Introduction to Development

Course Code

BUS 5012

Academic Year

2016-2017

The students will have the opportunity to learn a variety of approaches to economic and political development and the interconnections development and humanitarian relief. They will learn to consider the richness and complexity of development and of its connections with relief by the use of a broad perspective that includes market, government, social and environmental processes. They will develop their analytical and critical thinking skills as they work. They will learn to evaluate different models of development by considering case studies throughout the semester and from their papers on an individual country. Communication skills will be enhanced via oral presentations of case studies. The knowledge about policies aimed at economic and political development in an international organizations? setting will be enhanced through the course work. Students will also develop an initial understanding of a format and structure of international organizations? project documents aimed at economic and political development.