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Outline of the course FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS Attendance and participation in the project work are compulsory The course is divided into two parts – The theoretical part – The project work The two parts will run in parallel
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Outline of the course The first part is articulated in three sections: The first section will focus on the following issues: the European strategy of growth the regional disequilibria in the European Union the rationale for a European cohesion policy the framework of cohesion policies
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Outline of the course The second section will focus on the following issues: the theory of local economic development a focus on social capital the cycle of a local economic development programme
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Outline of the course The third section will focus on the following issues: short history of the E.U. the institutions of the E.U. the decision making process of the E.U. the legal acts of the E.U.
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Outline of the course The second part of the course is a project work. The class divided in teams will prepare a report on a European region. The report will contain three main chapters: A statistical analysis of the region An outline of the development strategy of the region The identification of projects suitable for the development of the region
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Outline of the course An intermediate and a final report will be presented and discussed in classroom. The intermediate report is only for discussion and not for valuation The final mark of the exam will be a weighted average (50%) between the mark of a written exam on the theoretical part of the course and the mark on the project work
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Outline of the course FOR NON ATTENDING STUDENTS – THE PROGRAM OF EXAM WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE THEACHER’S WEBSITE. – THE EXAM WILL BE A WRITTEN EXAM MADE OF THREE OPEN QUESTIONS
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Outline of the course Provisional time table of the course – 09-17 February (Project work) Introductory lecture The Regio Data Bank The case of Emilia Romagna Composition of teams and allocation of regions Project work starts in parallel with lectures
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Outline of the course – 23 February- 10 March (Lectures) the European strategy of growth the regional disequilibria in the European Union the rationale for a European cohesion policy the framework of cohesion policies
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Outline of the course – 23 March-13 April (Project work) Presentation and discussion of intermediate reports. Second phase of the project work starts: delivery of the operational regional programmes (second chapter of the report)- 14 April- 28 April (Lectures) A focus on social capital History and institutions of the E.U. – 12 May- onwards (Project work) Final presentation of the whole report for valuation
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