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Title GLOBAL CAPITALIST SYSTEMS
Code MKIB160
Coordinator Dr A Vilella Nilsson
Work, Organisation and Management
Adriana.Vilella-Nilsson@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 4 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 22

       18

 17

 57
Timetable (if known) 120 mins X 1 totaling 22
  		           
Private Study 93
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment Title: Group Presentation Reassessment opportunity: Yes, a 750 word coursework on the Copenhagen fieldtrip. Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies. Anonymous Assessme  10 minutes    25       
Assessment Title: Group Report / Project Reassessment Opportunity: Yes, A 2000 word individual report based on Scandinavian/Danish capitalism and field trip notes. It will involve some secondary dat  1000 words (per stud    50       
Assessment Title: Individual Coursework Reassessment Opportunity: Yes, a 1000 word country comparison. Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessment: Yes  1000- words    25       

Aims

This module aims to introduce students to the economic and business development of the major industrialised nations since 1945 and the more recent rise of emerging economies.  Different explanations of national competitiveness  will be outlined and the concept of 'Institutional complementarities, varieties of capitalism', regulation modes are explained and applied in the assessed work.  Economic and business performance is discussed from several viewpoints - that of nations, cities, multinational and domestic firms.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will be able to explain the main trends in development of the economies of major industrialised countries since 1945.

(LO2) Students will be able to assess the major explanations offered for differing economic and business performance using theory.

(LO3) Students will be able to understand different geographical scales of economic activity and the role played by global financial institutions in global capitalist systems.

(LO4) Students will be able to plan, execute and write up field research, breaking complex tasks into parts and steps, managing time, delegating roles and responsibilities and refining knowledge through collective discussion.

(LO5) Students will develop a knowledge of different international capitalist systems.

(LO6) Students will be able to tackle more complex problems then they could on their own by polling knowledge and skills to complete collective tasks.

(S1) Commercial awareness

(S2) Communication skills

(S3) IT skills

(S4) International awareness

(S5) Lifelong learning skills

(S6) Adaptability

(S7) Teamwork

(S8) Presentation Skills

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method: Lecture
Description: 2 hour lectures weeks 1-9, 11-12.
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 22
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method: Fieldtrip
Description: A week trip (in week 10) to an European city to take part on visits to organisations that play a role in the capitalist/welfare system of that country (firms, government units, NGOs) and take notes about the different experiences and observations.
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 18
Unscheduled Directed Student Hours: 17
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Trip is obligatory. Students with legitimate reasons not to attend will be asked to produce a 2,000 word essay instead of attending the trip.

Syllabus
 

1.  Global economy in last two centuries.
2.   Development of globalised world since 1980.
3. Business structures in the industrialised world.
4.   Growth and competitiveness - US, Germany and Japan.
5.  The Scandinavian model.
6.  Shift in global economy: emerging markets.
7.  Rise of the BRIC economies.
8.  Trade blocks and beyond: the EU.
9. Power, politics and international trade.
10. International finance and global financial institutions.
11. Fieldtrip - Learning by observing.

Recommended Texts
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