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Hi all, this week will feel more like the term has started as we dive more into course content.
I wanted to give some reminders about the course assignments:
Problem Set 01 is due Wednesday before lecture (11:59am) on Canvas
Your Topic Selection of the Final Project is due Wednesday at midnight (11:59pm) on Canvas
This week’s schedule looks like:
Finish Lecture 01 - Growth & Development
Complete Lecture 02 - Theories of Growth
Syllabus
Fall 2025 Syllabus PDF
DownloadFall 2025 Class Details
Instructor: Jose Rojas-Fallas
Email: jrojas2@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday - 09:00 - 11:00 am (PLC 525)
Class Location: Gerlinger 302
Class Day & Time: Mon/Wed (12:00pm - 1:20pm)
Textbook/Readings: Check Here
Course Grade Breakdown
For more details, read the Syllabus above
| Assignment | Grade Weight |
|---|---|
| Problem Sets (x4) | 20% |
| Quizzes (x4) | 10% |
| Midterm Exam | 30% |
| Final Project | 40% |
Tentative Schedule
| Week | Reading | Topic | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|
| W01 | Ch. 1 & 2 | Growth & Development | Quiz 01 |
| W02 | Ch. 3 & 4 | Theories of Growth & Development | PS 01 & Final Project Topic |
| W03 | Ch. 05 | Poverty & Inequity | Quiz 02 |
| W04 | Ch. 09 | Agriculture & Rural Development | Problem Set 02 |
| W05 | Ch. 06 | Population | Midterm Exam |
| W06 | Ch. 07 | Urbanization & Rural-Urban Migration | Annotated Biblio. |
| W07 | Ch. 08 | Educatoin & Health | Problem Set 03 |
| W08 | Ch. 11 | Governance & Institutions | Quiz 03 & Outline |
| W09 | Ch. 12 & 14 | Foreign Aid, Trade, & Globalization | Problem Set 04 |
| W10 | – | Final Project Presentations | Presentations |
Acknowledgements
This class has been created using materials passed down by a former UO graduate student.