Undergraduate Course: Development, Trade and Inequality (ECNM08021)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Summary: This is a new version of the course Issues in Global Economics. The details are not yet finalised. The information in this DRPS entry are therefore subject to change but is provided to give students an indicative overview of the content, delivery and assessment.
This course intends to illustrate the usefulness of economic analysis in a global context. The course is divided into 2 main themes: development economics, trade and inequality. The first part of the course focuses on trade and inequality. The second explores developing countries and relevant principles of economic development. |
| Course description |
This course intends to illustrate the usefulness of economic analysis in a global context. The course is divided into 2 main themes: development economics, trade and inequality. The first part of the course focuses on trade and inequality. The second explores developing countries and relevant principles of economic development.
The course is delivered through a programme of lectures and tutorials.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Economics 1 (ECNM08013)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students must have a good knowledge of calculus and basic mathematic tools such as log transformations. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- A knowledge and understanding of principles and models used in the study of development economics, trade and inequality.
- Research and investigative skills such as problem framing and solving and the ability to assemble and evaluate complex evidence and arguments.
- Communication skills in order to critique, create and communicate understanding.
- Personal effectiveness through task-management, time-management, dealing with uncertainty and adapting to new situations, personal and intellectual autonomy through independent learning.
- Practical/technical skills such as, modelling skills (abstraction, logic, succinctness), qualitative and quantitative analysis and general IT literacy.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | development,trade,inequality |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | |
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