International Political Economy Students Assessment

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International Political EconomyStudents
Assessment

• Presented by Nino Zhvania
• Assistant Professor
• Department of International Relations
• Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
• Tbilisi State University
• Istanbul
• March 2007

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• Duration of the course is one semester (32
  academic hours)
• A second-level subject (students selecting IPE
  preferably should have a basic understanding of
  micro and macro economics)
• Lectures are the main format of the course
  followed by discussions between students and the
  lecturer
• Students are encouraged to develop their own view
  on all topics and be able to critique or defend
  different assumptions.

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Purpose of the Course

• To introduce some of the fundamental
  relationships between politics and economics on
  both the domestic and international levels, and
  explain how these two are mutually dependent
• To show how on the international level political
  decisions intervene on all economic decisions and
  vice versa
• To examine the politics of globalization from
  different perspectives and illustrate historical
  developments of the global economy.

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• The course introduction provides views of
  different scholars on the relationship between
  politics and economics, such as Edward Carr, Joan
  Spero, Robert Gilpin, etc., offers couple of
  historical facts illustrating tight relationship
  between these two and suggests that politics and
  economy are in constant interaction and all
  international level political decisions intervene
  on all economic decisions and
• vice versa.

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Topics

• Introduction to International Political Economy
  (lecture)
• (1 academic hour)
• Liberalism Nationalism Theories (lecture)
• (2 academic hours)
• Dependency Theory (lecture)
• (2 academic hours)
• Hegemonic Stability Theory (lecture)
• (2 academic hours)
• Unequal Power Wealth (emergence of the third
  world) (lecture)
• (2 academic hours)
• First Midterm Exam
• (1 academic hour)

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Topics

• Monetary System after the WWII and Current
  Financial
• Organizations
• (lecture)
• (4 academic hours)
• Trade Relations after the WWII Current Trade
  organizations
• (lecture)
• (4 academic hours)
• Georgia and International Financial Trade
  Organizations
• (open discussion)
• (1 academic hour)
• International Investments (lecture)
• (2 academic hours)

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Topics

• Multinational Corporations (lecture)
• (1 academic hour)
• Multinational Corporations in Georgia (open
  discussion)
• (1 academic hour)
• Second Midterm Exam
• (1 academic hour)
• IPE National Security (lecture)
• (2 academic hours)

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Topics

• What is Globalization? (lecture)
• (3 academic hours)
• European Integration (lecture)
• (2 academic hours)
• Georgia in the Process of Globalization (open
  discussion)
• (1 academic hour)
• Essays due

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Readings

• Primary readings
• Supplementary readings
• There is no book that covers the entire
  course. Most important materials can be found in
  press and through internet on different IPE
  links. Therefore, along with the listed
  literature (some of the most heavily used ones),
  students are asked to follow rapidly growing
  publications in press or via internet (readings
  are regularly recommended).

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Grading

• Students are expected to contribute
  constructively to class discussions, write essay,
  take two midterm exams a final written exam.

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Grading

• Attendance Class Participation 10
• First Midterm Exam 20
• Second Midterm Exam 20
• Essay 20
• Final Exam 30

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Attendance

• Students write down their names on a paper
  circulated by me at the beginning of the class
• Because of big classes (unfortunately), and
  considering time constraints this is the only
  reasonable way of keeping a track of attendance.

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Class Participation

• Around fifteen minutes in the beginning of every
  class is dedicated to discussions
• In addition, according to the syllabus, two
  classes are entirely dedicated to discussions
• Students are expected to prepare readings, and be
  able to present materials to the class

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Class Participation

• Students are encouraged to develop critical view
  on a given subject
• Students are encouraged to ask questions for
  clarifications
• Class participation along with attendance make up
  10 of the final grade.

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Midterm Exams

• Midterm examinations include 20 multiple choice
  questions each valued 1 point
• Each midterm examination makes up 20 of the
  students final grade.

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Essay

• Students are expected to write a take-home essay
  (around 5-6 pages)
• An essay should necessarily include students
  view on the issue, arguments, counterarguments,
  and a well-summed up conclusion
• An essay should be well-structured and organized,
  footnotes and bibliography should be up to
  standards
• Essay makes up 20 of the final grade.

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Final Exam

• Final exam consists of two parts in the first
  part students have to answer 20 questions with
  four possible answers (each question values 1
  point) while in the second part students have
  two answer two questions (each valued 5 points)
  
• Final exam counts as 30 of the final grade.

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Assessment

• 91-100 Excellent
• 81-90 Very Good
• 71-80 Good
• 61-70 Fair Pass
• 51-60 Pass
• 41-50 Fail (with the right to retake the
  final exam)
• 0-40 Ultimate Fail

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• Thank You