ECON 3509 - International Economic History III

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016

The course surveys the evolution of the international economy from the industrial revolution until today, focusing on topics which are relevant to an understanding of current economic issues. The distinguishing feature of the course is analysis of long-run phenomena such as sustained economic growth or the impact of economic institutions which have long-lasting effects. The topics covered typically include international trade, finance and migration, differences in national rates of economic growth, economic and financial crises as well as globalisation.

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Course Details

Course Code	ECON 3509
Course	International Economic History III
Coordinating Unit	Economics
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Incompatible	ECON 3030
Assumed Knowledge	ECON 2506 & ECON 2507
Assessment	Typically, project, essay and exam

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Florian Ploeckl

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:

1	Understand the main concepts used to explain the historical development of the global economy and the factors affecting growth in the short and long-run
2	Select and apply the appropriate economic tools and methods to analyse historical episodes and understand the main advantages and disadvantages of the respective approaches
3	Identify and analyse historical developments relevant to a deeper understanding of contemporary economic conditions
4	Identify and critically review the relevant literature, synthesize the central arguments and critically evaluate their relative merits
5	To discuss and communicate, in particular present, economic topics in a clear, concise and competent manner

最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
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)	1,2,3
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	3,4,5
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	5
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	4,5
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	3
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	3,4,5

Learning Resources

Required Resources

This is a reading-intensive course, and you are expected to read widely following your own initiative. All of the required readings are available from the Barr-Smith Library either electronically or in hard copy. If you are uncertain about how to access online articles, e-books or other materials you should take the BSL Online Discovery Tour at . If a book is on loan, place a recall and the book should be available within a week . This is important for BSL staff to judge demand; if there are multiple requests for a book, the library will take action to increase availability.

There is no official text book for this course. A list of required reading material as well as recommendations will be made available on MyUni.

Recommended Resources

The following readings are intended as references, especially if you are concerned about gaps in your background.

Historical Background:
Richard Pomfret: The Age of Equality: the Twentieth Century in Economic Perspective (Belknap 2011)
Jeffry Frieden: Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century (Norton, 2006)

Economics Background:
This is a level III subject and background in intermediate micro and macro theory is assumed. The course also has a strong emphasis on international themes. If you are not familiar with the following analytical tools, these readings will help:

Economic Growth:
o less technical -- R. Pomfret: Development Economics, (Prentice Hall 1997, U of Adelaide 2000)
o more advanced -- R. Barro and X. Sala-i-Martin Economic Growth (McGraw Hill, 1995; 2nd ed. MIT Press, 2003)

International Trade and Finance:
o R. Feenstra and A. Taylor, International Economics or P. Krugman and M. Obstfeld, International Economics
o R. Pomfret, Lecture Notes on International Trade Theory and Policy (World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore, 2008).

Online Learning

This course will make use of MyUni. Lecture slides, recordings and additional material will be posted through this system.

Learning & Teaching Modes

This is a reading-intensive Economics course which focuses on communicating economic ideas in written, visual and oral forms.

There are two main teaching activities, a weekly lecture and biweekly workshops:
The lectures focus on key issues and ideas, introducing the main concepts used in Economic History.
The workshops build upon the material introduced in the lectures as well as readings and deepen the understanding through a focus on the communication the central ideas, concepts, arguments and evidence. Various forms of communicating and presenting economic material will be covered.

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 (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This means that, for this course, you are expected to commit approxmately 12 hours per week including lectures and workshops

Learning Activities Summary

Lecture Topic
Week 1		Industrial Revolution
Week 2		First Globalization (Trade & Migration)
Week 3		First Globalization (Technology & Money)
Week 4		Interwar Economies
Week 5		The Great Depression
Week 6		Post-War Reconstruction and International Integration
Week 7		Development strategies and the shocks of the 1970's
Week 8		Midterm
Week 9		(Post-) Communisms: Rise, Fall, Transitions and Reunification
Week 10		China & Asian development
Week 11		The conservative revival of the 1980's
Week 12		Special Topic

Although this list of lecture topics is preliminary, no major changes are expected

Small Group Discovery Experience

The workshops are designed to be Small Group Discovery sessions. The focus of these sessions is for students to practically focus on communicating outcomes of the research process. Each workshop will be dedicated to one particular form of communication (for example posters, wikis, maps, etc). A central part of these sessions is a practical experience, students will be asked to cooperate in small groups (app. 5 students per group) to apply a particular communication method to the material covered in the lectures prior to the workshop.

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Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Midterm	30%
Project work	30%
Final Essay	30%
Workshop Participation	10%

Assessment Related Requirements

Due to the nature of Economic History and the reading/writing/communication intensity of this course the quality of English expression is considered to be an integral part of the assessment and may affect the mark.

Assessment Detail

Midterm Exam
The midterm exam is currently scheduled as an in-class exam during the lecture in week 8 and will cover the material of the preceding weeks.

Project Work
Students have to complete one individual assignment relating to the group projects during the workshops.

Final Essay
This essay is a written assignment/paper covering the material of the whole course.

Workshop Participation
There are six biweekly workshops. The first is an introductory meeting which will be used to familiarize students with the format and expectations of the workshops. The following five workshops are each covering the material introduced during the lectures in the preceding weeks and focus on one particular method of communicating research.

Student participation will be graded starting with the second workshop. The final participation mark is then based on the best 4 out of 5 workshop participation grades.

Optional Paper
Students are given the option to write a long research essay, which can be counted instead of the Project, Midterm or Final essay.

Plagiarism
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Submission

Submission of the Project work and the Final Essay will be done through MyUni

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.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

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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