NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 全球經濟史(0328)
	(Eng.) Global Economic History
Offering Dept	General Education Center
Course Type	Required	Credits	2	Teacher	LIN, CHIH-LUNG
Department	General	Language	English	Semester	2026-SPRING
Course Description	This course explores major themes in global economic history through films, using cinematic narratives as a lens to understand trade, industry, capitalism, inequality, and globalisation. By analysing selected movies alongside historical sources, students will examine how economic change shaped societies and power relations, while critically reflecting on the cultural representations of economic history.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. Analyse major themes such as trade, industrialisation, capitalism, inequality, and globalisation through films. 2. Evaluate how cinematic representations influence our understanding of economic history and its cultural contexts.			Lecturing	Attendance Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Introduction Week 2 Gold - The Italian Job (1969)(99m) * The Gold Standard – Gold is never enough. Week 3 AI - Ex Machina (2015)(108m) * Can machines think? Week 4 The First Assignment. Week 5 Ideology - Ninotchka (1939)(110m) * Does communism work? Week 6 Capitalism - Modern Times (1936)(87m) * Workers in a market economy. Week 7 4/6 Adjusted holiday Week 8 Race- Belle (2013)(100m) * The campaign to abolish slavery in England. Week 9 Labour – On the Waterfront (1954)(108m) * The dockworkers’ struggle. Week 10 Housing – The Money Pit (1986) (91m) * Debt and Inequality in Suburbia. Week 11 Social Changes – Hell or High Water (2017) (102m) * Oil : poverty and economic development. Week 12 The Second Assignment. Week 13 Cultural Creativity - Miss Potter (2006)(86m) * A children’s nature teller Week 14 Management – Gung Ho (1986) (112m) * Art of recognising Week 15 Internet- Wargame (1983)(113m) * The birth of the hacker. Week 16 The Third Assignment. self-directed learning    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
The top of the grading scale is capped at 100. The compositions are graded accordingly. Attitude in class (10 percent of total grade) The first assignment (30 percent of total grade) The second assignment (30 percent of total grade) The third assignment (30 percent of total grade) A student can make any grade item worth extra credit by submitting additional film criticism. A student who misses class is expected to present an excuse for every absence by email in two weeks or 10 points deducted off total grade for every absence.
Textbook & other References
1. Jonathan Kahana Intelligence Work: The Politics of American Documentary Columbia University Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0231142076 2. Douglas Brode Debating Disney: Pedagogical Perspectives on Commercial Cinema Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 ISBN 978-1442266087 3. Martin Clayton Music, words and voice: A reader Manchester University Press, 2007 ISBN 978-0719077883 4. Michele J. Gelfand The Oxford Handbook of Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior Oxford University Press, 2024 ISBN 978-0190085384
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By appointment
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