- Docente: Carolyn Ann Kadas
- Crediti formativi: 4
- Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
- Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
- Campus: Forli
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Corso:
Laurea Magistrale in
Scienze internazionali e diplomatiche (cod. 6058)
Valido anche per Laurea Magistrale in East european and eurasian studies (cod. 6751)
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dal 24/09/2025 al 17/12/2025
Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire
Students will learn the techniques and resources necessary for writing concise, forward-looking political and economic risk analyses of emerging countries, aimed at corporate and institutional readers.
Contenuti
The course provides students with the tools, skills and practice to write concise, targeted reports on economic, financial and political risk in emerging countries and regions, including Central and Southeast Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Middle East and Africa. Business and institutional leaders require rapid, succinct country-focused information in order to make decisions. Students will draw on key on-line sources to be able to write these timely, targeted and forward-looking reports.
This is a pass/fail course.
Lesson 1 Course introduction, explanation of indicators
Lesson 2 Explanation of indicators
Lesson 3 Group compilation of various aspects of assigned country report
Lesson 4 Class evaluation and critique of first attempt at compiling a country report
Lesson 5 Group compilation of assigned country reports – East/Central Europe
Lesson 6 Group compilation of assigned country reports – Southeast Europe
Lesson 7 Group compilation of assigned country reports – Central Asia/Caucasus
Lesson 8 Group compilation of assigned country reports – Middle East
Lesson 9 Group compilation of assigned country reports – North Africa
Lesson 10 Group compilation of assigned country reports – Subsaharan Africa
Testi/Bibliografia
Readings will be provided on the Virtuale platform.
Metodi didattici
In-class, group research and compilation of reports following instruction and examples of past reports, with subsequent instructor feedback on submitted reports.
Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento
Required attendance (70%) of class time and active participation in group research and compilation of reports is evaluated for a pass/fail grade.
Strumenti a supporto della didattica
Obligatory personal laptop required for in-class research.
Orario di ricevimento
Consulta il sito web di Carolyn Ann Kadas