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Study programmes 2008-2009Last update : 29/06/2009
GEST1077-1  North / South Problems
Duration :  24h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Management Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre4
Master in Management Sciences, didactic approach, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre4
Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus in Entrepreneurship, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre4
Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre4
Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en management, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre4
Master in Management Sciences Premier quadrimestre4
Holder(s) :  Sandra Delforge, Aude Niffle    
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  This workshop is based on the active involvement of the students and prepares them for a more accurate understanding of the complex, and quite often erroneous, problematic of realities in the South North-South relations (through the analysis of experiences, recent audio-visual documents & life discussions).

In this way, students will have to prepare and présent team files on major Third-World development topics within which the involvement of the North will be specified : hunger,refugees,migrations,urbanization, ecology, population, debt, corruption, sustainable development,...
Course objective :  - help students better understanding the realities of the South through active involvement of the whole class,

- Make them see those realities are different in the South and so are the values & the people involved,

- trigger a constructive think tank on our relations with the South & a possible international career.
Prerequisites :  econ 0305-1 Economie politique

Basic knoledge in international economics
Organization :  The course is available on the website which enables students to know in advance what topics will be analysed and to have bibliographical references and website lists dealing with these topics. Recommended reading.

Inter-& miltidisciplinary approaches of realities :

- presentations & conversations based on real experiences in the South,

- audio-visual means (videos, slides, films,...) illustrating the realities of the South,

- group discussion,

- seminar team work to prepare the presentation of the files,

- dialogues with guest-speakers with a recent experience in the South.
Assessment :  1st session assessment : continuous assessment of active participation during group assignments and assessment of the papers.

2nd session assessment : assessment of the papers and oral examination.



Prolonged 2nd session assessment : same as 2nd session
Contacts :  Sandra Delforge 04 232 73 86

Sandra.Delforge@ulg.ac.be

Aude Niffle 04 232 72 58

Aude.Niffle@ulg.ac.be


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