120-0432/05 – Globalization and International Organizations (GMO)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Eva Kovářová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Eva Kovářová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
YearSemesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2012/2013Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
DVO37 Ing. Kateřina Dvoroková, Ph.D.
LAN075 Ing. Eva Kovářová, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Part-time Credit and Examination 6+6

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1.To explain the process of globalization in its wide implications in the world economy and other part of the world society. To interpret status of main participants of the globalization. 3.To identify selected global issues. 4.To analyse the causes and results of global issues. 5.To explain the status of international organizations in the process of globalization and in solving of global issues. 6. To apply the knowledge on actual events in the world and new developing trends in the world.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars

Summary

Subject is concentrated on the process of globalization, in its wide implications; the description of the main participants of the process of globalization; status and function of the most important international organizations; selected global issues, their causes and elimination of the results, possible solving of them and status of international organizations in this solving. The access is interdisciplinary with the aim to cover up whole social implications of the process of globalization and global issues.

Compulsory literature:

Baylis, J.; Smith, S.; Owens, P. The Globalization of World Politics : An introduction to international relations. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-929777-1.

Recommended literature:

Global Policy Forum. www.globalpolicy.org Global Issues Web. www.globalissues.org/about.asp

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

1. Zpracování seminární práce – případová studie 2. Prezentace případové studie 3. Účast na cvičeních

E-learning

Other requirements

Other requirements are not demanded.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

B1 Globalization 1. Globalization 2. Globalization in the world 3. Globalization processes 4. Participants in globalization B2. Global issues 5. Population 6. Poverty 7. Global safety and human rights 8. Global burden of environment B3 International organizations 9. United Nations 10. World Bank 11. International Monetary Fund

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2013/2014 Winter semester, validity until: 2016/2017 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35 (35) 18
                Docházka Other task type 5  3
                Seminární práce Other task type 20  10
                Prezentace Other task type 10  5
        Examination Examination 65  33 3
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2012/2013 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R055) Public Economics and Administration (02) Public Economics and Administration K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

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Assessment of instruction



2012/2013 Winter