Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2023_24
Subject ORGANISATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY Code 00510029
Study programme
0510 - GRADO EN ECONOMÍA
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
6 Compulsory Third Second
Language
Castellano
Prerequisites
Department ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA
Coordinador
ÁLVAREZ FOLGUERAS , CRISTINA
E-mail calvf@unileon.es
ngonr@unileon.es
Lecturers
ÁLVAREZ FOLGUERAS , CRISTINA
GONZÁLEZ RABANAL , NURIA
Web http://
General description This course aims to study how international economic relations are organized and which is the structure and operations of international economic organizations. For this, it is crucial to study the context of globalization where economic activity takes place and critically analyze the performance and the result of the policies of international economic organizations.
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA GARCIA ARIAS , JORGE RAMON
Secretario ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA PARDO FANJUL , ANA
Vocal ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA MACIAS VAZQUEZ , ALFREDO
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA HIDALGO GONZALEZ , CRISTINA
Secretario PEREZ NEIRA , DAVID
Vocal ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA ARIAS SAMPEDRO , CARLOS

Competencias
Code  
A5715
A5777
A5830
A5851
A5875
A5973
A6027
B740
B743
B746
B749
B752
C3 CMECES3 That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.

Learning aims
Competences
A5715
A5851
 B740
B749
B752
 C3
A5830
A5875
 B740
B749
B752
 C3
A5851
A5875
 B743
 C3
A5973
 C3
A6027
 B743
B746
B749
 C3
A5777
 C3

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Block I.- INTRODUCTION 1.- The main actors of the international economy
2.- The global economic environment
3.- The United Nations Organisation

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Assignments 21 42 63
 
Personal tuition 4 4 8
 
Lecture 37 38 75
 
Mixed tests 4 0 4
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Assignments During the course students will be ask to prepare one or several presentations about certain topics related to the subject contents.
Personal tuition Scheduled meetings with the teacher, individually or in groups, to ask questions or solve doubts and discuss any unresolved point. Personalized tuition may be carried out using Moodle, mainly Forums.
Lecture The lecture is the presentation of the subject contents to the class with the aim of providing structured and organized information. For this purpose, oral expositions can be reinforced by diverse materials and audiovisual didactic methods as to facilitate communication. Cases and conflicts will be presented to the students to encourage their active participation. In order to be able to participate actively in the classroom sessions, students should previously work on the materials, bibliography or resources that had been recommended by the teacher.

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
Scheduled meetings with the teacher, individually or in groups, to ask questions or solve doubts and discuss any unresolved point.
Personalized tuition may be carried out using Moodle, mainly Forums.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Assignments Performance during the groundwork of the groups assignments, and quality of the result (content and presentation) will be taken into account. 20%
Mixed tests Written exams to evaluate knowledge about the concepts dealt with in the subject 65%
Others Completion of homework and continuous and active class attendance will be valued, as well as participation in debates. Likewise, interest in and monitoring of economic and social current affairs will be considered, especially in those topics related to the subject. 15%
 
Other comments and second call

The assessmentof the subject will be carried out over a total of 10 points.

To pass thecourse, students must achieve a minimum score of 4 out of 10 in each of thewritten tests and 5 out of 10 in the overall grade for the subject.

Thosestudents not reaching the minimum mark of 4 in any of the tests or who, havingachieved it, do not reach an average mark that allows them to pass the subject,must retake the corresponding written tests in the Second Ordinary Call inorder to improve their final grade.

In theSecond Ordinary Call, a written test (6.5 points) will be carried out on thecontents not passed in the ones took during the ordinary teaching period, theresult of which will be added to that obtained in the rest of the assesseditems. This written test will be taken on the date appointed by the SchoolCalendar and by the Faculty.

In theExtraordinary Call of December, students will take a written test (10 points) onthe date established by the School Calendar and the Faculty.

Informationto any changes to this Guide, will be properly provided using the available resources(classroom, moodle platform ...).

Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic

CALVO HORNERO, M.A. (2010): Economía Internacional y Organismos Económico Internacionales. Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces. 2º ed. 2016. Madrid.

CUENCA GARCÍA, E. (2004): Organización Económica Internacional. Pearson Education. Madrid.

GONZÁLEZ FERNÁNDEZ, S. (2002): Organización Económica Internacional. Relaciones y Organismos fundamentales. Pirámide. Madrid.

NIETO SOLÍS, J.A. (2005): Organización económica internacional y globalización. Los organismos internacionales en la economía mundial. Siglo XXI de España Editores. Madrid.

UNCTAD.- Trade and Development Report. Ginebra. Varios años.

The teacher will give specific references in English in case it is needed. 
Complementary

BALDWIN, R. (2017): La gran convergencia. Migración, tecnología y la nueva globalización. Antoni Bosch, ed. 

CARBAUGH, R.J. (2011): Global Economics. International Edition. South Western. Cengage Learning.

CEBALLOS LÓPEZ, L. (1995): Diccionario de Organizaciones Económicas Internacionales. Ediciones ICEX. Madrid. FMI .- Informe Económico Anual- Washington. Varios años.

DICKEN, P. (2011): Global Shift. Mapping the changing contours of the world economy. The Guilford Press. 6th edition.

FMI .- Perspectivas económicas mundiales. Washington. Varios años.

MARTIN, L.L. (Ed.) (2005): International Institutions in the New Global Economy. Edward Elgar. Glouscester.

OCDE .- Perspectives economiques de l´OCDE / Economic Outlook.- París. Varios años.

OMC.- Informe sobre el comercio en el mundo. Ginebra. Varios Años.

ONU.- Estudio económico mundial.- Nueva York. Varios años.

Recommendations


 
Other comments
It is recommended to be open minded and show interest about issues related to international economics and politics.