Growth and Development
- Fakult?t
Fakult?t Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (WiSo)
- Version
Version 1 vom 24.06.2024.
- Modulkennung
22B1533
- Niveaustufe
Bachelor
- Unterrichtssprache
Englisch
- ECTS-Leistungspunkte und Benotung
5.0
- H?ufigkeit des Angebots des Moduls
nur Wintersemester
- Dauer des Moduls
1 Semester
- Kurzbeschreibung
The wealth and poverty of nations is the grand object of all enquiries in Political Economy (Malthus 1817). This course spans from the dawn of mankind to future scenarios and covers natural/man-made drivers/impediments of growth and development.
- Lehr-Lerninhalte
I. Fundamentals of Development - Government - Inequality - Culture - Geography, Climate, Natural Resources II. Accumulation and Growth - Physical Capital - Population - Human Capital III. Long-run Trends - Historical Episodes (incl. Collapses) - Future Population Dynamics - Resources, Environment, and Sustainability
- Gesamtarbeitsaufwand
Der Arbeitsaufwand für das Modul umfasst insgesamt 150 Stunden (siehe auch "ECTS-Leistungspunkte und Benotung").
- Lehr- und Lernformen
Dozentengebundenes Lernen Std. Workload Lehrtyp Mediale Umsetzung Konkretisierung 41 Vorlesung Pr?senz - 10 ?bung Pr?senz - 2 Prüfung Pr?senz - Dozentenungebundenes Lernen Std. Workload Lehrtyp Mediale Umsetzung Konkretisierung 47 Veranstaltungsvor- und -nachbereitung - 25 Literaturstudium - 25 Prüfungsvorbereitung -
- Benotete Prüfungsleistung
- Klausur oder
- Portfolio-Prüfungsleistung
- Bemerkung zur Prüfungsart
The portfolio exam covers 100 points an consists of two one-hour written examinations. The two written examinations are weighted by 50 points each.
- Prüfungsdauer und Prüfungsumfang
Written examinations: in accordance with the valid study regulations
The requirements are specified in the respective lectures.
- Empfohlene Vorkenntnisse
Recommended, but not a requirement: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
- Wissensverbreiterung
Students who studied successfully know the key questions and concepts of growth and development (e.g. long-run determinants of the wealth and poverty of nations).
- Wissensvertiefung
They are able to identify causal chains between a given set of preconditions and its impact on prospects for growth and development.
- Wissensverst?ndnis
Students develop an understanding of diverse aspects of growth and development, including technical knowledge and scientific reasoning (e.g. correlation vs. causation), and can evaluate respective proposals.
- Nutzung und Transfer
Students are able to apply economic instruments to growth and development issues and to develop own approaches in a multidimensional setting.
- Wissenschaftliche Innovation
Students will be able to creatively use a selected set of economic tools and develop possible solutions.
- Kommunikation und Kooperation
They develop their skills in arguing for or against contentious growth and development policy measures and, in doing so, learn how to integrate different perspectives.
- Wissenschaftliches Selbstverst?ndnis / Professionalit?t
Students will have developed an ability to abstract that allows them to apply economic concepts to current economic policy issues and make a multidimensional assessment.
- Literatur
Skala, M. (2021): Economic Models: www.zemit.wi.hs-osnabrueck.de/econmodels2/index.html ******** Primary Textbook: - Weil, D.N. (latest ed.): Economic Growth. ******** - Diamond, J. (1998): Guns, Germs and Steel. - Diamond, J. (2011): Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive. - Easterly, William (2002): The elusive quest for growth – Economists‘ adventures and misadventures in the tropics. - Landes, David S. (1999): The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor. - Meadows, D.H. u.a. (2004): Limits to Growth – The 30-Year Update. - Tainter, J. A. (2017): The Collapse of Complex Societies, 29th ed. - Other entries given in the lecture.
- Zusammenhang mit anderen Modulen
The module is analytically linked to microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics, and together with other approaches, e.g. from geography and culture, provides a global framework in which all economic activities (whether business, private, or governmental) are embedded.
- Verwendbarkeit nach Studieng?ngen
- International Management
- International Management, B.A. (01.09.2024)
- Internationale Betriebswirtschaft und Management
- Internationale Betriebswirtschaft und Management, B.A. (01.09.2024)
- Wirtschaftsrecht (Bachelor)
- Wirtschaftsrecht, LL.B. (01.09.2024)
- Betriebswirtschaft und Management - WiSo
- Betriebswirtschaft und Management, B.A. (01.09.2024) WiSo
- Betriebswirtschaft im Gesundheitswesen
- Betriebswirtschaft im Gesundheitswesen, B.A. (01.09.2024)
- Internationale ?konomie und Nachhaltigkeit
- Internationale ?konomie und Nachhaltigkeit B.A. (01.09.2024)
- Modulpromotor*in
- Skala, Martin
- Lehrende
- Skala, Martin