Courses Bachelor Display 2024-2025 DRAFT
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| Course title | Economic Study Trip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBS2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 4,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Lenard Lieb For more information: l.lieb@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
In a globalised and changing world, emerging markets may provide different perspectives.
This skill training aims at linking theoretical perspectives to a 2 week trip in a particular emerging country. The trip is organised in collaboration with Scope. |
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| Description |
Prior to the trip, teams of 3 to 4 students should define a paper proposal for an economic question associated to the visiting countries' economy. This results in a short background paper due before the trip.
During the trip, under the supervision of a staff member discussions with experts working in government institutions, banks, international organisations and large firms are organised in order to shed new light on the topics. Within a week after the trip, teams of students will deliver, visit summaries, a 4000-6000 words paper on the topic confronting theoretical and practical views, and an individual reflections. |
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| Literature |
2nd year textbooks of Economics and Business Economics.
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| Prerequisites |
This course is in transition for the bachelor Fiscal Economics.
Please read: * the Addendum to Chapter XVI SBE Bachelor’s study programmes, article 16.8 in the SBE BSc EER 2023-2024 * the Transitional Regulations for BSc Fiscal Economics, Appendix I article 8 in the SBE BSc EER 2023-2024 The following rule applies to bachelor Fiscal Economics students. TRANSITIONAL REGULATION (EBS2024): The bachelor Fiscal Economics has been discontinued. Whether a course is in transition, cancelled, or replaced depends on the cohort you are in. Sometimes there are additional criteria. It is therefore very important to carefully read the EER and the addendum so you can apply the rules to your individual situation. PREREQUISITES: Intermediate level of economics. The number of places is limited, the selection procedure includes a motivation letter. |
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Final Paper / Participation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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