Courses NonDegree Display 2020-2021

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Course title Reflections on academic discourse
Course code EBS1001
ECTS credits 4,0
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
3 11-1-2021 22-1-2021 C
Level Introductory
Coordinator Hannes Rusch
For more information: h.rusch@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
Description
The present skills training is about the value of ideas in understanding our environment. The discussions provoked by the economic crisis will help you to consider why some theories are relevant over a certain time period in various cultures and others are not, while at the same time proponents of both sets of theories seem to consider their respective theories as absolutely true. We will encourage you to examine why for many theories that seem to be quite successful, you can find an opposite theory that is adopted by many other academics or practitioners. You have to choose a topical area to which you want to apply this course.
All first years students in this School follow this course together (i.e. Economics Econometrics, Fiscal Economics and International Business students will meet each other).
Literature
Per topical area you will use a set of articles indicated in ELEUM.
The common text for this course is similar to: (1) Babbie, E. (2007). The basic of social research. (4th ed., chapter 1 and 2). Belmont: Wadsworth. And (2) Gravetter, F.J. & Forzano L.B. (2009). Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences. (3th ed., chapter 1). Belmont: Wadsworth. These three chapters are bundled in one book “Reflections on academic discourse in business and economics” (ISBN 9781408030288).
Prerequisites
an advanced level of English
No specific required knowledge requested
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Participation / Written Exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - Economics Year 1 Compulsory Skill(s)
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - Emerging Markets Year 1 Compulsory Skill(s)
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - Economics and Management of Information Year 1 Compulsory Skill(s)
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - International Business Economics Year 1 Compulsory Skill(s)
Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research Year 1 Compulsory Skill(s)
Bachelor Fiscal Economics Year 1 Compulsory Skill(s)
Bachelor International Business - Emerging Markets Year 1 Compulsory Skill(s)
Bachelor International Business Year 1 Compulsory Skill(s)
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