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Winter
2003
Global
Economics
MGT361
Instructor:
Steven R. Van Hook, M.A.
E-mail:
steven@wwmr.org
http://wwmr.org/AUSB-globalecon/
MEETINGS:
Tuesdays,
January 7 – March 11, 2003;
1:00
– 3:50 p.m. (Section 2)
Thursdays,
January 9 – March 13, 2003; 1:00
– 3:50 p.m. (Section 1)
CREDITS:
3
units awarded on a credit or
no-credit basis.
DESCRIPTION:
Beginning
with a review of essential
concepts in economics, this course
focuses on the international and
cross-cultural nature of
contemporary economic phenomena.
Emphasis is on macroeconomics,
rather than microeconomics.
Theoretical concepts are applied
to specific cases, such as
economic relationships between the
US
and Japan,
Mexico, and other countries.
LEARNING
ACTIVITIES:
Students
will study and discuss historic,
current, and emerging economic
models in the
United
States
and
around the world, with course
activity and materials including
lectures, discussions, readings,
case studies, multi-media
presentations and online
resources. Each student will
prepare a final project covering a
national, international, or global
economic development issue; a
socioeconomic monograph; an
analysis of an industrial sector;
or review and critique of an
economic theory; working either
individually or in a team of two. Assigned
weekly readings are due for
discussion by the following
week’s class. Access
to online content is through the
course website at http://wwmr.org/AUSB-globalecon/
COURSE
TEXT:
Epping,
Randy C. (2001). A Beginner's Guide to the World
Economy: Eighty-One Basic Economic
Concepts That Will Change the Way
You See the World. Additional
readings will be posted on the
course website, linked to directly
from each week's overview in the
online course syllabus.
ATTENDANCE:
Due
to the concentrated subject matter
covered in a once-weekly course,
attendance is required for each
class session. In the event of an
excused emergency or sickness,
students may be able to make up a
missed class with a 3-5 page
research paper covering the
session material.
PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENT:
Student
performance will be assessed on
criteria of class participation,
completion of textbook and online
readings and exercises, and the
final project. Submission of the
final project document should be
sent to the instructor as an email
attachment to the address above by
the due date noted in the course
schedule.
CLASS
SCHEDULE:
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January
7/9
Week 1
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Topics:
Syllabus
review, course
expectations, content
introduction and class
resources.
Foundations
of global economics.
Case
Study/Discussion: Faces
of the World Economy
Reading Assignment:
Text
/ Introduction,
Chapters 1-12
Online
Readings/Exercises:
See
course site for
additional readings.
Review economic glossary
(be prepared to discuss
assigned terms next
class). |
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January
14/16
Week 2
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Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion. History and
theory of economic
development.
Case Study/Discussion: Scenes
of Revolution and Social
Change
Reading Assignment: Text
/ Chapters 13-21
Online
Readings/Exercises:
See
course website for
additional readings.
Visit and review
Economic Systems and
Theories site. |
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January
21/23
Week
3
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Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion.
International financial
markets.
Case
Study/Discussion: The
Big Mac Index
Reading Assignment: Text
/ Chapters 22-32, 43-48
Online
Readings/Exercises: See
course site for assigned
readings. Visit economic
news sites. |
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January
28/30
Week
4
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Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion. Economic
issue and research
resources.
Case
Study/Discussion: Conducting
Effective Research
Reading
Assignment: Text
/ Chapters 33-42
Online
Readings/Exercises:
See
course website for
additional readings.
Investigate economic
research resources
through course website
links. Prepare topic
outline for final
project and submit via
email. |
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February
4/6
Week 5
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Final
Project Topic Due
Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion.
International economies:
Asia,
the
Americas,
Africa, Europe,
Eastern Europe,
developing nations.
Case Study/Discussion:
Global
Trends 2015
Reading
Assignment: Text
/ Chapters 52-58
Online
Readings/Exercises:
See
course website for
additional readings.
Visit the CIA World
Factbook site.
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February
11/13
Week 6
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Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion.
Globalization. Corporate
and government drivers.
International
development
organizations and
coalitions (e.g., WTO,
WB, IMF, USAID, NAFTA,
OECD, EU, OPEC).
Case
study/discussion: Marketing
Free Markets
Reading
Assignment: Text
/ Chapters 59-69
Online
Readings/Exercises:
See
course website for
additional readings. Visit
the International Forum
on Globalization site.
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February
18/20
Week 7
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Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion.
Cultural
influences in the global
economy. Theories of
cultural dimensions.
Case Study/Discussion: Models
of Transcultural
Relations
Reading
Assignment: Text
/ Chapters 70-82
Online
Readings/Exercises:
See
course website for
additional readings. Hofstede's
cultural dimensions.
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February
25/27
Week 8
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Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion.
Global interrelations:
Social, ethical, and
environmental issues.
Case
Study/Discussion: Corruption:
Name that Nation
Reading
Assignment: Text
/ Chapters 49-51
Online
Readings/Exercises:
See
course website for
additional readings.
Browse Center
for
Study of Ethics.
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March
4/6
Week 9
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Final
Project Due
Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion.
The New Economy.
Technological promise
and possibility.
Case
Study/Discussion: Masters
of Glocalization
Reading
Assignment: Text
/ Review glossary, pp.
181-232
Online
Readings/Exercises: See
course website for
additional readings.
Browse career links and
Bureau of Labor
Statistics. |
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March
11/13
Week 10
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Review
of Class Final Projects
Topics:
Reading/exercise
discussion. The future
of the global economy.
Socioeconomic evolution
and revolution,
utopianism, career
choices.
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