Study Programmes 2015-2016
| ECON2253-2 | ||||||||
| Economics of development Seminar | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 24h SEM | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Thomas Dogot, Philippe Lebailly | ||||||||
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Coordinator :
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| Thomas Dogot | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| The introduction presents the concepts and paradigms of development economics and rural development. Seminars are organized according to some themes choosen together by students and teachers. These themes deal with concrete problems related to rural economics and sociology in developed as well as in developing economics. Seminars are organized in order to encourage active participation of students. Students are invited to prepare each seminar with the appropriate litterature available to them. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The objectives of the seminars are to analyse and to go deeply into issues that are specific to rural economics and sociology and to address these issues with the available quantitative methods. Group projects, presentations from externals with professional or academic experience and field trips contribute to reach these objectives. After completing the course the student is expected to Grasp the specific problems in the economy of the development Argue a position during a statement or a debate Criticize and make a scientific summary |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 24h | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam (50%) Reports (50%). The reports evaluation leads to a single score for both exam sessions. | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Lebailly Philippe, (Professeur Ordinaire) Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Passage des Déportés 2 5030 Gembloux +32 81 622361 Philippe.Lebailly@ulg.ac.be |
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