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1) To give students a basic understanding on various key topics in international development studies which drive the economic development process in several regions of the world.
2) To provide students with basic conceptual tools and frameworks for analysing economic development issues.
3) At the end of the module, students should be able to understand and critically engage with debates about global affairs and their implications for the development (or lack of it) of different parts of the world.
The key topics that will be addressed in this module include: Foreign Direct Investments, International Trade, Development Aid, Institutions, Corruption and Cronyism, Natural Resources, International Financial Institutions like the World Bank and IMF.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 103 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Multiple Choice Questionnaire: There will be an MCQ test covering 40% of the overall weighting towards the midterm. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Class Test: There will be a one-hour class test covering 60% of the overall weighting towards the end of the trimester. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
A written feedback is provided to each student on their exam paper assignment (class test) within 20 working days of the exam in according with university policy.
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 13:00 - 13:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 13:00 - 13:50 |