economic problems in the
cultural sector, dealing with issues like market demand for arts
and culture, determinants of participation in arts and culture,
market failures like externalities and public goods in the cultural
sector, non-market demand for arts and culture, cost-benefit
analysis, production, productivity and the earning gab (Boumol and
Bowens disease). Cultural policy will be analyzed using relevant
theoretical models and empirical methods, and concrete examples of
cultural policy at the national as well as at the local level will
be analyzed and discussed.
Course aim:
The course aims at giving knowledge about cultural economics and
cultural politics in a Western European context. Cultural economics
will be introduced as a discipline dealing with economic questions
of the cultural sector. The course aims at giving the students
knowledge about how cultural economics can be used to analyze
economic problems in the cultural sector, especially relating to
public finance of culture and thereby providing arguments for
cultural politics. Besides the course will introduce cultural
policy, characterize different models for cultural policy and show
different goals and instruments of the different
models.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
The teaching is based on lectures giving overview
of the theory, guest lecturers from the industry, and student
presentations of selected cases. It is expected that students
prepare before classes by reading relevant articles and chapters as
suggested in the reading schedule (on LEARN).
Groups working on their 2nd year project can request, on their own
initiative, supervision support. In order to enroll for
supervision, groups must submit a problem formulation for their
project, as part of the group form. Groups that submit poor or no
problem formulation, or submit after the given date, cannot be
guaranteed a supervisor. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Feedback on oral presentations by students and
peer to peer student feedback on project presentations. |
| Student workload |
| Classes |
30 hours |
| Preparation for class |
106 hours |
| Exam |
70 hours |
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| Expected literature |
- Ruth Towse: A Textbook of Cultural Economics, Second Edition,
Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Articles on cultural economics and policy.
Please note, minor changes may occur. The teacher
will upload the final reading list to CBS Canvas two weeks
before the course starts.
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