Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500244 East Asian Studies | OB | 2 | 1 |
Students must be able to read and understand academic texts in English. It is advisable, though not mandatory, to have passed the first-year "Introduction to Economics" course.
On successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:
- Understand economic texts from general economics magazines and newspapers with particular reference to East Asia.
- Understand the position and role of East Asia in the world economy.
- Understand the political economics of the different patterns of growth and development of the countries of East Asia.
- Submit a report on a specific economic aspect of a country in East Asia.
Topic 1: Economic environment of East Asia: globalisation and regional integration
Topic 2: Japan: the Meiji Restoration. Imperialism and war economy
Topic 3: Japan: the Japanese economic miracle and the lost decades
Topic 4: The four Asian tigers: South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore
Topic 5: China: planned economy. Economic reform and development
Topic 6: China and the global economy. Trade, investment and external projection
Topic 7: The emerging Southeast Asian economies
1. Directed activities:
- Lectures on general topics. To achieve the established objectives, this subject mainly involves lectures.
- Theoretical and practical exercises, in groups or individually.
- Discussions on the subject matter of lectures, based on previous reading or explanations.
- Presentations in class.
2. Supervised activities:
- Exercises at home, compulsory reading assignments.
3. Autonomous activities:
- Reading and written work, individually or in groups.
- Written summary of classes, comments on texts, articles, books, etc.
Students must keep abreast of the news and information published on the Virtual Campus / Moodle.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures, theoretical and practical exercises, presentations and discussions. | 50 | 2 | 1, 9, 2, 13, 14 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Exercises, compulsory reading assignments. | 34 | 1.36 | 7, 4, 3, 11, 12, 16, 15, 6 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading assignments and written essays. | 45 | 1.8 | 7, 5, 4, 3, 11, 12, 16, 15, 6 |
Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing tasks and tests. Task deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class.
The final mark is based on:
- 30%: individual or group assignment.
- 35%: exam on the first part of the course.
- 35%: exam on the second part of the course.
Related matters
The above information on assessment, assessment activities and their weighting is merely a guide. The subject's lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.
Review
When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.
Missed/failed assessment activities
Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for.
The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities.
Classification as "not assessable"
In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.
Misconduct in assessment activities
Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the students involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject.
Students may not retake assessment activities in which they are found to have engaged in misconduct. Plagiarism is considered to mean presenting all or part of an author's work, whether published in print or in digital format, as one's own, i.e. without citing it. Copying is considered to mean reproducing all or a substantial part of another student's work. In cases of copying in which it is impossible to determine which of two students has copied the work of the other, both will be penalised.
More information: http://www.uab.cat/web/study-abroad/undergraduate/academic-information/evaluation/what-is-it-about-1345670077352.html
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Individual or group assignment | 30% | 17 | 0.68 | 7, 5, 4, 3, 11, 12, 16, 15, 6 |
Midterm exam I | 35% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 8, 9, 2, 10, 13, 14 |
Midterm exam II | 35% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 8, 9, 2, 10, 13, 14 |
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Articles and websites relevant to specific topics will be recommended via the Virtual Campus / Moodle.