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150141 VU Economic Development in East Asia (2024W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 13.09.2024 10:00 to Th 26.09.2024 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.10.2024 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The Zoom link for the first session is provided via Moodle.
- Monday 07.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 14.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 21.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 28.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 04.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 11.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 18.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 25.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 02.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 09.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 16.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 13.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- N Monday 20.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Monday 27.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Workload
Students will be asked to read a lot throughout the semester; for details, see Moodle. Expect reading at least about 40 pages per week on average, or more if you want to get a deeper understanding of the subject.
Students’ understanding of each of the three blocks will be assessed in multiple-choice tests. More details will be provided during the Q&A sessions and on Moodle.
Students will be asked to read a lot throughout the semester; for details, see Moodle. Expect reading at least about 40 pages per week on average, or more if you want to get a deeper understanding of the subject.
Students’ understanding of each of the three blocks will be assessed in multiple-choice tests. More details will be provided during the Q&A sessions and on Moodle.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Assessment
Students will be assessed through three multiple-choice tests. The tests will take place online in real time (at 15:00) on the dates as announced in Moodle. Please note:
• There will be no alternative dates for these tests.
• The tests cannot be substituted by anything else.
(1) M/C test on block 1 (theories of economic development): The test will cover what has been presented during the first four classes (classical, neoclassical, and heterodox theories of development, EAD model).
(2) M/C test on two cases from block 2 (country cases of economic development): The test will cover what has been presented on the economic development processes of Japan and South Korea.
(3) M/C test on blocks 2 and 3 (comparative aspects of economic development in Northeast Asia): The test will cover what has been presented on the economic development process of China, and on comparative aspects of economic development in NEA.
The final grade for the course will be calculated as follows, based on the grades (not the points) for the three m/c tests:
• Test 1: 33%
• Test 2: 34%
• Test 3: 33%
Please note: This is not a lecture course (“Vorlesung”). Tests will thus not be repeated. They can also not be substituted by other contributions. Please make sure that you can participate. If you already know that this will not be possible, you should not register for this course. If you miss a test, for whatever reason, you will be graded “5” for that test. Please consider this when enrolling for this course.
Students will be assessed through three multiple-choice tests. The tests will take place online in real time (at 15:00) on the dates as announced in Moodle. Please note:
• There will be no alternative dates for these tests.
• The tests cannot be substituted by anything else.
(1) M/C test on block 1 (theories of economic development): The test will cover what has been presented during the first four classes (classical, neoclassical, and heterodox theories of development, EAD model).
(2) M/C test on two cases from block 2 (country cases of economic development): The test will cover what has been presented on the economic development processes of Japan and South Korea.
(3) M/C test on blocks 2 and 3 (comparative aspects of economic development in Northeast Asia): The test will cover what has been presented on the economic development process of China, and on comparative aspects of economic development in NEA.
The final grade for the course will be calculated as follows, based on the grades (not the points) for the three m/c tests:
• Test 1: 33%
• Test 2: 34%
• Test 3: 33%
Please note: This is not a lecture course (“Vorlesung”). Tests will thus not be repeated. They can also not be substituted by other contributions. Please make sure that you can participate. If you already know that this will not be possible, you should not register for this course. If you miss a test, for whatever reason, you will be graded “5” for that test. Please consider this when enrolling for this course.
Examination topics
See above.
Reading list
See Moodle.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Su 06.10.2024 12:26
This course will combine recorded lectures as well as real-time discussion sessions and online tests.
Therefore, ensure that you have the necessary hardware, software, and stable internet access. Importantly, you need to be able to participate in the real-time online discussion classes and tests. If you are not sure whether you can guarantee this, then you should not register for this course.Contents
Reflecting our integrated teaching and learning concept, this course includes the building of theoretical knowledge as well as its application to specific cases in East Asia in a comparative way. It consists of three blocks.
Block 1 (theories): Some of the key theories of economic development including the East Asian Development Model.
Block 2 (country cases): The economic development process of three countries of Northeast Asia: Japan, South Korea, and the PR China.
Block 3 (comparison): Revisiting the three cases in a comparative way, this time focusing more on the framework of development as extracted from the literature, and highlighting similarities and differences.
Expected outcome: Students know the fundamental ideas of various key theories of economic development, in particular classical/neoclassical, Marxist, Keynesian and dependency theory, dirigisme, structuralism, and neoliberalism. They understand the developmental paths of the individual East Asian countries both from a general perspective and with regard to their particularities, and are able to conduct comparative, method-based country case analyses and to apply the acquired knowledge to developments in the region.