Educational guide

IDENTIFYING DATA

2023_24

Subject

WORLD ECONOMY AND ITS ORGANISATION

Code

00512038

Study programme

0512 - GRADO EN COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL

Descriptors

Credit.

Type

Year

Period

Optional

First

Language

Ingles

Prerequisites

Department

ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA

Coordinador

Farhad , Sherman

E-mail

sfar@unileon.es
calvf@unileon.es

Lecturers

ÁLVAREZ FOLGUERAS , CRISTINA

Farhad , Sherman

Web

http://

General description

IN THIS SUBJECT WE WILL ANALYSE DIFFERENT ECONOMIC MODELS AROUND THE WORLD AND HOW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ARE ORGANISED. WE WILL ALSO STUDY THE MAIN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS.

Tribunales de Revisión

Tribunal titular
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA	GARCIA ARIAS , JORGE RAMON
Secretario	ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA	PARDO FANJUL , ANA
Vocal		BUENDIA GARCIA , LUIS

Tribunal suplente
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA	ARIAS SAMPEDRO , CARLOS
Secretario	ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA	FERNANDEZ HUERGA , EDUARDO CLAUDIO
Vocal	ECONOMIA Y ESTADISTICA	HIDALGO GONZALEZ , CRISTINA

Competencias

Code
A6661
A6688
A6691
B787
B789
B797
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.
C4	CMECES4 That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialised and non-specialised audience

Learning aims

	Competences
Being able to find coherent explanations, from different positions (ideological / theoretical), to the problems and phenomena that can affect an economy, as well as to express them correctly.	A6661 A6691	B787 B789 B797	C3 C4
Being able to explain the reasons why economic activity, which was traditionally organized around national markets, is being regionalized or globalized.	A6661 A6691	B789	C3 C4
Being able to analyze the functioning of any institution or body, both current and future, related to the international economic order and the effects of its policies.	A6661 A6688	B789 B797	C3 C4

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
I.- The World Economy	Unit 1.- Global framework and main agents of the World Economy Unit 2.- New approaches Unit 3.- United Nations
II.- Multilateral Organizations	Unit 4.- External trade and the WTO Unir 5.- International Monetary System and the FMI Unit 6.- The World Bank Group Unit 7.- Others

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Assignments	20	40	60

Tutorship of group	12	24	36

Lecture	23	23	46

Mixed tests	4	4	8

(*)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.
Tutorship of group	During this time, students will work on their assignments and the teacher will solve any doubt about the contents studied.
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

Tutorship of group

Description

During this time, students will work on their assignments and the teacher will solve any doubt about the contents studied.

Assessment

	Description	Qualification
Assignments	Performance during the groundwork of the groups assignments, and quality of the result (content and presentation) will be considered.	45%
Mixed tests	Written exams to evaluate knowledge about the concepts dealt with in the subject.	50%
Others	Completion of homework and continuous and active class attendance will be valued, as well as participation in debates.	5%

Other comments and second call
The evaluation will be done over a scale of 10 points. Primera Convocatoria Ordinaria (1st Call): To pass the subject, students must achieve a minimun score of 4 points over 10 in each of the written exams and a mininum of 5 points 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. Segunda Convocatoria Ordinaria (2nd Call): Students will retake written exams which marks will be added to the marks obtained in the rest of the assessment item of the ordinary teaching period. This written test will be taken on the date appointed by the School Calendar and by the Faculty. In theExtraordinary Call of December, student will take a written test (10 points) onthe date established by the School Calendar and the Faculty. Information about any changes to this Guide,will be properly provided using the available resources (classroom, Moodle, etc.).

Sources of information

Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic
	Dicken, P. (2011). Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy (6th ed.). The Guilford Press. O'Brien, R., & Williams, M. (2020). Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics (6th ed.). Bloomsbury Academic.
Complementary
	CARBAUGH, R.J. (2011): "Global economics". South-Western Cengage Learning. International Edition. 13th edition.

Recommendations


Other comments
It is recommended to be open minded and show interest in topics related to international economics and politics. Both the syllabus and the assessment and grading systems may undergo modifications, of which students will be notified sufficiently in advance through regular communication channels. In addition, the assessment and marking systems may be subject to exceptional situations that will be suitably assessed by the teacher. Should changes to any aspect of this guide be necessary, students will be informed in a timely manner and with sufficient notice, using the resources and means available (classroom, Moodle, etc.).