| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
GEO1010 is recommended for its links to the Stage 2 Globalization module
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•To provide students with an understanding of processes of development and globalization and the relationship between the two.
•To allow students to situate these understandings through recent debates on global change, culture and development
•To enable students to critically reflect upon the concept of development and globalisation through the application of geographical case studies and examples
•To encourage students to develop independent learning skills through reading, research and writing
PART I – Introducing the Concepts
• Culture as a contested concept
• Globalization and global culture
• Visualizing globalization
• Migration and mobility in a globalizing world
• Understanding development
PART II – DEVLOPEMNET AND THE CARIBBEAN
• Contested Cities
• Caribbean Development
• The Caribbean: mimicry or culture
• Participatory development: tyranny or panacea
• Resilience and development in a complex world
Revision
PART III – IMAGINED GLOBALIZATION: THE WEST AND THE REST
• Orientalism: Imagined Geographies of the Middle East and Beyond
• The Idea of the West
• Occidentalism and Development in Global Context
• Americanization and Global Development
• Asia: A contested concept
• The Asian century
PART III – UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT AND AFRICA
• Global energy, land and development
• Globalization and Rights Based Development
• Global Games: sports mega-events and Development
• Globalization and Sport Migration: African Footballers in Europe and Asia
• Migration, Rescue and Resettlement: The Kakuma ‘Aid City’ in Kenya
• Exam Revision Session
By the end of the module students should have demonstrated:
•A critical understanding of development and globalization
•A familiarity with the literature on development and globalization
•An ability to apply concepts and ideas on development and globalization to a variety of case studies
By the end of the module students should have demonstrated:
•An ability to work independently and as part of team
•An ability to synthesise, compare and contrast literatures on globalization, culture and development
•An ability to put concepts and ideas into practice
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 23 | 1:00 | 23:00 | Led by TA's |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 152:00 | 152:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | Assessment feedback sessions |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 4 | 0:30 | 2:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
The teaching methods (lectures and workshops) are designed to enable students to develop critical understandings of development and globalization. They encourage students to become familiar with key literature and authors in the field. The workshops equip students to apply concepts and ideas related to development and globalization to a variety of case studies.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 90 | 2 | A | 50 | Take Home Exam: answer 1 question from 4 |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 | A | 50 | 2,000 words. Answer 1 question from 3 |
The assessment is designed to enable students to work and think independently. The workshops ask students to synthesise, compare and contrast different literatures on development and globalization. This will enable students to absorb material in an incremental manner in preference to rote learning. Through the essay and take-home exam ,the students are required to put concepts and ideas on globalization and development into practice by developing case studies, original examples and ideas relevant to the literature. The take-home exam questions will be released four working days prior to the submission deadline. This will provide students to showcase their research and critical analysis skills without the pressure of a formal examination.
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