International Political Economy

Course: International Political Economy
Course Number: 69
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Credits: 6
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  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT SOCIAL POLICY
LEVEL OF STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE
COURSE CODE 69 SEMESTER 6th & 8th
COURSE TITLE International Political Economy
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.		 TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK ECTS CREDITS
3 6
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.
COURSE TYPE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

 Scientific Area
PREREQUISITES: NO
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: GREEK
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: NO
COURSE URL:
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge and understand the basic principles of International Political Economy. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

a) understand issues within the area of international economy

b) have knowledge of the basic theories of political economy and international relations

c) understand competitive analyzes and ideological approaches to analyzing international political economy

d) understand how the international trading system and international monetary relations work

e) evaluate alternative interpretations of the global economy, especially after the Second World War

f) understand important issues of the modern world economy such as free trade and protectionism, the effects of globalization, regional cooperation, development, etc.
General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

 Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning
Autonomous work, work in an international environment, work in an interdisciplinary environment, production of new research ideas, respect for diversity and multiculturalism,  Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility, sensitivity in gender issues , exercise of criticism and self-criticism, promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking, preparation of a research plan and of research proposals.
  1. COURSE CONTENT
  1. Introduction to the concept and definitions of International Political Economy.
  2. The international economic context after World War II.
  3. The theoretical approach of realism.
  4. The theoretical approach of liberalism
  5. The theoretical approach of historical constructivism.
  6. International trading system.
  7. International monetary relations.
  8. External debt and international financial system.
  9. Multinational enterprises and international production.
  10. The political economy of regional integration.
  11. International development, underdevelopment and poverty.
  12. Modern theories of international political economy.
  13. Summary-methodological conclusions.
  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.		 Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
  1. Use of power point to prepare lectures.
  2. Uploading of lectures in the e-class platform
  3. Web research of the main bibliography.
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.
Activity Workload/semester
1. Lectures: During lectures, the course content is taught with the use of examples. The lectures are done in an interactive way, mainly through the method of questions and answers, but also through examples in order to favor the participation of students as a way to foster the critical thinking and assimilation of the course content. 75
2. Seminars: During seminars, special topics that are included in the course material are presented and analyzed. The seminars focus on interdisciplinarity, as the analysis of International Political Economy relates to elements from political science, economics and political economy. In this way, students are expected to gain an understanding of international economic and political relations.
Study at home / in the library 60
Preparation of a project. Writing of individual papers and book presentations that are related to the course material, leads to a higher understanding of the course content strengthens the academic development of students and offers the possibility of synthetic analysis and presentation of particular issues of the course. 15
Total 150
 
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed 

Written examination (100%)

 
  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Cohn, T., H., (1991), International Political Economy: Theory and Practice, Athens: Gutenberg.
  • Manoli, P., & Maris G., (2015), Introduction to International Political Economy , Athens: Kallipos, https://repository.kallipos.gr/bitstream/11419/3945/9/Kallipos_15465_book.pdf .
  • Paronis, B. (2019), European Economic History: From the societies of antiquity in the European Union, Athens: Herodotus

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Sotiris Papaioannu
Contact details: spapaioa@sp.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)
Evaluation methods: (2) Written examination with distance (use of e-class platform to upload questions and receive answers from students)
Implementation Instructions: (3) Before the exams students must register in the e – class  course of “International Political Economy” (School of Social, Political and Economic Sciences, Department of Social Policy). The link of the course is:

https : // eclass . duth . gr / courses / 438153 /

Only the registered students can be examined.

During examination (and after checking that you are registered):

You connect to the course “International Political Economy” (School of Social, Political and Economic Sciences, Department of Social Policy) in the e – class : https : // eclass . duth . gr / courses / 438153 /

 

1.           From the menu on the left, go to Tasks . You will find a task, which you must answer within the allotted time.

2.           After completing the answer, you will have to upload it in a word file from the e-class platform at the point of “Submission of written examination”

3.           You will have 2 hours to complete the answers.

 
  • Please write YES or NO
  • Note down the evaluation methods used by the teacher, e.g.
  • written assignment or/and exercises
  • written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
  • In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:
  1. a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
  2. b) in case of oral examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinks for the examination, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.