COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
ECO 531 B 3 3 0 0 3 7.5
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Eglantina Hysa
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description: This course covers the interplay of topics related to economic development and aims to have a broad focus on theories / issues / and economic policies.
Course Objectives: This course, covers a cross-section of topics related to economic development and aims to have a wide focus of theories/issues/policies.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Development in development economics
2 Human development, military expenditure and social wellbeing
3 The problem of brain drain
4 Gender and development: transforming the process
5 Food security in developing countries
6 External debt, government expenditure, investment and growth
7 The pure theory of international trade, globalization, growth and sustainable development: agenda for the future
8 Midterm
9 Knowledge, technology transfer and multinational corporations
10 The International Monetary Fund: functions, financial crises and future relevance
11 Economic development and environmental problems
12 Globalization as Westernization: a post-colonial theory of global exploitation
13 Students’ Presentations
14 Students’ Presentations
Prerequisite(s):
Textbook: Contemporary Issues in Development Economics, B.N. Ghosh, 2001
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Understand economic theories of development.
2 Apply rigorous analytical tools to issues of economic development.
3 Become aware of the variety of development processes and development policies around the world, and of the limits to explaining economic development and deriving general “good practices” of economic development.
4 Become familiar with the economic development of specific countries or regions.
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Master of Science in Economics Program
1 Students apply advanced knowledge in economics 5
2 Students explain the interaction between related disciplines and economics 4
3 Students apply scientific methods to address economic problems 3
4 Students define existing theory in a specialized branch of economics 4
5 Students critically evaluate knowledge in economics and carry out advanced research independently 3
6 Students develop economic models and formulate policy options 3
7 Students make an original contribution to the discipline 3
8 Students effectively communicate in a variety of professional and academic contexts 3
9 Students will develop new strategic approaches for unexpected, complicated situations in economics and take responsibility in solving them 2
10 Students uphold and defend ethical values data collection, interpretation and dissemination 3
11 Students use advanced empirical analyses to address social problems 2
12 Students interact with professional networks in their field of specialization 3
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Presentation
1
50
Term Paper
1
50
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 3 48
Mid-terms 1 12 12
Assignments 0
Final examination 1 20 20
Other 2 11 22
Total Work Load:
150
Total Work Load/25(h):
6
ECTS Credit of the Course:
7.5