Lecture plan of “Rural Economics” (Academic Year 2018 – spring)

Lecture Date Title Remarks
1 April 9 Introduction – Orientation
2 April 16 Introduction – Introduction to rural economics
3 April 23 Rural economy and its structures
April 30 (National holiday)
4 May 7 Reading 1 – Presentation of selected paper by a student, with successive comments by other students Deadline for; Comments – May 4

TAPs – May 11
5 May 14 Rural economy and farming – Nature and challenges of farming

(Assignment 1: Nature and challenges of farming a country case)

  

 

Deadline for Assignment 1 – May 20
6 May 21 Reading 2 – Presentation of selected paper by a student, with successive comments by other students Deadline for; Comments – May 18

TAPs – May 25
7 May 28 Rural economy and industrialization Cottage industries, industrialization and agricultural development, industrialization and the food supply
8 June 4 Interdependence between industry and agriculture – The dual-sector model
9 June 11 Reading 3 – Presentation of selected paper by a student, with successive comments by other students Deadline for; Comments – June 8

TAPs – June 15
10 June 18 Rural economies’ problems
11 June 25 Rural organizations – Their role in dealing with the rural economies’ problem
12 July 2 Reading 4 – Presentation of selected paper by a student, with successive comments by other students Deadline for; Comments – June 29

TAPs – July 6
13 July 9 Reading 5 – Presentation of selected paper by a student, with successive comments by other students Deadline for; Comments – July 6

TAPs – July 13
14 July 13* Importance of rural economies on sustainable growth July 13 (Friday): Make-up class of Monday
July 16 (National holiday)
15 July 23 Reading 6 – Presentation of selected paper by a student, with successive comments by other students

Comprehensive discussion on overall lectures and presentations, course wrap-up

 Deadline for; Comments – July 20

TAPs – July 27

 

Comments – what you understood or what you want to know more about the issue

Take Away Points (TAPs) – what were your learnings