Course - Global Production Networks - GEOG3518
GEOG3518 - Global Production Networks
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | E |
Course content
This course discusses how the geography of uneven development and sustainability in the global economy has been shaped by two key trends in the past three decades a) the geographical dispersal of the production of goods and services across multiple international locations and b) the organizational separation of different production functions across independent firms. Through the lens of the insights, frameworks and terminology surrounding Global Production Networks, this course examines how these trends are shaped by the business strategies and practices of transnational corporations which take place in the interface between economics, politics, culture, and the environment. Drawing on case studies from global production networks within specific industries, students will learn to understand and explain the possibilities and limitations for development and sustainability in cities, regions, and nations connected to these global production networks. Insights from the course are relevant for discussions surrounding corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.
Learning outcome
A student who has completed this course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge:
- has gained theoretical knowledge on economic, political, environmental, social and cultural aspects of global production networks.
- has insight into corporate strategies related to product and market development, foreign direct investment, and outsourcing.
- has insight into state policy on attracting foreign direct investment and/or upgrading the capabilities of local firms, in addition to regulating and mitigating economic and environmental consequences of globalization.
- has comprehensive insight into the relations between processes of economic globalization and company strategies and state policies in order for students to better understand uneven development in the global economy.
Skills:
- has skills in academic writing on these topics.
- has skills in investigating the organization and implications of global production networks surrounding development and sustainability
- has skills in investigating how state policy, regulation, labor movements, trade agreements, and civil society mobilization shapes the geographical and organizational configurations of global production networks.
General competence:
- has relevant competence for work in companies and organizations operating internationally.
- has relevant competence for evaluating policy and regulations related to economic development and internationalization.
- has relevant competence for accounting for and explaining uneven developmental outcomes in the global economy
Learning methods and activities
Up to 24 hours lectures and in-class activities, a company visit and assignment.
Compulsory assignments
- Semester assignment.
Further on evaluation
The compulsory assignment is a group based semester assignment. The exam is a 4 hour written school exam.
The compulsory assignments must be completed and approved in order to be eligible to take the exam. Same form of examination is given when re-sitting for the exam or improving the grade. The exam is offered both in the autumn and spring semester.
Required previous knowledge
The course is open for students on master`s level, preferable within the discipline of social science or technology/engineering. Other relevant qualification can be accepted upon approval by the Department of Geography.
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Geography
- Globalisation
- Social Sciences
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Geography
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 E 2024-12-16 09:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL310 hvit sone Sluppenvegen 14 36 SL310 lilla sone Sluppenvegen 14 4 SL120 Sluppenvegen 14 2 - Spring ORD School exam 100/100 E 2025-05-20 09:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL111 lyseblå sone Sluppenvegen 14 1
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"