Research Seminar: Current Business Issues in Asian Countries

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

12

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

School of International Regional Studies

Course type:

Compulsory course

When:

1 year, 1-4 module

Instructors

Imamkulieva, Elmira

Ugleva, Anastasia V.

Shaposhnikov, Sergei

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course will draw attention to national economic models of each BRICS country and BRICS economies in general, also on prospects for further development and cooperation in the group. Students will also learn broadly about other aspects of development of BRICS economies through readings in the syllabus.

Learning Objectives

• Students in the MA program are expected to learn methods for research and apply them in preparation of the academic papers
• The study of the key social and economic features of the development in Asian countries
• Analysis of trends and crises of the world economic systems, as well as exploratory and normative forecasts of its future
• Identification of patterns of economic development of Asian countries
• To identify the reasons for the change in regional dynamics and to understand the potential of the current rise of Asian countries

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Students in the MA program are expected to learn methods for research and apply them in preparation of the academic papers
• The study of the key social and economic features of the development in Asian countries
• Analysis of trends and crises of the world economic systems, as well as exploratory and normative forecasts of its future
• Identification of patterns of economic development of Asian countries
• Identify the reasons for the change in regional dynamics and to understand the potential of the current rise of Asian countries
• To develop students' understanding of how social and cultural factors influence the development and implementation of ethical norms in the field of AI

Course Contents

• Module 1: learning operating with statistical data bases and research development. Ethical review of artificial intelligence in modern Asian countries
• Module 2: focusing on methods available for the Research in Oriental Studies
• Module 3: Develop personal academic and public position concerning the discussed scientific socio-economic issues.
• Module 4: Designing the methods of the research, preparing literature review

Assessment Elements

• Academic paper 1
• Final test
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• Academic paper 3
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• Class discussions and Class presentation
• Academic paper 2

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 4th module
  0.1 * Academic paper 1 + 0.1 * Academic paper 2 + 0.1 * Academic paper 3 + 0.4 * Class discussions and Class presentation + 0.3 * Final test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Darren Grant. Methods of Economic Research [Электронный ресурс] - Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018. Online ISBN 978-3-030-01734-7. Режим доступа: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-030-01734-7.pdf
• The heritage of Soviet Oriental studies, , 2011

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Russian oriental studies : current research on past & present asian and african societies, , 2004

Authors

• Imamkulieva ELMIRA ELMANOVNA
• SHAPOSHNIKOV Sergei Viacheslavovich
• Ugleva Anastasiia Valerevna