Modulhandbuch (Module manual)
| M.184.3412 International Trade | |
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| (International Trade) |
| Koordinator (coordinator): | Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries |
| Ansprechpartner (contact): | Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries (thomas.gries[at]uni-paderborn.de) Youssouf Sangare () |
| Credits: | 5 ECTS |
| Workload: | 150 Std (h) |
| Semesterturnus (semester cycle): | SoSe |
| Studiensemester (study semester): | 3-6 |
| Dauer in Semestern (duration in semesters): | 1 |
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| Nummer / Name (number / title) |
Art (type) |
Kontaktzeit (contact time) |
Selbststudium (self-study) |
Status (P/WP) (status) |
Gruppengröße (group size) | |
| a) | K.184.34121 / International Trade | 45 Std (h) | 105 Std (h) | P | 50 TN (PART) | |
| Wahlmöglichkeiten innerhalb des Moduls (Options within the module): | ||||||
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| Empfohlene Voraussetzungen (prerequisites): |
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Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre |
| Inhalte (short description): |
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This module offers a comprehensive introduction to theories of international trade. It covers both classical and modern approaches, with particular emphasis on the globalization of markets for goods and services. Students will gain a solid understanding of the determinants and patterns of trade, the gains from trade, and the implications of globalization for national economies. The accompanying exercise sessions are based on key readings in international economics and are designed to reinforce the theoretical concepts presented in the lectures. They provide students with opportunities to deepen their understanding through discussion, problem-solving, and clarification of issues arising from the lecture material. During the lecture, students are required to submit short questionnaires (exact number to be announced). These questionnaires are discussed at the end of each lecture to review and reflect on the concepts covered. With the submission of these questionnaires, students can collect bonus points. The lecture concludes with a 60-minute mid-term exam, held towards the end of the first part of the semester (exact date to be announced). The mid-term exam account for 95% of the overall grade. After the midterm examination, students are required to read a chapter from the latest edition of the Krugman and Obstfeld textbook, International Economics: Theory and Policy. Based on this reading, students must submit a concise two-page summary, to be uploaded as the final course assignment. This assignment contributes 5% to the final course grade. |
| Lernergebnisse (learning outcomes): |
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| Fachkompetenz Wissen (professional expertise): |
| Studierende... - know major facts about international trade, trade among regions and comparative advantages of industrialized, newly industrialized and developing economies. - understand the impact of openness and globalization on economic welfare. collect own data on trade in goods, services and capital of major industrialized, newly industrialized and developing countries - learn how to use micro- and microeconomic models to explain international trade of different and similar countries, the existence of comparative advantages, the advantage of specialization and the dynamics of comparative advantages. |
| Fachkompetenz Fertigkeit (practical professional and academic skills): |
| Studierende... - learn how to formally and graphically represent models of open economies and how to use the representations for economic analysis in various problem settings. - use economic models to theoretically derive comparative advantages and patterns of specialization in trade. |
| Personale Kompetenz / Sozial (individual competences / social skills): |
| Studierende... - organize themselves in groups and allocate research tasks on topics in internatioanl trade - gain intercultural competences and coumminicate in an international team. |
| Personale Kompetenz / Selbstständigkeit (individual competences / ability to perform autonomously): |
| Studierende... - apply known theories of trade to critically evaluate the current situation/future perspective of globalization and the dynamics of comparative advantages. - discuss and evaluate past and current international economic developments. |
| Prüfungsleistungen (examinations) | |||
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| Art der Modulprüfung (type of modul examination): Modulabschlussprüfung | |||
| Art der Prüfung (type of examination) |
Umfang (extent) |
Gewichtung (weighting) | |
| a) | Klausur | 60 min | 95.00 % |
| b) | Hausarbeit | 2 Seiten | 5.00 % |
| Studienleistung / qualifizierte Teilnahme (module participation requirements) |
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| Nein |
| Voraussetzungen für die Teilnahme an Prüfungen (formal requirements for participating in examinations) |
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| Keine |
| Voraussetzungen für die Vergabe von Credits (formal requirements for granting credit points) |
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| Die Vergabe der Credits erfolgt, wenn die Modulnote mindestens „ausreichend“ ist |
| Gewichtung für Gesamtnote (calculation of overall grade) |
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| Das Modul wird mit der Anzahl seiner Credits gewichtet (Faktor: 1) |
| Verwendung des Moduls in den Studiengängen (The module can be selected in the following degree programmes) |
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| B.Sc. International Business Studies, B.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik, B.Sc. Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Umfang QT (participation requirements): |
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| Lernmaterialien, Literaturangaben (learning material, literature): |
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| Teilnehmerbegrenzung (participant limit): |
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| 50 Personen |
| Sonstige Hinweise (additional information): |
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