Model curricula for journalism education for developing countries ...

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notes (50 – 100 words each) on 10 questions (there will be scope for choosing these
10 out of 20 questions or thereabouts) based on the class lecture notes, taken during
lectures presented between Weeks 1-8. Each answer carries 3 marks.
Week 9
Class 1: The welfare state model in Western Europe: Keynes and welfare economics
Class 2: Country-specific welfare issues (for example: state intervention and fiveyear
plans in India)
Week 10
Class 1: Globalisation, Privatisation, Liberalisation – the decade of the 1990s.
Class 2: Globalisation, Privatisation, Liberalisation – the decade of the 1990s.
Week 11
Class 1: An understanding of the Human Development Index (focusing on education,
health and purchasing power parity in income) and its computation, along with a
country-wise analysis.
Class 2: Group presentation
Week 12
Class 1: An overview of the geographical location of countries, including trouble
spots and conflict zones across the globe.
Class 2: Group presentation
Week 13
Class 1: An overview of geographical concerns, like climate change and energy
alternatives – country-specific
Class 2: Development and Environmental Concerns
Week 14
Class 1: Development and Environmental Concerns – Is there a conflict of interests
between economic and environmental concerns
Class 2: Group presentation
Week 15
Class 1: Discussion and review class.
Class 2: A one-hour open-book exam, where students are expected to write short
notes (50 – 100 words each) on 10 questions based on lectures presented between
Weeks 9-15. Each answer carries 3 marks.