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By the end of this module, students will have:
• Gained insight into the characteristics of regions, and the ‘ideal’ spatio-sectoral scale of socio-economic analysis;
• Developed an understanding as to why economic activity and processes leading to knowledge creation, diffusion, and innovation remain greatly concentrated;
• Examined how the processes that influence knowledge creation, diffusion, and innovation operate in spatial context;
• Investigated various approaches and models utilized to measure and analyze the advanced knowledge economy; and
• Achieved a comprehension of the evolutionary and relational nature of technological change, and its impact on regional competitiveness and prosperity as measured by alternative data sources.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 2 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Total | 124 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Essay - Literature Review | Week 8 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 40 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ Exam 01 | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ Exam 02 | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Essay: Essay Proposal - Literature Review | Week 4 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Detailed feedback on critical writing components throughout the semester.