<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><channel><atom:link href="http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/rss.ashx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Nottingham U-Now</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk</link><description>U-Now is the University of Nottingham's formal open courseware initiative.</description><dc:date>2013-05-19</dc:date><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><copyright><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></copyright><item><category>UNow</category><title>Approaches to political studies</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=1ba279ee-699a-4bb0-f728-9ff80d4094f3</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:43:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=1ba279ee-699a-4bb0-f728-9ff80d4094f3</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010. 

This module introduces students to alternative theoretical approaches to the study of political phenomena. We consider the different forms of analysing, explaining, and understanding politics associated with approaches such as behaviouralism, rational choice theory, institutionalism, Marxism, feminism, interpretive theory and post-modernism. 

This module shows that the different approaches are based upon contrasting ‘ontological’ suppositions about the nature of politics, and they invoke alternative ‘epistemological’ assumptions about how we acquire valid knowledge of politics and international relations. We examine questions such as: what constitutes valid knowledge in political science and international relations? Should political science methodology be the same as the methods employed in the natural sciences? Can we give causal explanations of social and political phenomena? Can we ever be objective in our analysis? What is the relationship between knowledge and power? 

An understanding of the different approaches will be invaluable to students as they pursue their studies at levels 2 and 3, and will provide the opportunity for students to adopt an approach that corresponds to their own questions, research topics, interests, and their own ontological and epistemological assumptions. 

Module Code: M12037 
  
This module is suitable for study at: undergraduate level 2 
  
Credits: 20 

Dr Mark Wenman

Dr. Mark Wenman is a Lecturer in political theory in the School of Politics and International Relations and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), and a member of The Analysis of Democratic Cultures Research Group.He completed his Ph.D. in the Ideology and Discourse Analysis Programme at the University of Essex in 2005, and before that he was educated at Birkbeck College (London), the University of Westminster, and Christ's Hospital. His area of expertise is contemporary democratic theory, with a particular focus on the influence of post-structuralism on Anglo-American political thought. He is primarily interested in theories of agonistic democracy, in the impact of multiculturalism on democratic institutions and practices, and in the need to rethink democratic agency - or the constituent power of the people - in the context of globalisation and the digital revolution. 

He has published scholarly articles on these topics in journals such as Contemporary Political Theory, Philosophy and Social Criticism and Political Studies, and is currently completing a monograph entitled Agonistic Democracy: constituent power in the era of globalisation to be published with Cambridge University Press in 2012.





]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010. 

This module introduces students to alternative theoretical approaches to the study of political phenomena. We consider the different forms of analysing, explaining, and understanding politics associated with approaches such as behaviouralism, rational choice theory, institutionalism, Marxism, feminism, interpretive theory and post-modernism. 

This module shows that the different approaches are based upon contrasting ‘ontological’ suppositions about the nature of politics, and they invoke alternative ‘epistemological’ assumptions about how we acquire valid knowledge of politics and international relations. We examine questions such as: what constitutes valid knowledge in political science and international relations? Should political science methodology be the same as the methods employed in the natural sciences? Can we give causal explanations of social and political phenomena? Can we ever be objective in our analysis? What is the relationship between knowledge and power? 

An understanding of the different approaches will be invaluable to students as they pursue their studies at levels 2 and 3, and will provide the opportunity for students to adopt an approach that corresponds to their own questions, research topics, interests, and their own ontological and epistemological assumptions. 

Module Code: M12037 
  
This module is suitable for study at: undergraduate level 2 
  
Credits: 20 

Dr Mark Wenman

Dr. Mark Wenman is a Lecturer in political theory in the School of Politics and International Relations and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), and a member of The Analysis of Democratic Cultures Research Group.He completed his Ph.D. in the Ideology and Discourse Analysis Programme at the University of Essex in 2005, and before that he was educated at Birkbeck College (London), the University of Westminster, and Christ's Hospital. His area of expertise is contemporary democratic theory, with a particular focus on the influence of post-structuralism on Anglo-American political thought. He is primarily interested in theories of agonistic democracy, in the impact of multiculturalism on democratic institutions and practices, and in the need to rethink democratic agency - or the constituent power of the people - in the context of globalisation and the digital revolution. 

He has published scholarly articles on these topics in journals such as Contemporary Political Theory, Philosophy and Social Criticism and Political Studies, and is currently completing a monograph entitled Agonistic Democracy: constituent power in the era of globalisation to be published with Cambridge University Press in 2012.





]]></description><dc:date>2010-11-17</dc:date><dc:title>Approaches to political studies</dc:title><dc:creator>Wenman Mark Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>M12037 </dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>political phenomena</dc:subject><dc:subject>behaviouralism</dc:subject><dc:subject>rational choice theory</dc:subject><dc:subject>institutionalism</dc:subject><dc:subject>Marxism</dc:subject><dc:subject>Approaches to political studies</dc:subject><dc:subject>interpretive theory </dc:subject><dc:subject>post-modernism</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Career skills in economics</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6e9c4d05-b038-69a2-cb6a-dcad70ae942a</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:27:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6e9c4d05-b038-69a2-cb6a-dcad70ae942a</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Autumn Semester 2009

Careers skills is a compulsory module for all Year 2 Economics students. It is not available to students from outside the School. It is one of a number of modules that make up the Nottingham Advantage Award.

The Nottingham Advantage Award is a new initiative focusing on student skills, employability and personal and academic development. Initially created for undergraduate students, it aims to develop the kind of competencies, learning and evaluation skills that employers are looking for in talented new graduates.

For more information on the Award you can visit: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/introduction/life/advantageaward 

Suitable For: Undergraduate Year Two Students

Dr David Harvey

Dr David Harvey has been a member of staff in the School of Economics since October 2003. He is a Reader in Econometrics. His research interests are in the area of time series econometrics, in particular tests for unit roots and structural change, forecast evaluation and applied time series analysis in general. He has published in journals such as the Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Econometrics Journal, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Forecasting, International Journal of Forecasting.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Autumn Semester 2009

Careers skills is a compulsory module for all Year 2 Economics students. It is not available to students from outside the School. It is one of a number of modules that make up the Nottingham Advantage Award.

The Nottingham Advantage Award is a new initiative focusing on student skills, employability and personal and academic development. Initially created for undergraduate students, it aims to develop the kind of competencies, learning and evaluation skills that employers are looking for in talented new graduates.

For more information on the Award you can visit: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/introduction/life/advantageaward 

Suitable For: Undergraduate Year Two Students

Dr David Harvey

Dr David Harvey has been a member of staff in the School of Economics since October 2003. He is a Reader in Econometrics. His research interests are in the area of time series econometrics, in particular tests for unit roots and structural change, forecast evaluation and applied time series analysis in general. He has published in journals such as the Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Econometrics Journal, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Forecasting, International Journal of Forecasting.]]></description><dc:date>2010-02-09</dc:date><dc:title>Career skills in economics</dc:title><dc:creator>Harvey David Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Career Skills</dc:subject><dc:subject>Nottingham Advantage Award</dc:subject><dc:subject>Personal Development</dc:subject><dc:subject>Career Path</dc:subject><dc:subject>Employability Skills</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Contemporary French culture in a global context</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=a06b5db3-37ad-7880-770b-72f97580ecb4</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:47:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=a06b5db3-37ad-7880-770b-72f97580ecb4</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Semester two 2009.

This module looks at aspects of contemporary French culture in the context of an increasingly globalised culture and economy. In part, the module explores recent attempts to defend, redefine and interpret key aspects of French identity and culture as a means of negotiating ways of living in an era of globalisation and changing social structures.

The module focuses on aspects of everyday life in France that are charged with political and economic significance, namely food/wine production and consumption and sport. These areas all raise questions about a range of issues: the national and the ‘local’ versus the global; constructions of Frenchness in opposition to America; the decline of rural France; the contemporary redefinition of mythical national figures in the shape of le paysan; the continuity and significance of established French values and cultural practices; and the maintenance of a distinctively French social model in the face of globalisation.

A key component of the module delivery will be an in-depth analysis of the much discussed recent documentary film Mondovino, which examines the cultural and economic significance of global wine production. We will also look at the cultural significance of contemporary French football, with particular reference to the successful French national team of 1998 and 2000.

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 1.

Dr John Marks, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr Marks is interested in the ethical, philosophical and cultural implications of molecular biology, biotechnology and genetics. He is also a member of the Science Technology Culture Research Group. His past research has focused primarily on the significance of contemporary French thought, particularly the work of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. 
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Semester two 2009.

This module looks at aspects of contemporary French culture in the context of an increasingly globalised culture and economy. In part, the module explores recent attempts to defend, redefine and interpret key aspects of French identity and culture as a means of negotiating ways of living in an era of globalisation and changing social structures.

The module focuses on aspects of everyday life in France that are charged with political and economic significance, namely food/wine production and consumption and sport. These areas all raise questions about a range of issues: the national and the ‘local’ versus the global; constructions of Frenchness in opposition to America; the decline of rural France; the contemporary redefinition of mythical national figures in the shape of le paysan; the continuity and significance of established French values and cultural practices; and the maintenance of a distinctively French social model in the face of globalisation.

A key component of the module delivery will be an in-depth analysis of the much discussed recent documentary film Mondovino, which examines the cultural and economic significance of global wine production. We will also look at the cultural significance of contemporary French football, with particular reference to the successful French national team of 1998 and 2000.

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 1.

Dr John Marks, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr Marks is interested in the ethical, philosophical and cultural implications of molecular biology, biotechnology and genetics. He is also a member of the Science Technology Culture Research Group. His past research has focused primarily on the significance of contemporary French thought, particularly the work of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. 
]]></description><dc:date>2010-10-01</dc:date><dc:title>Contemporary French culture in a global context</dc:title><dc:creator>Marks John Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>contemporary French culture</dc:subject><dc:subject>French identity</dc:subject><dc:subject>French culture</dc:subject><dc:subject>globalisation </dc:subject><dc:subject>changing social structures</dc:subject><dc:subject>food production</dc:subject><dc:subject>wine production</dc:subject><dc:subject>constructions of Frenchness </dc:subject><dc:subject>Mondovino</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Definitions, proofs and examples </title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=966dbda8-3f2e-ae0b-f887-382f0ca6b716</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:05:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=966dbda8-3f2e-ae0b-f887-382f0ca6b716</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[During the academic year 2011-12, Dr Joel Feinstein gave five optional example classes to his second-year Mathematical Analysis students on Definitions, Proofs and Examples. Dr Feinstein recorded videos of these classes (presented here) to go along with his previous videos on 'How and why we do mathematical proofs'. 
These sessions are intended to reinforce material from lectures, while also providing more opportunities for students to hone their skills in a number of areas, including the following: 

•working with formal definitions

•making deductions from information given

•writing relatively routine proofs

•investigating the properties of examples

•thinking up examples with specified combinations of properties]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[During the academic year 2011-12, Dr Joel Feinstein gave five optional example classes to his second-year Mathematical Analysis students on Definitions, Proofs and Examples. Dr Feinstein recorded videos of these classes (presented here) to go along with his previous videos on 'How and why we do mathematical proofs'. 
These sessions are intended to reinforce material from lectures, while also providing more opportunities for students to hone their skills in a number of areas, including the following: 

•working with formal definitions

•making deductions from information given

•writing relatively routine proofs

•investigating the properties of examples

•thinking up examples with specified combinations of properties]]></description><dc:date>2012-06-13</dc:date><dc:title>Definitions, proofs and examples </dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Definitions</dc:subject><dc:subject>Proofs</dc:subject><dc:subject>examples</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Designing political enquiry</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=43bd99e5-30f3-af59-2b54-65b0eea66c08</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:28:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=43bd99e5-30f3-af59-2b54-65b0eea66c08</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[As taught Spring Semester 2011.

The module is designed to allow students to develop a critical understanding of the methodological issues involved in designing and undertaking research in the discipline of politics and international relations and to strengthen their ability to read and evaluate political science literature more generally. The first part of the module focuses on issues of research design. It exposes students to a broad range of methodological issues involved in designing, conducting and writing up research based on a relative small number of cases in areas of comparative politics, international relations, political theory and public policy. Topics that are addressed in the module include issues involved in developing a research question, problems of conceptualisation, measurement, and strategies and approaches to causal theorising in small N research. The second part of the module addresses various methods of generating and processing data for research in politics. Methods that are covered include the use of documentary sources, textual analysis observation and ethnographic research, and various forms of interviewing. Throughout the module you will be developing a feasible research proposal. This requires reading and summarising a minimum of two articles/book chapters per week on a topic of your choice. This will be used to inform your dissertation proposal. 

Module Codes: M14320 (20 credits),  M14321 (15 credits)

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Dr Gulshan Khan, School of Politics and International Relations 

Gulshan Ara Khan teaches political theory at the School of Politics and International Relations. She is also a fellow of the Centre for the Study for Social and Global Justice. She completed her PhD. entitled 'Habermas and Post-structuralism: the Subject and Politics' in 2005. Her areas of expertise include the work of Habermas, Post-structuralist political theory, the work of Michael Oakeshott and the philosophy of the social sciences. She is also interested in the idea of 'non-domination' (political, structural and economic) associated with the republican notion of liberty, both in terms of the principles it specifies and the institutions required to realise it.
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught Spring Semester 2011.

The module is designed to allow students to develop a critical understanding of the methodological issues involved in designing and undertaking research in the discipline of politics and international relations and to strengthen their ability to read and evaluate political science literature more generally. The first part of the module focuses on issues of research design. It exposes students to a broad range of methodological issues involved in designing, conducting and writing up research based on a relative small number of cases in areas of comparative politics, international relations, political theory and public policy. Topics that are addressed in the module include issues involved in developing a research question, problems of conceptualisation, measurement, and strategies and approaches to causal theorising in small N research. The second part of the module addresses various methods of generating and processing data for research in politics. Methods that are covered include the use of documentary sources, textual analysis observation and ethnographic research, and various forms of interviewing. Throughout the module you will be developing a feasible research proposal. This requires reading and summarising a minimum of two articles/book chapters per week on a topic of your choice. This will be used to inform your dissertation proposal. 

Module Codes: M14320 (20 credits),  M14321 (15 credits)

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Dr Gulshan Khan, School of Politics and International Relations 

Gulshan Ara Khan teaches political theory at the School of Politics and International Relations. She is also a fellow of the Centre for the Study for Social and Global Justice. She completed her PhD. entitled 'Habermas and Post-structuralism: the Subject and Politics' in 2005. Her areas of expertise include the work of Habermas, Post-structuralist political theory, the work of Michael Oakeshott and the philosophy of the social sciences. She is also interested in the idea of 'non-domination' (political, structural and economic) associated with the republican notion of liberty, both in terms of the principles it specifies and the institutions required to realise it.
]]></description><dc:date>2012-02-02</dc:date><dc:title>Designing political enquiry</dc:title><dc:creator>Khan Gulshan Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>M14320</dc:subject><dc:subject>M14321</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Functional analysis</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=bd32d53b-3c12-ac19-176b-d9e112731951</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:52:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=bd32d53b-3c12-ac19-176b-d9e112731951</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</dc:format><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[As taught in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

Functional analysis begins with a marriage of linear algebra and metric topology. These work together in a highly effective way to elucidate problems arising from differential equations. Solutions are sought in an infinite dimensional space of functions. 

This module paves the way by establishing the principal theorems (all due in part to the great Polish mathematician Stefan Banach) and exploring their diverse consequences. Topics to be covered will include:

– norm topology and topological isomorphism; 
– boundedness of operators; 
– compactness and finite dimensionality; 
– extension of functionals; 
– weak*-compactness; 
– sequence spaces and duality; 
– basic properties of Banach algebras. 
  
Suitable for: Undergraduate students Level Four

Dr Joel F. Feinstein
School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

Functional analysis begins with a marriage of linear algebra and metric topology. These work together in a highly effective way to elucidate problems arising from differential equations. Solutions are sought in an infinite dimensional space of functions. 

This module paves the way by establishing the principal theorems (all due in part to the great Polish mathematician Stefan Banach) and exploring their diverse consequences. Topics to be covered will include:

– norm topology and topological isomorphism; 
– boundedness of operators; 
– compactness and finite dimensionality; 
– extension of functionals; 
– weak*-compactness; 
– sequence spaces and duality; 
– basic properties of Banach algebras. 
  
Suitable for: Undergraduate students Level Four

Dr Joel F. Feinstein
School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.]]></description><dc:date>2010-03-10</dc:date><dc:title>Functional analysis</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Functional analysis, Normed spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Banach spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Bounded linear operators</dc:subject><dc:subject>dual spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>commutative Banach algebras</dc:subject><dc:subject>complete metric spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>open mapping theorem</dc:subject><dc:subject>closed graph theorem</dc:subject><dc:subject>uniform boundedness</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Functional analysis 2010</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c9eec1dc-8c27-9949-dc16-2728edf6c994</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:54:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c9eec1dc-8c27-9949-dc16-2728edf6c994</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:format>undefined</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn semester 2010.

Functional analysis begins with a marriage of linear algebra and metric topology. These work together in a highly effective way to elucidate problems arising from differential equations. Solutions are sought in an infinite dimensional space of functions. 

This module paves the way by establishing the principal theorems (all due in part to the great Polish mathematician Stefan Banach) and exploring their diverse consequences. Topics to be covered will include:

– norm topology and topological isomorphism; 
– boundedness of operators; 
– compactness and finite dimensionality; 
– extension of functionals; 
– weak*-compactness; 
– sequence spaces and duality; 
– basic properties of Banach algebras. 

Suitable for: Undergraduate students Level Four

Dr Joel F. Feinstein
School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn semester 2010.

Functional analysis begins with a marriage of linear algebra and metric topology. These work together in a highly effective way to elucidate problems arising from differential equations. Solutions are sought in an infinite dimensional space of functions. 

This module paves the way by establishing the principal theorems (all due in part to the great Polish mathematician Stefan Banach) and exploring their diverse consequences. Topics to be covered will include:

– norm topology and topological isomorphism; 
– boundedness of operators; 
– compactness and finite dimensionality; 
– extension of functionals; 
– weak*-compactness; 
– sequence spaces and duality; 
– basic properties of Banach algebras. 

Suitable for: Undergraduate students Level Four

Dr Joel F. Feinstein
School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.
]]></description><dc:date>2010-12-16</dc:date><dc:title>Functional analysis 2010</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>module code G14FUN </dc:subject><dc:subject>functional analysis</dc:subject><dc:subject>normed spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Banach spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Bounded linear operators</dc:subject><dc:subject>dual spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>commutative Banach algebras</dc:subject><dc:subject>complete metric spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>open mapping theorem</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Introduction to drama</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9b742c01-b8c0-06da-c535-407963585374</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:13:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9b742c01-b8c0-06da-c535-407963585374</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Autumn Semester 2010.

This module is designed to provide an introduction to the analysis and performance of drama. It has three main aims:

1) To provide an introduction to the analysis of drama;
2) To give a taste of the wide range of performance convention in history, from Ancient Greek tragedy to nineteenth-century naturalism;
3) To foreground drama as a performance medium rather than a form of literature.

At Nottingham, we approach drama as a performance medium: an event within a specific time, space and locale, in which real people and objects are presented to other people in real, shared space. It is always a social event, so we learn to think about the people who do the performing, the place they perform in, and the people they perform to. Written texts may be looked at as much for information about the modes and places of performance as for what they represent or ‘say’. It is to be understood that the space itself and the mode of performing in it create meaning as much as do pre-scripted words.

We emphasise the fact that performance analysis is not literary criticism, and that play scripts should not be read simply as texts. The interpretation and analysis of drama requires different skills. The seminars on the module will provide opportunities for you to develop these skills yourself, while the lectures are designed to provide you with the kind of information necessary for an analysis of performance as an event in real historical time and space.

The module also aims to introduce a range of historical examples of theatre practice, drawn from several different moments in theatre history. The lectures will explore what we know about the performance conventions of Greek tragedy, medieval religious plays, Shakespeare's plays and Restoration/Augustan comedy, turning lastly to the arrival of naturalism as an approach to performance in the late nineteenth century.

Finally, we believe that a seminal way of learning to understand how theatre works is getting involved in performance itself. The workshops held in the Autumn semester provide structured opportunities to discuss the kind of decisions that are taken when a script is realised on stage and to experience the practical consequences of a theatre director’s decision making. More information on the format of workshops is provided below.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 1. 

Dr James Moran, School of English Studies.

Dr Moran's research is primarily concerned with modern drama. His monograph Staging the Easter Rising (2005) explores the connections between literature and politics, and was reviewed as 'a brave, confident book' in the Times Literary Supplement and as a 'terrific read' in the Irish Times. He also edited Four Irish Rebel Plays (2007), a volume described as 'fascinating' by Books Ireland and by Studies in Theatre and Performance. His latest monograph, Irish Birmingham: A History (2010), has been published by Liverpool University Press and reviewed as follows in the Irish Times: 'Even if you have no ties with Birmingham, if you are interested in culture or history, you'll enjoy Irish Birmingham: A History...Moran is a splendid writer, and a very engaging one'.

Dr Moran is currently Head of Drama at the University of Nottingham.
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Autumn Semester 2010.

This module is designed to provide an introduction to the analysis and performance of drama. It has three main aims:

1) To provide an introduction to the analysis of drama;
2) To give a taste of the wide range of performance convention in history, from Ancient Greek tragedy to nineteenth-century naturalism;
3) To foreground drama as a performance medium rather than a form of literature.

At Nottingham, we approach drama as a performance medium: an event within a specific time, space and locale, in which real people and objects are presented to other people in real, shared space. It is always a social event, so we learn to think about the people who do the performing, the place they perform in, and the people they perform to. Written texts may be looked at as much for information about the modes and places of performance as for what they represent or ‘say’. It is to be understood that the space itself and the mode of performing in it create meaning as much as do pre-scripted words.

We emphasise the fact that performance analysis is not literary criticism, and that play scripts should not be read simply as texts. The interpretation and analysis of drama requires different skills. The seminars on the module will provide opportunities for you to develop these skills yourself, while the lectures are designed to provide you with the kind of information necessary for an analysis of performance as an event in real historical time and space.

The module also aims to introduce a range of historical examples of theatre practice, drawn from several different moments in theatre history. The lectures will explore what we know about the performance conventions of Greek tragedy, medieval religious plays, Shakespeare's plays and Restoration/Augustan comedy, turning lastly to the arrival of naturalism as an approach to performance in the late nineteenth century.

Finally, we believe that a seminal way of learning to understand how theatre works is getting involved in performance itself. The workshops held in the Autumn semester provide structured opportunities to discuss the kind of decisions that are taken when a script is realised on stage and to experience the practical consequences of a theatre director’s decision making. More information on the format of workshops is provided below.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 1. 

Dr James Moran, School of English Studies.

Dr Moran's research is primarily concerned with modern drama. His monograph Staging the Easter Rising (2005) explores the connections between literature and politics, and was reviewed as 'a brave, confident book' in the Times Literary Supplement and as a 'terrific read' in the Irish Times. He also edited Four Irish Rebel Plays (2007), a volume described as 'fascinating' by Books Ireland and by Studies in Theatre and Performance. His latest monograph, Irish Birmingham: A History (2010), has been published by Liverpool University Press and reviewed as follows in the Irish Times: 'Even if you have no ties with Birmingham, if you are interested in culture or history, you'll enjoy Irish Birmingham: A History...Moran is a splendid writer, and a very engaging one'.

Dr Moran is currently Head of Drama at the University of Nottingham.
]]></description><dc:date>2010-10-07</dc:date><dc:title>Introduction to drama</dc:title><dc:creator>Moran James Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>drama</dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>second life</dc:subject><dc:subject>performing arts</dc:subject><dc:subject>virtual performing arts studio</dc:subject><dc:subject>analysis and performance of drama</dc:subject><dc:subject>performance convention in history</dc:subject><dc:subject>ancient Greek tragedy</dc:subject><dc:subject>nineteenth-century naturalism</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Introduction to macroeconomics</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=d29e890e-dcb7-e407-d46f-52e355f84d5a</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:57:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=d29e890e-dcb7-e407-d46f-52e355f84d5a</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Spring Semester 2010. 

This module provides an introduction to modern macroeconomic analysis. Macroeconomics is concerned with some of the most pressing and fundamental questions economists can ask, such as: What determines economic growth? Why do economies exhibit expansions ('booms') and contractions ('busts') in output? What drives employment and wages, saving and investment? What causes inflation and why is it a problem? What, if anything, can governments do to improve the performance of an economy?

Microeconomics is concerned with the analysis of economic agents and markets at the individual level. Macroeconomics is concerned with the aggregate implications of microeconomic behaviour at the economy-wide level. So there is a clear connect between the actions of individual agents in the economy and the aggregate performance of the economy. This is the starting point for modern macroeconomic analysis - though macroeconomics has not always been understood or taught in these terms, and prior study of macroeconomics at A-level or equivalent is not based on this modern understanding of macroeconomics built on 'microfoundations'. Consequently prior study of economics is not necessary for taking this module and students who have studied macroeconomics previously may have to re-think how they understand the aggregate economy.

This module is suitable for study at Undergraduate level 1


Dr John Gathergood, School of Economics.

John Gathergood joined the School of Economics as an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in July 2008. His main area of research is household finance, with a particular interest in household financial behaviour in relation to housing wealth, participation in credit markets and self-employment.



  ]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Spring Semester 2010. 

This module provides an introduction to modern macroeconomic analysis. Macroeconomics is concerned with some of the most pressing and fundamental questions economists can ask, such as: What determines economic growth? Why do economies exhibit expansions ('booms') and contractions ('busts') in output? What drives employment and wages, saving and investment? What causes inflation and why is it a problem? What, if anything, can governments do to improve the performance of an economy?

Microeconomics is concerned with the analysis of economic agents and markets at the individual level. Macroeconomics is concerned with the aggregate implications of microeconomic behaviour at the economy-wide level. So there is a clear connect between the actions of individual agents in the economy and the aggregate performance of the economy. This is the starting point for modern macroeconomic analysis - though macroeconomics has not always been understood or taught in these terms, and prior study of macroeconomics at A-level or equivalent is not based on this modern understanding of macroeconomics built on 'microfoundations'. Consequently prior study of economics is not necessary for taking this module and students who have studied macroeconomics previously may have to re-think how they understand the aggregate economy.

This module is suitable for study at Undergraduate level 1


Dr John Gathergood, School of Economics.

John Gathergood joined the School of Economics as an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in July 2008. His main area of research is household finance, with a particular interest in household financial behaviour in relation to housing wealth, participation in credit markets and self-employment.



  ]]></description><dc:date>2010-01-25</dc:date><dc:title>Introduction to macroeconomics</dc:title><dc:creator>Gathergood John Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Macroeconomics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Analysis of Markets</dc:subject><dc:subject>Key Economic Indicators</dc:subject><dc:subject>GDP</dc:subject><dc:subject>Economic Growth</dc:subject><dc:subject>Economic Fluctuations</dc:subject><dc:subject>Money and Prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>Government Policy</dc:subject><dc:subject>Economics</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Introduction to microeconomics</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=def03de0-2914-6f94-1cd3-f0c9f614accf</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:36:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=def03de0-2914-6f94-1cd3-f0c9f614accf</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Semester 1 2009/2010. 

There are no pre-requisites to taking this module and in particular there is no assumption of any prior knowledge of economics. For those who have taken A-level economics or any other version of economics some of the module content will appear familiar to you. However, the methods of analysis and the approach to teaching will quite probably be very different to anything experienced before and thus it is very important that good lecture notes are made, essays are thoughtfully written and background reading is undertaken. If not, then a degree level of understanding of the material will not be achieved. 

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 1


Dr Wyn Morgan

Dr Wyn Morgan has been a member of staff at Nottingham since 1990 and became Associate Professor in August 1999. His research interests lie in imperfect competition in vertically related markets; price transmission, and futures and commodity markets. Since 2005 he has been an Associate Director in the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Integrative Learning at the University of Nottingham. In 2006 he was appointed to be the University's Director of e-Learning and in August 2007 he became the University's Director of Teaching and Learning. 

He is also an Associate Director of the Economics Network of the Higher Education Academy and an Associate of the Learning Sciences Research Institute.
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Semester 1 2009/2010. 

There are no pre-requisites to taking this module and in particular there is no assumption of any prior knowledge of economics. For those who have taken A-level economics or any other version of economics some of the module content will appear familiar to you. However, the methods of analysis and the approach to teaching will quite probably be very different to anything experienced before and thus it is very important that good lecture notes are made, essays are thoughtfully written and background reading is undertaken. If not, then a degree level of understanding of the material will not be achieved. 

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 1


Dr Wyn Morgan

Dr Wyn Morgan has been a member of staff at Nottingham since 1990 and became Associate Professor in August 1999. His research interests lie in imperfect competition in vertically related markets; price transmission, and futures and commodity markets. Since 2005 he has been an Associate Director in the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Integrative Learning at the University of Nottingham. In 2006 he was appointed to be the University's Director of e-Learning and in August 2007 he became the University's Director of Teaching and Learning. 

He is also an Associate Director of the Economics Network of the Higher Education Academy and an Associate of the Learning Sciences Research Institute.
]]></description><dc:date>2010-01-25</dc:date><dc:title>Introduction to microeconomics</dc:title><dc:creator>Morgan Wyn Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Microeconomics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Microeconomic Theory</dc:subject><dc:subject>Consumer Theory</dc:subject><dc:subject>Consumer Welfare and the Household as Supplier</dc:subject><dc:subject>The Firm's Supply</dc:subject><dc:subject>Perfectly Competitive Markets</dc:subject><dc:subject>Imperfectly Competitive Markets</dc:subject><dc:subject>Market Failure</dc:subject><dc:subject>Economics</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Mathematical analysis</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c6c045f6-286d-6b9f-b96c-36a998632fc3</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:06:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c6c045f6-286d-6b9f-b96c-36a998632fc3</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</dc:format><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

It is as taught in 2009-2010.

This module introduces mathematical analysis building upon the experience of limits of sequences and properties of real numbers and on calculus. It includes limits and continuity of functions between Euclidean spaces, differentiation and integration. 

A variety of very important new concepts are introduced by investigating the properties of numerous examples, and developing the associated theory, with a strong emphasis on rigorous proof. 

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 2.

Dr Joel Feinstein, School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

It is as taught in 2009-2010.

This module introduces mathematical analysis building upon the experience of limits of sequences and properties of real numbers and on calculus. It includes limits and continuity of functions between Euclidean spaces, differentiation and integration. 

A variety of very important new concepts are introduced by investigating the properties of numerous examples, and developing the associated theory, with a strong emphasis on rigorous proof. 

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 2.

Dr Joel Feinstein, School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.]]></description><dc:date>2010-04-07</dc:date><dc:title>Mathematical analysis</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr.</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>mathematical analysis</dc:subject><dc:subject>real numbers</dc:subject><dc:subject>calculus</dc:subject><dc:subject>mathematics</dc:subject><dc:subject>sequences, limits, functions</dc:subject><dc:subject>Euclidian spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>differentiation, integration</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Politics, power and political economy in Latin America</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=64df00d4-ce05-eb0e-83bb-066e2910e5c8</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:28:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=64df00d4-ce05-eb0e-83bb-066e2910e5c8</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010/2011. 

This module explores and analyses democratic politics in Latin America since the third wave of democratization in the 1980s. It is divided into three parts: 

1. Conceptualising democracy in the region with a focus on the debate between those who argue that liberal democracy and liberal markets are necessary and desirable and those who argue that only experiments that go beyond both will truly democratise the region. 

2. Explaining problems in democratic development such as lack of participation, representation and citizenship with reference to the political economy of neoliberalism, dependent development and political culture, amongst other theories. 

3. Asking the question: who are the actors who will democratise democracy in Latin America, with a focus on political parties, social movements, elites/technocrats and NGOs. All discussions will be contextualised with reference to particular case studies 

Module Code: M13098 

Credits: 20 
  
Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 3

Dr Sara Motta, School of Politics and International Relations 

Dr Sara Motta obtained her BA in Philosophy and MSc in The Politics of Development (Latin America) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She completed her PhD at the Department of Government, LSE under the supervision of Dr Francisco Panizza and Professor Rodney Barker in 2005. She was appointed as a three year Tutorial Fellow in Comparative and Latin American Politics in the Government Department, LSE before being appointed to lectureship in Politics at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham in 2007.

Dr Motta's teaching interests are in the broad themes of comparative political economy of the Global South, popular politics and social movements in Latin America, comparative political analysis of democracy and development in Latin America and the politics of knowledge.

Dr Motta's research focus is the politics of subaltern resistance, with particular reference to Latin America.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010/2011. 

This module explores and analyses democratic politics in Latin America since the third wave of democratization in the 1980s. It is divided into three parts: 

1. Conceptualising democracy in the region with a focus on the debate between those who argue that liberal democracy and liberal markets are necessary and desirable and those who argue that only experiments that go beyond both will truly democratise the region. 

2. Explaining problems in democratic development such as lack of participation, representation and citizenship with reference to the political economy of neoliberalism, dependent development and political culture, amongst other theories. 

3. Asking the question: who are the actors who will democratise democracy in Latin America, with a focus on political parties, social movements, elites/technocrats and NGOs. All discussions will be contextualised with reference to particular case studies 

Module Code: M13098 

Credits: 20 
  
Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 3

Dr Sara Motta, School of Politics and International Relations 

Dr Sara Motta obtained her BA in Philosophy and MSc in The Politics of Development (Latin America) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She completed her PhD at the Department of Government, LSE under the supervision of Dr Francisco Panizza and Professor Rodney Barker in 2005. She was appointed as a three year Tutorial Fellow in Comparative and Latin American Politics in the Government Department, LSE before being appointed to lectureship in Politics at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham in 2007.

Dr Motta's teaching interests are in the broad themes of comparative political economy of the Global South, popular politics and social movements in Latin America, comparative political analysis of democracy and development in Latin America and the politics of knowledge.

Dr Motta's research focus is the politics of subaltern resistance, with particular reference to Latin America.]]></description><dc:date>2010-11-25</dc:date><dc:title>Politics, power and political economy in Latin America</dc:title><dc:creator>Motta Sara Dr </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Module Code: M13098 </dc:subject><dc:subject>politics and international relations</dc:subject><dc:subject>conceptualising democracy</dc:subject><dc:subject>liberal democracy </dc:subject><dc:subject>liberal markets </dc:subject><dc:subject>democratic development </dc:subject><dc:subject>citizenship</dc:subject><dc:subject>political economy </dc:subject><dc:subject>neoliberalism</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Protocol and project modules </title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=71eab0e4-b448-ccf4-e598-dd16088c3f8d</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:08:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=71eab0e4-b448-ccf4-e598-dd16088c3f8d</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010.

This resource presents a number of postgraduate courses that are offered by the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health: 

Applied Epidemiology 
Public Health 
Public Health (International Health) 

It covers the work Masters students need to undertake in the modules that, first, cover the development of a protocol and project (A34574) and, secondly, the assessment of the dissertation (A34575). 

For Diploma students following the Diploma in Public Health or Diploma in Applied Epidemiology the information covers the development of a protocol and a literature review or short epidemiological study (A34562 or A34580 respectively).

Module Code: A34574 (Protocol for Masters students - 10 credits) 

Module Code: A34575 (Dissertation for Masters students - 60 credits) 

Module Code: A34562 (Planning a protocol and reviewing literature for Diploma students - 20 credits) 

Module Code: A34580 (Protocol and Epidemiological Study for Diploma Students - 20 credits)

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate level

Dr Heather Roberts and Professor Sarah Lewis, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health

Professor Lewis: My expertise is in medical statistics and epidemiology. Areas of research interest include the aetiology of asthma and allergy (effects of early life factors, indoor and outdoor pollution, and diet upon these conditions), tobacco research (impact of environmental tobacco smoke on respiratory disease and in utero effects on birthweight and gestation, design of cessation interventions for specific groups including teenagers, economically disadvantaged, pregnant women), and design and analysis of clinical trials (multi-centre trials of IV antibiotics in CF and NRT in hospital in-patients, cluster randomised trial of pr-active approach to providing smoking cessation support).

Dr Roberts: My interests are wide-ranging but rooted in my interests in inequalities in health and increasing public health capacity and capability in developing countries. I have taught on and now lead, the Masters in Public Health during which time I have supervised many projects based on local and international student interests. I enjoy taking students’ ideas and working them up, through to a complete investigation. The Student Handbook is based on our collective experience of what students need to know to complete successful project work.



]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010.

This resource presents a number of postgraduate courses that are offered by the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health: 

Applied Epidemiology 
Public Health 
Public Health (International Health) 

It covers the work Masters students need to undertake in the modules that, first, cover the development of a protocol and project (A34574) and, secondly, the assessment of the dissertation (A34575). 

For Diploma students following the Diploma in Public Health or Diploma in Applied Epidemiology the information covers the development of a protocol and a literature review or short epidemiological study (A34562 or A34580 respectively).

Module Code: A34574 (Protocol for Masters students - 10 credits) 

Module Code: A34575 (Dissertation for Masters students - 60 credits) 

Module Code: A34562 (Planning a protocol and reviewing literature for Diploma students - 20 credits) 

Module Code: A34580 (Protocol and Epidemiological Study for Diploma Students - 20 credits)

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate level

Dr Heather Roberts and Professor Sarah Lewis, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health

Professor Lewis: My expertise is in medical statistics and epidemiology. Areas of research interest include the aetiology of asthma and allergy (effects of early life factors, indoor and outdoor pollution, and diet upon these conditions), tobacco research (impact of environmental tobacco smoke on respiratory disease and in utero effects on birthweight and gestation, design of cessation interventions for specific groups including teenagers, economically disadvantaged, pregnant women), and design and analysis of clinical trials (multi-centre trials of IV antibiotics in CF and NRT in hospital in-patients, cluster randomised trial of pr-active approach to providing smoking cessation support).

Dr Roberts: My interests are wide-ranging but rooted in my interests in inequalities in health and increasing public health capacity and capability in developing countries. I have taught on and now lead, the Masters in Public Health during which time I have supervised many projects based on local and international student interests. I enjoy taking students’ ideas and working them up, through to a complete investigation. The Student Handbook is based on our collective experience of what students need to know to complete successful project work.



]]></description><dc:date>2011-01-14</dc:date><dc:title>Protocol and project modules </dc:title><dc:creator>Roberts Heather Dr  ;Lewis Sarah Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Applied Epidemiology </dc:subject><dc:subject>Public Health </dc:subject><dc:subject>International Health</dc:subject><dc:subject>module code: A34574</dc:subject><dc:subject>module code: A34575</dc:subject><dc:subject>module code: A34562</dc:subject><dc:subject>A34580</dc:subject><dc:subject>protocol</dc:subject><dc:subject>Division of Epidemiology and Public Health</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Quantitative economics 2</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=5049dc25-fcea-b35b-c5fa-354524ce26b3</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:06:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=5049dc25-fcea-b35b-c5fa-354524ce26b3</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[As taught Autumn Semester 2010

The module introduces those statistical methods and concepts most applicable in economics. There are no pre-requisites: In particular, no previous knowledge of statistics will be assumed. The analysis of economic data necessarily proceeds in an environment where there is uncertainty about the processes that generated the data. Statistical methods provide a framework for understanding and characterising this uncertainty. 

These concepts are most conveniently introduced through the analysis of single-variable problems. However, economists are most often concerned about relationships among variables. The module builds towards the study of regression analysis, which is often applied by economists in studying such relationships. 

Module Code: L11206 

Year: 2010/11 

Suitable for study at: undergraduate level 1 

Credits: 15 

Method and Frequency of Class: 3 x 1 hour lectures per week, 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week 

Target Students: Economics students only. Available to JYA/Erasmus students. Students are reminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School in advance may be cancelled without notice. 

Prerequisites: Module L11106 Quantitative Economics I 

Corequisites: None 

Offering School: Economics 
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught Autumn Semester 2010

The module introduces those statistical methods and concepts most applicable in economics. There are no pre-requisites: In particular, no previous knowledge of statistics will be assumed. The analysis of economic data necessarily proceeds in an environment where there is uncertainty about the processes that generated the data. Statistical methods provide a framework for understanding and characterising this uncertainty. 

These concepts are most conveniently introduced through the analysis of single-variable problems. However, economists are most often concerned about relationships among variables. The module builds towards the study of regression analysis, which is often applied by economists in studying such relationships. 

Module Code: L11206 

Year: 2010/11 

Suitable for study at: undergraduate level 1 

Credits: 15 

Method and Frequency of Class: 3 x 1 hour lectures per week, 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week 

Target Students: Economics students only. Available to JYA/Erasmus students. Students are reminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School in advance may be cancelled without notice. 

Prerequisites: Module L11106 Quantitative Economics I 

Corequisites: None 

Offering School: Economics 
]]></description><dc:date>2011-07-25</dc:date><dc:title>Quantitative economics 2</dc:title><dc:creator>Defever Fabrice Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>L11206</dc:subject><dc:subject>statistics</dc:subject><dc:subject>single-variable</dc:subject><dc:subject>regression analysis</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Quantitative political analysis</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9eb293c5-616d-bcc5-8971-54d2b53eb1fd</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:51:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9eb293c5-616d-bcc5-8971-54d2b53eb1fd</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[As taught Spring Semester 2011.

The objective of this module is to introduce students to the practice of quantitative data analysis in the social sciences. The lecture component of the module will explore a variety of the most commonly used statistical methods; in the laboratory component, students will learn to apply these techniques to the analysis of social science data. Through assignments, students will have the opportunity to develop and test their own hypotheses and explanations on major research data sets. The module should provide a sound grasp of the possibilities, methods, and dangers inherent in quantitative social and political research.

Module Codes: M14121 (20 credits) 

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Dr Mark Pickup, School of Politics and International Relations 

Dr Mark Pickup is a specialist in Comparative politics, with a particular interest in public opinion and democratic representation within North American and European countries. His research focuses on political information, public opinion, the media, election campaigns and electoral institutions.

Dr Pickup is also a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Oxford, where he runs the Oxford Polling Observatory website]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught Spring Semester 2011.

The objective of this module is to introduce students to the practice of quantitative data analysis in the social sciences. The lecture component of the module will explore a variety of the most commonly used statistical methods; in the laboratory component, students will learn to apply these techniques to the analysis of social science data. Through assignments, students will have the opportunity to develop and test their own hypotheses and explanations on major research data sets. The module should provide a sound grasp of the possibilities, methods, and dangers inherent in quantitative social and political research.

Module Codes: M14121 (20 credits) 

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Dr Mark Pickup, School of Politics and International Relations 

Dr Mark Pickup is a specialist in Comparative politics, with a particular interest in public opinion and democratic representation within North American and European countries. His research focuses on political information, public opinion, the media, election campaigns and electoral institutions.

Dr Pickup is also a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Oxford, where he runs the Oxford Polling Observatory website]]></description><dc:date>2012-02-02</dc:date><dc:title>Quantitative political analysis</dc:title><dc:creator>Pickup mark Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>M14121</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>The impact of globalisation</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=d62852a9-782f-fa5a-117f-e0ffdc5b61e4</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:55:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=d62852a9-782f-fa5a-117f-e0ffdc5b61e4</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010.

Globalisation has been widely debated in International Political Economy. This module has the task to assess its impact on European politics and integration. First, various definitions of globalisation will be introduced, before its impact on individual European countries and the European Union as a whole is analysed. Is there a general institutional and policy convergence of states due to globalisation, or do states respond in different ways? Does globalisation leave room for alternative economic-political models? Is European integration a defensive response to globalisation or simply part and parcel of the processes of global structural change? What are the likely characteristics of the future economic-political model of the EU? These are some of the questions, which will be addressed in the module. 

Module Code:M13025 
  
Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 3

Prof. Andreas Bieler 

Andreas Bieler is Professor of Political Economy and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice. His general expertise is in the area of International Relations/International Political Economy theories and the analysis of European integration as well as resistance to neo-liberal globalisation with a particular emphasis on the possible role of trade unions.

The general aim of his research is to understand the current struggles over the future European Union (EU) economic-political model with a particular focus on the possibilities for resistance against the emerging neo-liberal, Anglo-American model of capitalism.

]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010.

Globalisation has been widely debated in International Political Economy. This module has the task to assess its impact on European politics and integration. First, various definitions of globalisation will be introduced, before its impact on individual European countries and the European Union as a whole is analysed. Is there a general institutional and policy convergence of states due to globalisation, or do states respond in different ways? Does globalisation leave room for alternative economic-political models? Is European integration a defensive response to globalisation or simply part and parcel of the processes of global structural change? What are the likely characteristics of the future economic-political model of the EU? These are some of the questions, which will be addressed in the module. 

Module Code:M13025 
  
Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 3

Prof. Andreas Bieler 

Andreas Bieler is Professor of Political Economy and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice. His general expertise is in the area of International Relations/International Political Economy theories and the analysis of European integration as well as resistance to neo-liberal globalisation with a particular emphasis on the possible role of trade unions.

The general aim of his research is to understand the current struggles over the future European Union (EU) economic-political model with a particular focus on the possibilities for resistance against the emerging neo-liberal, Anglo-American model of capitalism.

]]></description><dc:date>2011-02-03</dc:date><dc:title>The impact of globalisation</dc:title><dc:creator>Bieler Andreas Professor </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Module Code:M13025 </dc:subject><dc:subject>Globalisation</dc:subject><dc:subject>International Political Economy</dc:subject><dc:subject>European politics </dc:subject><dc:subject>European Union </dc:subject><dc:subject>institutional and policy convergence of states </dc:subject><dc:subject>future economic-political model of the EU</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>The theory and practice of diplomacy</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=f4a8efa5-b4c3-b95d-cdfb-4f7cc6814b59</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:52:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=f4a8efa5-b4c3-b95d-cdfb-4f7cc6814b59</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[As taught Spring Semester 2011.

This module focuses on the changing nature of diplomatic practice, together with the range of conceptual tools that seek to explain this international activity. Its focus is contemporary. It provides a political analysis of new developments such as the public diplomacy, the decline of resident embassies and foreign ministries, and the role of regional/multinational organisations and summitry. It also encourages students to consider future theoretical and practical developments in this field.

Module Codes: M14322 (20 credits), M14323 (15 credits)

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Dr Pauline Eadie, School of Politics and International Relations 

Pauline Eadie is a University Lecturer at the University of Nottingham. She is a member of BISA and is Co-Director of the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies (IAPS) at the University of Nottingham. She is also Exchange Officer for the School of Politics and International Relations. She has a PhD in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught Spring Semester 2011.

This module focuses on the changing nature of diplomatic practice, together with the range of conceptual tools that seek to explain this international activity. Its focus is contemporary. It provides a political analysis of new developments such as the public diplomacy, the decline of resident embassies and foreign ministries, and the role of regional/multinational organisations and summitry. It also encourages students to consider future theoretical and practical developments in this field.

Module Codes: M14322 (20 credits), M14323 (15 credits)

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Dr Pauline Eadie, School of Politics and International Relations 

Pauline Eadie is a University Lecturer at the University of Nottingham. She is a member of BISA and is Co-Director of the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies (IAPS) at the University of Nottingham. She is also Exchange Officer for the School of Politics and International Relations. She has a PhD in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.]]></description><dc:date>2012-02-02</dc:date><dc:title>The theory and practice of diplomacy</dc:title><dc:creator>Eadie Pauline Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>M14322</dc:subject><dc:subject>M14323</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Time series economics</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=a54caf84-d846-fab3-c495-74f858abc324</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:49:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=a54caf84-d846-fab3-c495-74f858abc324</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[As taught Spring 2011

‘Time Series Economics'' Module Guide

Module Code: L14020

Total Credits: 15

Offering School: Economics

Suitable for study at: postgraduate Level 

The content presented here provides information for prospective students on module L14020 – ‘Time Series Economics’, offered by the School of Economics, University of Nottingham. The module convenor is Professor R Taylor.

Professor Robert Taylor, School of Economics, University of Nottingham.

Robert joined the School of Economics in January 2006 having previously been Professor of Econometrics at the University of Birmingham. His research interests are in the area of time-series econometrics with particular focus on: the use of bootstrap methods with non-stationary time series, co-integration methods, (seasonal) unit root tests, stationarity tests, stochastic volatility, persistence change testing and structural breaks. He has published a number of articles in refereed journals including Econometrica, Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, Journal of Time Series Analysis and Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. He is a fellow of the Journal of Econometrics. He is Director of the Granger Centre for Time Series Econometrics, located within the School of Economics. He is a Co-Editor of Econometric Theory, Assistant, Associate and Book Reviews Editor of the Royal Economic Society's Econometrics Journal, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Time Series Analysis, Econometric Reviews, and Studies in Non-Linear Dynamics and Econometrics.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught Spring 2011

‘Time Series Economics'' Module Guide

Module Code: L14020

Total Credits: 15

Offering School: Economics

Suitable for study at: postgraduate Level 

The content presented here provides information for prospective students on module L14020 – ‘Time Series Economics’, offered by the School of Economics, University of Nottingham. The module convenor is Professor R Taylor.

Professor Robert Taylor, School of Economics, University of Nottingham.

Robert joined the School of Economics in January 2006 having previously been Professor of Econometrics at the University of Birmingham. His research interests are in the area of time-series econometrics with particular focus on: the use of bootstrap methods with non-stationary time series, co-integration methods, (seasonal) unit root tests, stationarity tests, stochastic volatility, persistence change testing and structural breaks. He has published a number of articles in refereed journals including Econometrica, Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, Journal of Time Series Analysis and Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. He is a fellow of the Journal of Econometrics. He is Director of the Granger Centre for Time Series Econometrics, located within the School of Economics. He is a Co-Editor of Econometric Theory, Assistant, Associate and Book Reviews Editor of the Royal Economic Society's Econometrics Journal, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Time Series Analysis, Econometric Reviews, and Studies in Non-Linear Dynamics and Econometrics.]]></description><dc:date>2012-02-22</dc:date><dc:title>Time series economics</dc:title><dc:creator>Taylor Robert Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>L14020</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Trade analysis and policy</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=5e88e45d-0f38-663f-1254-0133db5fbfa6</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:30:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=5e88e45d-0f38-663f-1254-0133db5fbfa6</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[As taught Spring 2011

‘Trade Analysis and Policy'' Module Guide

Module Code: L14042

Total Credits: 15

Offering School: Economics

Suitable for study at: postgraduate Level 

The content presented here provides information for prospective students on module L14042 – ‘Trade Analysis and Policy’, offered by the School of Economics, University of Nottingham. The module convenors are Professor C Milner and Dr H Gorg. 

Professor C Milner & Dr H Gorg, School of Economics, University of Nottingham]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught Spring 2011

‘Trade Analysis and Policy'' Module Guide

Module Code: L14042

Total Credits: 15

Offering School: Economics

Suitable for study at: postgraduate Level 

The content presented here provides information for prospective students on module L14042 – ‘Trade Analysis and Policy’, offered by the School of Economics, University of Nottingham. The module convenors are Professor C Milner and Dr H Gorg. 

Professor C Milner & Dr H Gorg, School of Economics, University of Nottingham]]></description><dc:date>2012-02-24</dc:date><dc:title>Trade analysis and policy</dc:title><dc:creator>Starmer Chris Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>L14042</dc:subject></item></channel></rss>