Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The main objectives of this course are : - Definition of the most important concepts and theories - Presentation of the main socio-economic under-development indicators - Critical description of structural modifications experienced by developing countries (DCs)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Acquiring knowledge regarding the main concepts and relevant mechanisms for analysing DC economies
Being capable of applying the acquired knowledge to the analysis of issues specific to DCs.
Being able of establishing solutions to economic development problems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
General Political Economy
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Weekly lectures as well as exercices with the teaching assistant.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
- Todaro and Smith, Economic development. - Perkins et al., Economie du développement, DeBoeck, 2008.
Assessment methods and criteria
January, September: Written examination (100%)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is taught in French and it will take place during the first semester.
Contacts
Professor: J. Tharakan (email: j.tharakan@uliege.be)
Assistant: Kelly Cioppa (email: kelly.cioppa@uliege.be)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The contents for the evaluation are the contents seen during the lectures of the first semester.
Assessment methods
The evaluation will take the form of an online exam that will take place during the exam session. There will be both multiple choice questions and open-ended questions.
We will use the platform Lol@Examens.
Contacts
Lecturer: J. Tharakan (j.tharakan@uliege.be).
Assistant: Kelly Cioppa (kelly.cioppa@uliege.be)
Items online
Powerpoint slides
Powerpoint slides are available before each lecture on Lola