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General information |
Course unit name: Economic Environment
Course unit code: 366707
Academic year: 2025-2026
Coordinator: Jordi Vilaseca Requena
Department: Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy
Credits: 6
Single program: N
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Estimated learning time |
Total number of hours 150 |
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Face-to-face and/or online activities |
60 |
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- Lecture with practical component |
Face-to-face |
45 |
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- Group tutorial |
Face-to-face |
15 |
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Supervised project |
40 |
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Independent learning |
50 |
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Recommendations |
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Class attendance is highly recommended. |
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Competences / Learning outcomes to be gained during study |
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Capacity for learning and responsibility (capacity for analysis, synthesis, to adopt global perspectives and to apply knowledge in practice, and capacity to take decisions and adapt to new situations). |
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Learning skills required to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy. |
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Ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within the field of study) to inform judgements that entail reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
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Capacity to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
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Capacity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in a field of study that builds on general secondary education, typically at a level that, whilst based on the content of advanced textbooks, also requires a knowledge of aspects at the cutting edge of the field of study. |
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Capacity to apply knowledge and understanding in a manner that indicates a professional approach to the work or vocation, and competences typically demonstrated through devising and sustaining arguments and solving problems within the field of study. |
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Concern for sustainability (capacity to assess the social and environmental impact of actions taken in a particular setting and capacity to adopt integrated and systemic approaches). |
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Capacity to identify and understand economic institutions and how they work. |
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Capacity to analyse organizations and the environment in which they operate. |
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Ability to produce critical analyses of economic theories and models. |
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Capacity for learning and responsibility (capacity for analysis and synthesis, to adopt global perspectives and to apply the knowledge acquired / capacity to take decisions and adapt to new situations). |
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Learning objectives |
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Referring to knowledge
Referring to abilities, skills
Referring to attitudes, values and norms
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Teaching blocks |
1. Introduction to the world economy: method and concepts
2. The world capitalist system: structure and dynamics
3. The material basis of the system
4. Economic relations
5. Regulation and world economic institutions
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Teaching methods and general organization |
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Classes consist of both theoretical content on each topic and practical lessons in which students must carry out tasks provided by the lecturers. |
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Official assessment of learning outcomes |
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Continuous assessment
Examination-based assessment Students who wish to opt for single assessment must inform the lecturer in writing.
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Reading and study resources |
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Book
Vidal Villa, Marínez Peinado, Vilaseca, et alt (2001). Economía mundial. 2a ed. Madrid. McGraw-Hill.
| Manual used in groups A1, B1 and C1. |
Cairó, Franquesa, Maestro, et alt (2018): Economia Mundial: Deconstruint el capitalisme global.Editorial UB
| Manual used in group A2. |
Catāleg UB
Catāleg UB. Versiķ en castellā (2020)
Electronic text
Articles, capítols de llibres i altre material que es facilita al llarg del curs.