Investment attractiveness of the regions - a subject offered in English 330-ES1-3AAIR#E

Knowledge
3AAIR_K01 The student knows and understands at an advanced level the complex relationships between the characteristics and structure of regions and the institutions operating in their environment, as well as the connections with economic integration processes. KP6_WG3
3AAIR_K02 The student knows and understands at an advanced level selected issues in the field of norms and rules (organizational, legal, ethical, etc.) of the functioning of regions, the institutions existing in them, as well as external and internal factors affecting regional attractiveness. KP6_WG6
3AAIR_K03 The student knows and understands to an advanced degree the regional diversity of Poland and the European Union as well as the regional structures within which the regions function and their historical evolution. KP6_WG8

Skills
3AAIR_U01 The student is able to independently present and assess the level of attractiveness of regions based on selected determinants of their development, take part in a debate on selected regional aspects using specialized terminology, properly selecting and verifying source materials for prepared speeches. KP6_UK1
3AAIR_U01 The student is able to independently plan and implement his own lifelong learning using specific knowledge in the field of regional development, basic sources of information on regional development and statistical data on this subject. KP6_UU1

Competencies
3AAIR_U01 The student is ready to solve specific cognitive and practical problems in the field of regional attractiveness in Poland and the European Union based on a critical assessment of knowledge and collected information. KP6_KK3

Forms of passing the course:
lecture - written exam in the form of a test consisting of 20 multiple choice questions, in exceptional cases an oral exam.
exercises - point system based on tasks performed during classes and tests. Test in a multiple-choice and descriptive form.

The general conditions are specified in the Study Regulations of the University of Białystok (Appendix to Announcement No. 6/2022 of the Rector of the University of Białystok of December 7, 2022).

Basic literature:
1. Strange, G., Towards a new political economy of development : states and regions in the post-neoliberal world, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2014.
2. Ushakov, D., Economic reforms for global competitiveness, Hershey : IGI Global, Disseminator of Knowledge.
Extended literature:
1. Capello, R., Fratesi, U., Resmini, L. (2011). Regional Attractiveness and Its Determinants. In: Globalization and Regional Growth in Europe. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://prima.uwb.edu.pl:2076/10.1007/978-3-642-19251-7_7
2. OECD (2022), "Measuring the attractiveness of regions", OECD Regional Development Papers, No. 36, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://prima.uwb.edu.pl:2076/10.1787/fbe44086-en.
3. Runyan, R.C., Finnegan, C., Rodrigues, A.M. (2015). Environmental Uncertainty and Market Attractiveness: Do Regions Matter?. In: Campbell, C. (eds) Marketing in Transition: Scarcity, Globalism, & Sustainability. Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. Springer, Cham. https://prima.uwb.edu.pl:2076/10.1007/978-3-319-18687-0_113

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