Special Problems in Asian Development, Summer 2007
THIS IS PURELY A
Economics 4398, Section No.
03082,
Thomas R. DeGregori
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Summer IV 2007 ECONOMICS 4398, Section No.
03082 - Special Problems in Asian Development - last date to turn-in papers -
August 8, 2007
This is a special problems course that can be taken
for 3 hours credit.
One has the option of registering for it in any of
the summer sessions since it is entirely a independent
study course except for those in the study abroad programs where there may be
lectures. The course will meet on the first day indicated in the schedule for
the class assignments. If at all possible, it is very strongly recommended that
students sign-up for the the summer sessions where
the last day of class is in August. This will allow you more time to comlete your papers as we will be following the University
catalog closely and will be giving incompletes only to those who qualify by
University rules. Some exception will be made for those in study abroad
programs. You may obtain the books and start work on your papers as soon as
this syllabus is posted in February indicating that it has been approved for
the summer programs.
THERE WILL BE NO EXAMS OR QUIZZES.
ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND USE Science
and Civilization in China, Volume 6, Biology and Biological Technology, Part 2,
Agriculture by Joseph Needham and Francesca Bray, Cambridge University Press
and do a major paper on Chinese agriculture.
Assignment: You are to write one paper of 30 to 40
pages on the history and development of agriculture
in
Purpose of the course is to study a single topic in
depth to round out the Economic Development of China,
THERE WILL NOT BE A FINAL EXAM.
ALL PAPERS HAVE TO INCLUDE CITED MATERIAL (source,
date and pages cited) FROM THE ASSIGNED READINGS. Each paper must include at
least one of the assigned sources though you may use as many as you wish on any
paper. All papers taken together must show that all assigned sources have been
read and used. Every paragraph in your
papers must have at least one cited source unless it is either drawn from your
own exerience or is a concluding paragraph. Each
paper should have a separate reference page that does not count towards your
page requirements. You will loose one letter grade for each assigned source
that is not "substantially" used (in other words, used in a way that
indicates an understanding of what the book is saying). This may seem like a
rigid requirement but since there are no exams or quizes,
it is the only way that I know (or think that I know) that you have done the
reading and that the paper is yours and not found on the web.
YOU MAY USE OTHER RESEARCH MATERIAL AS WELL. IF YOU
USE INFORMATION FROM THE WWW, PLEASE GIVE AS COMPLETE A CITATION AS POSSIBLE
INCLUDING THE URL. I have posted supplementary instructions on my webpage;
please consult it and follow the instructions. You are not allowed to have two
paragraphs in a row that use only non-assigned sources. As a rough rule of
thumb, use only sources published this century unless there is a compelling
reason to use an older source. All material that is not orginal
to you must have a citation. Quotation marks are required only when you are
using someone else's wording. If you are using their ideas and facts that are
put in your own words, you still need to cite the source but quotation marks
would be inappropriate. Please do not start a sentence with "I feel."
Instead use phrases such as "I conlude" or
"it is my judgment based upon the evidence" etc. If you present solid
evedence on an issue and then follow with a rational
argument to reach a conclusion, I will assume that this is not only your
conclusion but it is also how you "feel."
**Joseph Needham's massive, monumental, multivolume
work, Science and Civilisation
in
**UH Enrollment Schedule
http://www.uh.edu/enroll/rar/enrollment_schedule.html
Thomas R. DeGregori, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Houston
Department of Economics
204 McElhinney Hall
Houston, Texas 77204-5019
Ph. 001 - 1 - 713 743-3838
Fax 001 - 1 - 713 743-3798
Email trdegreg@uh.edu
Web homepage http://www.uh.edu/~trdegreg