ECON 2502 - East Asian Economies II
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2015
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ECON 2502 Course East Asian Economies II Coordinating Unit Economics Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week. Intensive when taken in Winter Semester. Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Incompatible ECON 2003 Assumed Knowledge ECON 1004 or ECON 1000 or 6 units of Asian Studies courses or equivalent Assessment Typically tutorial work or group presentation, and essay and final exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Mandar Oak
Winter School
Dr. Sothea Oum
Location: Room 3.35, Level 3 Nexus 10 (10 Pulteney St)
Telephone: 8313 4932
Email: sothea.oum@adelaide.edu.au
Consultation hours: To be confirmed
Semester 2
Associate-Professor Mandar Oak
Location: Room 3.37, Level 3 Nexus 10 (10 Pulteney St)
Telephone: 8313 49666
Email: mandar.oak@adelaide.edu.au
Consultation hours: To be confirmed
Professor Richard Pomfret
Location: Room 4.36, Level 3 Nexus 10 (10 Pulteney St)
Telephone: 8313 4751
Email: richard.pomfret@adelaide.edu.au
Consultation hours: To be confirmedCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Explain the nature and structure of the economies of East Asia.
- Understand the socio-economic and political forces shaping the economies in the region.
- Analyse current issues and future challenges in East Asian economies from a political economy perspective and within a global context.
- Compile relevant information from a wide range of sources from various disciplines pertaining to East Asia.
- Formulate and communicate the policy lessons (positive and negative) emanating from the East Asian growth experience.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
There is no textbook for this course. Readings for the course are made available via the Student Course Reader as well as in the form of pdf files on MyUni.
Please note that the Course Readers can now only be purchased online from the new Online Shop. Login to Unified and simply click on the Online Shop icon in the left hand side of the Home page. As soon as the course reader is printed and available, it will be published on the Online Shop where students can order and pay and then collect their reader from the Image & Copy Centre.Recommended Resources
Any additional recommended resources will be announced on MyUni.Online Learning
The course makes extensive use of MyUni for purposes including the posting of lecture notes, and important announcements. It is expected that all students will regularly check the MyUni course website, and regularly check their university email accounts.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course will be taught in the traditional lectures mode. There will be two one hour lectures each week followed by a one hour tutorial. The tutorial will require students to work in groups to read, present and discuss pre-assigned articles.
LECTURES:
The students are expected to attend the lectures. While we plan to record the lectures, depending upon the technological constraints, they may not be available for all topics. Moreover, it may not be always feasible to re-record the lectures in the event of a technical glitch.
TUTORIALS:
Each student is required to enrol in one tutorial session and attend tutorials regularly. Tutorial activities will count towards 20% of the final grade.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The 最新糖心Vlog expects full-time students (ie those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This course is the equivalent of a 3 unit load so this means that, for this course, you are expected to commit approximately 12 hours per week to this course, including contact hours.Learning Activities Summary
(This is a tentative list of topics and a sketch of the time-table. Please note that the actual material may vary.)
Week 1: Understanding the East Asian miracle
Week 2: Sources of long run economic growth (and the implications for the East Asian economies)
Week 3: Growth, development and structural change in East Asia
Week 4: Financial development and financial crisis in East Asia
Week 5: Lessons for other developing economies: the case of India
Week 6: Catch-up, additional topics and review
Week 7: Mid-term Exam
Week 8: Japan and China
Week 9: Evolution of Trade in East Asia, Introduction
Week 10: Regional Value Chains and Factory Asia
Week 11: Regional Integration in East Asia
Week 12: Formerly Centrally Planned Economies
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Assessment
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Assessment Summary
Mid semester exam (Week 7)
Weight: 30%
Date and time: TBA
This exam will assess the topics of Weeks 1 to 5.
Final Exam
Weight: 50%
Date and time: TBA
This exam will put an approximate weight of 80% on the topics covered in weeks 6 through 12 and 20% weight on the topics covered in weeks 1 through 5.
Tutorial Participation 20%
Each tutorial section will be divided into 4 groups. In any session, one group will be the “presenter”, i.e., in charge of presenting the assigned article and for leading the discussion. Other groups, the “participants”, are supposed to comment and participate in the discussion. The details of the exact weight assigned for the presenters and the participants will be discussed during the first lecture.
See the MyUni page for further details of the assessment rubric.Assessment Related Requirements
There is no replacement exam available for missing the mid-term. In the event a student cannot sit the mid-term exam, their final exam will count towards 80% of the final grade (with the tutorials counting for the remaining 20%).Assessment Detail
See assessment summary.Submission
None.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 Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
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Additional Assessment
If a student receives 45-49 for their final mark for the course they will automatically be granted an additional assessment. This will most likely be in the form of a new exam (Additional Assessment) and will have the same weight as the original exam unless an alternative requirement (for example a hurdle requirement) is stated in this semester’s Course Outline. If, after replacing the original exam mark with the new exam mark, it is calculated that the student has passed the course, they will receive 50 Pass as their final result for the course (no higher) but if the calculation totals less than 50, their grade will be Fail and the higher of the original mark or the mark following the Additional Assessment will be recorded as the final result. -
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