COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH I

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECO 421	B	1	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 , 13.30-15.15, Thursday
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:	15.30-18.15, Thursday
Course Description:	Major elements in the economic development of resources, production, marketing, finance, labor; economic policy; political, social and technological factors affecting economic development, theories of growth.
Course Objectives:	There are several objectives of the course. First, students should be aware of the current debates about the definition of economic progress, and what we should consider when studying ‘economic development and growth’. Secondly, they should become familiar with the available cross-country data, and how this data can be used to draw meaningful insights into the important determinants of economic growth. Thirdly, students should have a good understanding of the formal economic models of economic growth and be able to use these models as a basis for understanding and distinguishing the various sources of, and constraints on, economic growth.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Economic Growth and Development
2	Economic Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective
3	Comparative Economic Development
4	Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development
5	Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development
6	Contemporary Models of Economic Development and Underdevelopment
7	Contemporary Models of Economic Development and Underdevelopment
8	Poverty, Inequality and Development
9	Poverty, Inequality and Development
10	Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences and Controversies
11	Urbanization & Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
12	Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development
13	Students’ Presentations
14	Students’ Presentations

Prerequisite(s):	NA
Textbook:	Todaro, Michael P. and Stephen C. Smith. Economic Development 12th Edition, Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2015.
Other References:	Charles Jones Introduction to Economic Growth (2nd ed.) W.W. Norton & Co, 2002. David N. Weil, Economic Growth, 2/E, Brown University, Rhode Island Peter Sorensen & Hans Whitta-Jacobsen, Introducing Advanced Macroeconomics: Growth and Business Cycles, McGraw-Hill, 2005 (Advanced Undergraduate Textbook)
Laboratory Work:	NA
Computer Usage:	NA
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Application of economic models and theories to better understand the causes and consequences of economic growth at an international level.
2	Knowledge of distributional consequences of economic growth (inequality, structural adjustments etc.).
3	Knowledge of the implications of globalization on specific sectoral policies such as agricultural policy, energy policy.
4	Knowledge of specific concepts such as fair and sustainable growth.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Political Science and International Relations Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	4
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	3
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	3
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	5
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	3
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	4
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	3
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	2
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	1
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	1
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	4
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	3
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Presentation	8	5
Project	1	60
	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			0
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	25	25
Other	1	29	29
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5