ECON 7058 - Development Economics PG

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2020

This is an intermediate postgraduate course in development economics. During the weekly seminars, we will cover the following topics: the meaning and measurement of economic development, growth theories, poverty and income distribution, the role of geography and institutions, fertility and population growth, the role of credit markets and microfinance, health and nutrition, education and female empowerment.

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Course Details

Course Code	ECON 7058
Course	Development Economics PG
Coordinating Unit	Economics
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Incompatible	ECON 3501
Assumed Knowledge	ECON 7011 & ECON 7071
Restrictions	Available to MFin&BusEc, GCertAppEc, GCertIntEc, GDipIT&D, GDipIntEc, GDipAppEc, MAppEc, & MITD students only
Assessment	Typically mid-Semester test, tutorial work & final exam

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Jesmin Rupa

Associate-Professor Mandar Oak
Location: Room 3.37, Level 3 Nexus 10 (10 Pulteney St)
Telephone: 8313 1172
Email: mandar.oak@adelaide.edu.au
Consultation hours: To be confirmed

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Recognize and apply advance tools and models used in the field of Development Economics.
Modify, and suitably apply models used in development economics in their own research.
Formulate a perspective on how development policies are formulated in the real world and how they differ from the prescribed standards of normative development economics.
Discuss and critique academic articles and policy papers based on academic articles in a group setting.

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Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,4
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1,2,4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	2,3
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	2,4
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	3,4

Learning & Teaching Modes

Learning in this course is through lectures, tutorials, personal and group study and online learning.

The lectures will provide you with the necessary understanding of the material to be able to solve the exercises you will be given during tutorials or exams.

Tutorials represent an important learning component of the class. The tutorials consist of 11 weekly sets of problems. Students are expected to work through the assignments independently (or as a group if the question mentions so) and prepare solutions to be discussed or presented during the tutorial time. The tutorial questions will include problem-solving exercises, policy issue discussions and exercises with spreadsheets on actual data.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Students in this course are expected to attend all lectures throughout the semester plus one tutorial class each week. In addition, the workload for this class is designed for 9 hours per week of independent study.

Learning Activities Summary

Teaching & Learning Activities	Related Learning Outcomes
Lectures	1,2
Tutorials	3,4

**Lecture Schedule**
Week	Topics
1-2	Introduction, Trends and Patterns of Growth and Development
3	Theories of Economic Growth
4	Theories of Economic Growth
5	Inequality
6	Poverty
7	Population
8	Agriculture
9	Rural and Urban
10	International Trade
11	International Trade
12	Foreign Aid

Small Group Discovery Experience

Some tutorial questions encourage students to work in small groups.

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Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Due Date/Week	Weight	Length	Learning Outcomes
Mid-term Exam	Week 6	25%	2 hours (in class)	1,2
Final Exam	Exam period	45%	3 hours	1,2
Tutorial Presentations	Throughout the course	30%	TBA	3,4
Total		100%

Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.

To support the changes to teaching, the following revisions to assessment have been made:-

Tutorials (weekly online individual assignments): 20%
Midterm Exam (to be held online in Week 6): 30% (redeemable by final)
Final Exam (online): 50% (Details to be advised at a later date. Note that this will not be an invigilated exam requiring personal attendance.

Assessment Related Requirements

Attendance is expected for all tutorials.

Assessment Detail

Tutorial Presentations (30%)
Students are expected to source materials for the answers to the tutorial problem sets themselves and in discussion with their classmates. Students are expected to discuss their proposed solutions during the tutorials. The quality of tutorial prsentation will be assessed by the tutor.

Mid semester test (25%)
Will be held in Week 6, in class. The mid semester test will cover the material developed upto week 5.

Final Exam (45%)
There will be a 3 hour exam.
Please refer to

The final exam will cover the full set of material developed in this course. This includes all materials from the lectures and other readings, as well as discussions and exercises considered in the tutorials.

Submission

TBA

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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Additional Assessment
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