Undergraduate Course: Policy for Economic Development (ECNM10065)

Course Outline
School	School of Economics	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The emphasis in this course is on making and implementing policies for economic development in developing countries. The course recognises that there is often a divergence between the crisp conclusions of economic theory and economic models and the 'fuzzier' formulation and implementation of policy in seeking to ask, in a particular area: What should be done? The course will also provide an opportunity to examine both the applicability and some of the limitations of conventional economic reasoning with the context of developing countries.
Course description	The meaning of 'development'; theories of development; rural-urban migration and industrial clusters; trade theory and policy; industrial policy; science and technology policy with reference to China; and making poverty history.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Economics 2 (ECNM08006)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visiting students should usually have at least 3 Economics courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. This MUST INCLUDE courses in both Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. We will only consider University/College level courses.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 2, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 193 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1,500 word essay (20%) Degree examination (80%) Visiting Student Assessment 1,500 word essay (20% of final mark) Two 1,500 word essays (80% of final mark)
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

Academic year 2014/15, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 2, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 193 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1,500 word essay (20%) Degree examination (80%) Visiting Student Assessment 1,500 word essay (20% of final mark) Two 1,500 word essays (80% of final mark)
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No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course students should have developed their general skills of critical analyss and assessment; obtaining and processing information from a variety of sources; presentation and communication skills; interpersonal and groups skills; independent action and initiative; managing tasks and time.

Reading List
None

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Keywords	PED

Contacts
Course organiser	Prof Martin Fransman Tel: (0131 6)50 4060 Email: M.Fransman@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Ms Dawn Hutcheon Tel: (0131 6)51 5958 Email: Dawn.Hutcheon@ed.ac.uk