TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
YEAR OF STUDY | - |
SEMESTER | - |
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn funtioning of Russian political economic system, 2) Learn functioning of Eurasian Economic Union, 3) Learn positioning of countries of Greater Eurasian geography within the international order.
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MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
COURSE DEFINITION | Understanding the political economic system of modern Russia and the functioning of Eurasian Economic Union is the main objective. |
COURSE CONTENTS | WEEK | TOPICS |
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1st Week | Introduction: Soviet heritage. | 2nd Week | Dynamics of transition period and Shock Therapy | 3rd Week | Building market economy and security state | 4th Week | Russia and Geopolitical Economy | 5th Week | Economy of Russia | 6th Week | Russian Energy Sector | 7th Week | Contemporary Russian Political System | 8th Week | Midterm | 9th Week | Eurasian EconomicUnion (EEU) | 10th Week | EEU and Shanghay Cooperation Organization | 11th Week | Belt and Road Initiative | 12th Week | Economies of Central Asia | 13th Week | Geopolitics of Caucasus | 14th Week | Greater Eurasian Region and Turkey |
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RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Timothy Colton, Russia (What Everyone Needs to Know) Oxford University Press |
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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Mid-term | 1 | 40 | Attendance | 1 | 10 | Total(%) | | 50 | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | Total(%) | | 100 |
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ECTS WORKLOAD |
Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | Homework | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total Workload | | | 151 |
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Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,03 |
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ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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