Republic of the Philippines

COTABATO STATE UNIVERSITY

GRADUATE SCHOOL

COURSE SYLLABUS

CSU VISION:

The Cotabato State University shall be a world-class education hub for sustainable, inclusive, and transformative peace and development in Southern
Philippines.

CSU MISSION:

The Cotabato State University aims to produce science and technology professionals; and peace and development advocates; promote and undertake
research and extension; generate resources; and provide progressive leadership in the field of specialization.

GOALS:

To achieve its mission, the University aims to:

a.) Enhance and expand academic program in a community of learning that promote academic excellence and innovation.

b.) Relevant and quality research outputs responsive to the local and global needs.

c.) Improve the quality of life through extension services and programs dedicated to economic development and the promotion of healthy communities, people,
and environments.

d.) Encourage revenue-generating innovation.

e.) Establish a transparent, efficient, effective, and participative management system towards good governance.

f.) Modernization of equipment and facilities that support all functions of the University.

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COURSE NUMBER: PA 711

COURSE TITLE: SEMINAR ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CREDIT UNITS: 3
PRE-REQUISITE (If any): NONE
CO-REQUISITE: (If any): NONE
SCHED CODE: 6095
TIME: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
DAYS: Saturday
SCHOOL YEAR: 2021 - 2022
SEMESTER: 2ND

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course deals with the principal issues of economic development including poverty, risk, savings, human capital, and the
causes and consequences of market failures that are common in many developing countries.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

Three to five years after graduation, graduates are expected to:

A. Achieve expertise in a chosen field of specialization;
B. Earn leadership status among peers in the profession or the industry; and
C. Attain recognition in research.

COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, the students are expected to:
1. Acquire an advanced and deep knowledge on the concepts and processes in conducting research studies.
2. Demonstrate an advanced and deep knowledge in conducting research in public administration and /or in education.
3. Conduct research in public administration and/or in education applying the processes learned.

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COURSE LEARNING PLAN
STUDENT LEARNING
OUTCOMES (SLOs)
Demonstrate understanding on Chapter I. Principles and Concepts: A
the principles and concepts ofGlobal Perspective
economic development.
Group 1
Midtimbang, Mahaleah D.
Bansuan, Bai Sittie Rachma O.
Abubakar, Saudi B.
Bilon, Mohammad Hattah B.
Group 4
March 12, 2022
Demonstrate understanding on
the economic comparative
development.
Group 2
Abdulatip, Suraini K.
Magapisa, Sittie Farisha D.
Sinsuat, Bai Shalymar A.
Tauti, Hairon O.
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TEACHING LEARNING ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
TOPICS CONTENTS AND TIME
ACTIVITIES (TLAS) AND AND ASSESSMENT TASKS
ALLOTMENT
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Submission of research proposal on • Submission of report
economic development topic.
A. How the Other Half Live • Performance of reporter
B. Economics and Development Studies DEADLINE: June 25, 2022
C. What Do We Mean by Development • Individual participation and
D. The Future of the Millennium • Library Research interaction in the class
Development Goals discussion
E. Conclusions • Class Discussion
Case Study 1
3 HOURS
Chapter II. Comparative Economic • Library Research • Submission of report
Development
A. Defining the Development World • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
B. Basic Indicators of Development:
Real Income, Health, and Education • Individual participation and
C. Holistic Measures of Living Levels interaction in the class
and Capabilities discussion
D. Characteristics of the Developing
World: Diversity within
Commonality
E. How Low-Income Countries Today
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Group 4
March 19, 2022
Demonstrate understanding on
the classic theories of
economic growth and
development.
Group 3
Tasil, Hassim B.
Mamalangkap, Samiera D.
Badawi, Salahudin K.
Kabunto, Musalik P.
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Differ from Developed Countries in
Their Earlier Stages
F. Are Living Standards of Developing
and Developed Nations Converging?
G. Long-Run Causes of Comparative
Development
H. Concluding Observations
Case Study 2
3 HOURS
Chapter III. Classic Theories of Economic • Library Research • Submission of report
Growth and Development
A. Classic Theories of Economic • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
Development: Four Approaches
B. Development as Growth and the • Individual participation and
Linear-Stages Theories interaction in the class
C. Structural-Change Models discussion
D. The International-Dependence
Revolution
E. The Neoclassic Counterrevolution:
Market Fundamentalism
F. Classic Theories of Development:
Reconciling the Differences
Case Study 3
3 HOURS
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Demonstrate understanding on
contemporary models of
development and
underdevelopment.
Group 4
Guiamalon, Ibrahim P.
Oliveros, Elmer D.
Pimentel, Charlu F.
Omictin, Althon Dave N.
Balabaran, Soraida S.
Group 4
April 2, 2022
Demonstrate understanding
on poverty, inequality, and
development.
Group 1
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Chapter IV. Contemporary Models of • Library Research • Submission of report
Development and Underdevelopment
A. Underdevelopment as a Coordination • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
Failure
B. Multiple Equilibria: A Diagrammatic • Individual participation and
Approach interaction in the class
C. Starting Economic Development: discussion
The Big Push
D. Further Problems of Multiple
Equilibria
E. Michael Kremer’s O-Ring Theory of
Economic Development
F. Economic Development as Self-
Discovery
G. The Hausmann-Rodrik-Velasco
Growth Diagnostics Framework
H. Conclusions
Case Study 4
3 HOURS
Chapter V. Poverty, Inequality, and • Library Research • Submission of report
Development
A. Measuring Inequality • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
B. Measuring Absolute Poverty
C. Poverty, Inequality, and Social • Individual participation and
Welfare interaction in the class
D. Absolute Poverty: Extend and discussion
Magnitude
E. Economic Characteristics of High-
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Poverty Groups
F. Policy Options on Income Inequality
and Poverty: Some Basic
Considerations
G. Summary of Conclusions: The Need
for a Package of Policies

Group 4 Case Study 5

April 16, 2022 3 HOURS

Demonstrate understanding on
population growth, and
economic development.
Group 2
Chapter VI. Population Growth and • Library Research • Submission of report
Economic Development: Causes,
Consequences, and Controversies • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
A. The Basic Issue: Population Growth
and the Quality of Life • Individual participation and
B. Population Growth: Past, Present, interaction in the class
and Future discussion
C. The Demographic Transition
D. The Causes of High Fertility in
Developing Countries: The
Malthusian and Household Models
E. The Consequences of High Fertility:
Some Conflicting Perspectives
F. Some Policy Approaches

Group 4 Case Study 6

April 23, 2022 3 HOURS

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Demonstrate understanding on
urbanization and rural-urban
migration.
Group 3
Chapter VII. Urbanization and Rural- • Library Research • Submission of report
Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
A. Urbanization: Trends and Living • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
Conditions
B. The Role of Cities • Individual participation and
C. The Urban Giantism Problem interaction in the class
D. The Urban Informal Sector discussion
E. Migration and Development
F. Toward an Economic Theory of
Rural-Urban Migration
G. Conclusion: A Comprehensive
Urbanization, Migration, and
Employment Strategy

Group 4 Case Study 7

April 30, 2022 3 HOURS

Demonstrate understanding on
human capital.
Group 4
February 26, 2022
Chapter VIII. Human Capital: Education • Library Research • Submission of report
and Health in Economic Development
A. The Central Roles of Education and • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
Health
B. Investing in Education and Health: • Individual participation and
The Human Capital Approach interaction in the class
C. Child Labor discussion
D. The Gender Gap: Discrimination in
Education and Health
E. Educational Systems and
Development
F. Health Measurement and Disease
Burden
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G. Health, Productivity, and Policy

Group 4 Case Study 8

May 7, 2022 3 HOURS

Demonstrate understanding on Chapter IX. Agricultural Transformation • Library Research • Submission of report
agricultural transformation and and Rural Development
rural development. A. The imperative of Agricultural • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
Progress and Rural Development
Group 1 B. Agricultural Growth: Past Progress • Individual participation and
and Current Challenges interaction in the class
C. The Structure of Agrarian Systems in discussion
the Developing World
D. The Important Role of Women
E. The Microeconomics of Farmer
Behavior and Agricultural
Development
F. Core Requirements of a Strategy of
Agricultural and Rural Development

Group 4 Case Study 9

May 14, 2022 3 HOURS Midterm Exam

Demonstrate understanding on
the environment and
development.
Group 2
February 26, 2022
Chapter X. The Environment and • Library Research • Submission of report
Development
A. Environment and Development: The • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
Basic Issues
B. Global Warming and Climate • Individual participation and
Change: Scope, Mitigation, and
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Group 4
May 21, 2022
Demonstrate understanding on
development policymaking
and the roles of market, state,
and civil society.
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Adaption interaction in the class
C. Economic Models of Environmental discussion
Issues
D. Urban Development and the
Environment
E. The Local and Global Costs of Rain
Forest Destruction
F. Policy Options in Developing and
Developed Countries
Case Study 10
3 HOURS
Chapter XI. Development Policymaking • Library Research • Submission of report
and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil
Society • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
A. Question of Balance
B. Development Planning: Concepts • Individual participation and
and Rationale interaction in the class
C. The Development Planning Process: discussion
some Basic Models
D. Government Failure and Preferences
for Markets over Planning
E. The Market Economy
F. The Washington Consensus on the
Role of the State in Development
and Its Subsequent Evolution
G. Development Political Economy:
Theories of Policy Formulation and
Reform
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Group 4
May 28, 2022
Demonstrate understanding on
development policymaking
and the roles of market, state,
and civil society.
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H. Development Roles of NGOs and the
Broader Citizen Sector
I. Trends in Governance and Reform
Case Study 11
3 HOURS
Chapter XII. International Trade Theory • Library Research • Submission of report
and Development Strategy
A. Economic Globalization: An • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
Introduction
B. International Trade: Some Key • Individual participation and
Issues interaction in the class
C. The Traditional Theory of discussion
International Trade
D. The Critique of Traditional Free-
Trade Theory in the Context of
Developing-Country Experience
E. Traditional Trade Strategies and
Policy Mechanism for Development:
Export Promotion versus Import
Substitution
F. The Industrialization Strategy
Approach to Export Policy
G. South-South Trade and Economic
Integration
H. Trade Policies of Developed
Countries: The Need for Reform and
Resistance to New Protectionist
Pressures
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Group 4
June 4, 2022
Demonstrate understanding on
development policymaking
and the roles of market, state,
and civil society.
Group 1
Group 4
June 11, 2022
Demonstrate understanding on
development policymaking
and the roles of market, state,
and civil society.
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Case Study 12
3 HOURS
Chapter XIII. Balance of Payments, Debt, • Library Research • Submission of report
Financial Crises, and Stabilization
Policies • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
A. International Finance and
Investment: Key Issues for • Individual participation and
Developing Countries interaction in the class
B. The Balance of Payments Account discussion
C. The Issue of Payments Deficits
D. Accumulation of Debt and
Emergence of the Debt Crisis in the
1980s
E. Attempts at Alleviation:
Macroeconomic Instability, Classic
IMF Stabilization Policies, and Their
Critics
F. The Global Financial Crisis and the
Developing Countries
Case Study 13
3 HOURS
Chapter XIV. Foreign Finance, • Library Research • Submission of report
Investment, Aid, and Conflict:
Controversies and Opportunities • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
A. The International Flow of Financial
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Resources
Group 2 B. Private Foreign Direct Investment • Individual participation and
and the Multinational Corporation interaction in the class
C. The Role and Growth of Remittances discussion
D. Foreign Aid: The Development
Assistance Debate
E. Conflict and Development

Group 4 Case Study 14

June 18, 2022 3 HOURS

Demonstrate understanding on
development policymaking
and the roles of market, state,
and civil society.
Group 3
Chapter XV. Finance and Fiscal Policy • Library Research • Submission of report
for Development
A. The Role of the Financial System in • Class Discussion • Performance of reporter
Economic Development
B. The Role of Central Banks and • Individual participation and
Alternative Arrangements interaction in the class
C. Informal Finance and the Rise of discussion
Microfinance
D. Formal Financial Systems and
Reforms
E. Fiscal Policy for Development
F. State-Owned Enterprises and
Privatization
G. Public Administration: The Scarcest
Resource

Group 4 Case Study 15

June 25, 2022 3 HOURS Final Exam: (No Permit, No Exam)

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REFERENCES:
Todaro, M., and Smith, S. (2015). Economic Development. Twelfth Edition.
Das, S. et al. (2015). Economic Growth and Development.
Nafziger, E. Wayne (2012). Economic Development. Fifth Edition.

GRADING SYSTEM:
Midterm Finals
G1=3CS+2ME G2=3CS+2FE FG=G1+G2
3 5 2

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
• Attendance
• Participation
• Oral Report
• Research Paper
• Examination

POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

1. Observe proper dress code and good grooming;
2. Always wear the school ID when inside the classroom and in the school premises;
3. The maximum number of absences for a 3 unit course is 10 hours, hence, you will be considered dropped; and
4. Always make it a habit to visit our online classroom for announcement and other things to do.
Note: Classes are held virtually. Asynchronous classes are also observed.

Prepared by: Contact Number: Email Address:

MHD. FAHEEM M. ALIUDEN, Ph.D., C.E. 09273116212 faheem@ccspc.edu.ph

Faculty-in-Charge

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Noted by:

PROF. SAIDAMIN P. BAGOLONG, DPA

Program Head

Recommending Approval

TARHATA S. GUIAMALON, Ph.D

Dean

TENG A. ALIM, Ph.D

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Approved:

PROF. SEMA G. DILNA, Ed.D

SUC President II

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