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AIS3123 Theories of Development
Part I Course Duration: One semester No. of Credit Units: 3 Level: B3 Prerequisites: Nil Precursors: Nil Equivalent Courses: Nil Exclusive Courses: Nil Part II 1. Course Aims:
Help students assess the strikingly different interpretations that are offered for why some parts of the world, including some parts of countries, experience higher levels of development than others and to refine their own perspectives. 2. Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: | No. | CILOs | Weighting (if applicable) | | 1. | Identify and critically evaluate the main theoretical perspectives in Development Studies | | | 2. | Differentiate domestic and international factors as explanatory variables | | | 3. | Apply theoretical concepts to key issues, including AIDS, debt, foreign aid, industrial policy, multinational corporations | |
3. Teaching and learning Activities (TLAs)
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to facilitate students' achievement of the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course) | ILO No | TLAs | Hours/week (if applicable) | | CILO 1 | Lectures, readings, tutorial discussion, instructor-led study visit (e.g., to Wal-Mart in Shenzhen or to a shelter for Indonesian migrant workers), use of PDAs | | | CILO 2 | Lectures, readings, tutorial discussion, instructor-led study visit (e.g., to Wal-Mart in Shenzhen or to a shelter for Indonesian migrant workers), use of PDAs | | | CILO 3 | Lectures, readings, tutorial discussion, instructor-led study visit (e.g., to Wal-Mart in Shenzhen or to a shelter for Indonesian migrant workers), use of PDAs | |
4. Assessment Tasks/Activities
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well the students achieve the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course)
| Type of Assessment Tasks/Activities | Weighting | ILOs to be addressed | Remarks | | Tutorial presentation | 25% | 1-3 | | | Tutorial participation | 10% | 1-3 | | | Essay | 35% | 1-3 | | | Quiz | 30% | 1-3 | |
5. Grading of Student Achievement:
Standard (A+, A, A- …F) Part III Keyword Syllabus: History and terminology; Measurements on inequality; Domestic level explanations; International level explanations; Debt, structural adjustment and the Washington Consensus; State-driven growth and Asian development; Diseases of globalization; Trade and corporations; Foreign aid; Proposals for change
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