Course Code & Number
ECON 424
Course Title
Gender, Trade and Poverty
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Work and gender relation. Theoretical approaches to international trade, gender, poverty and development. Markets, globalization and gender. Gendered effects of trade changes and trade policy. Women and poverty.
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to examine the gendered effects of international trade changes and policies along with their links to income inequality and poverty. Upon completion of the course students can expect to attain: a gender-aware interpretation of the international trade theories and policy concerns and debates from a feminist economics perspective; a critical thinking and perspective of how gender matters in international economics; and the ability to interpret gender-differentiated indicators and descriptive statistics in policy context.
Software Usage
Students will use MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint) to work on their weekly assignments about 2 hours a week.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to:
Discuss some simple economic models related to economic development, economic growth and international trade.
Demonstrate their understanding of location of women in international trade and poverty
Use economic analysis to evaluate current social and political issues and policies.
Summarize and evaluate empirical work related to gender, poverty and international trade.
Compare and contrast empirical work for the purpose of designing policy for a specific context.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Guest Speakers
Hands-on Activities
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Course Coordinator:
Tekin Köse
Student Workload:
| Workload |
Hrs |
| Course Readings |
36 |
| Hands-on Work |
12 |
| Exams/Quizzes |
38 |
| Report on a Topic |
14 |
| Oral Presentation |
12 |
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