Late submissions of assessments

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, no extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available assessment-task marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24-hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. Late submissions will only be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.

No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g., quizzes, online tests.

Table 1: Penalty calculation based on submission time

Special Consideration

To request an extension on the due date/time for a timed or non-timed assessment task, you must submit a Special Consideration application. An application for Special Consideration does not guarantee approval.

The approved extension date for a student becomes the new due date for that student. The late submission penalties above then apply as of the new due date.

Welcome to ECON3036! Together we will address some of the most interesting and challenging questions concerning economic development and its impact on societies. 

In preparation for our in-class discussions, you will be asked to read the items from the weekly reading list regularly so you get the most out of our in-class discussions. Some of the chosen readings are from Nobel Prize in Economics recipients, such as Amartya Sen (on the concept and measurement of development), Esther Duflo (on the role of gender in development policy), Paul Romer (on the role of technological change), Elinor Ostrom (on how to enforce community-based social norms for the common good), Douglass North (on the role of institutions for development).  

Our weekly meetings involve 1 hour recorded material and 2 hours face-to-face meetings. In each week, students will be asked to engage with about 1-hour recorded material before coming to each weekly meetings. The recorded material aims to expose students to the main ideas we will discuss together during our face-to-face meetings. By listening to this recorded material each week, students will be better prepared to participate in class discussion. Learning is more fun if it involves exchanging ideas, so please come to class with some preparation. 

In our first meeting we will discuss how best to organise the delivery of the second assessment task, which involves team work. We will form teams of 4-5 individuals and members of each team will discuss how they can individually contribute to the presentations on weekly topics.  

Please be reminded that lecture notes and lecture recordings are good summaries of the weekly readings, but I hope you will do your independing readings as well. 

Finally, although this unit does not have a prescribed text, you can consult there are excellent development economics textbooks you can consult to support your learning. Feel free to ask for advise if you need. 

Again, welcome to ECON3036!

Note: the intended delivery mode may need to change after the start of the session due to the evolving covid situation and students need to ensure they keep up with iLearn Announcements made during the session accordingly.

This unit is organised in four parts, which will be covered in 13 weeks.