BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE-PILANI

GOA CAMPUS
INSTRUCTION DIVISION
SECOND SEMESTER 2018-19
Course Handout

Date: 01-01-2019
In addition to part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion
gives further specific details regarding the course.

Course No. : HSS F317

Course Title : Introduction to Globalisation
Instructor- In- Charge : Sayantani Sarkar

1. Scope and objective of the course: This course will encompass various dimensions and
issues related to Globalisation to understand and comprehend the changes happening in
and around the world scenario in recent time from various aspects. Bringing in India as
an example, this course will try to understand the impact of Globalisation on this country.
This course begins with developing broad understanding of globalization as a concept
and a process, enabling student analyse the present situation and evaluate efficiency of
the existing theories and account for unprecedented changes experienced by us in every
sphere of life.

2. Textbook (TB):
Steger, Manfred B. 2003. Globalization A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
3. Reference (RB):
i. Ritzer, George. 2010. Globalization: A Basic Text. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
ii. Ritzer, George. 2007. The Blackwell Companion to Globalization. Malden, MA:
Blackwell Pub.
iii. Turner, Bryan S. 2010. The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization
Studies. Milton Park [u.a.]: Routledge.
iv. Smith, Steve, Baylis John, and Owens Patricia. 2017. The Globalization of World
Politics: An introduction to international relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press
 4. Course Plan

Lect. Learning Objectives Topics to be covered Reference

No.
Familiarize with the Introduction to the paper
components of the course and the topics to be covered
1 TB Ch. 1
Globalizations as a concept
Is globalization a new phenomenon?
Develop an understanding of Definition, concept and plethora of
the concept and theories of meaning TB Ch. 1, 2
globalization The contested ideas RB ii appendix
1-5
Global to Local to Glocal
Theories of Globalizations
Disciplinary approaches to globalization
Economic
Social
Analyse globalization from TB Ch. 3, Ch.
6-15 Cultural
different dimensions 4, Ch. 5, Ch. 6
Political
Ideological
Imperialism
Colonialism
Critique the processes related Neo Colonialism
16-20 RB. i. Ch. 3, 4
to globalization Westernization
Americanisation
Anti-Americanization
Agrarian World RB I Ch. 14,
Environment 15
Cities RB i Ch 11
Media and Information communication
Religion
Elaborate on how Terrorism
21-35 globalization has affected Inequality
major domains of life. Migration and Flow of people
Negative global flow: crime, corruption
diseases.
Human rights
Gender
Poverty
 Examine India's experience Economic Ref.
including why India adopted Social
36-38 globalization and what Cultural
impact it has on India’s socio Political
cultural life
Discuss the future of Resistance and Anti-Globalizations TB Ch 8
39-40
Globalizations Movements
Acceptance and rejection of Ref.
Apply and evaluate the
globalization
theoretical understanding of
40-42 Resistance at ideological and material
globalization to explain the
level
case of India

5. Evaluation Scheme: (100 marks)

Sl. No. Duratio Nature of
Component Weightage (%) Date & Time
n Component
01. 18/02/2019
Short paper 1 week 15 Take Home
02. 1 hour 30 11/03/2019
Mid-term 30 Closed Book
min
03. Power Point
Group Presentation 10 min 15 15/04/2019
presentation
04. Comprehensive
3 hrs. 40 02/05/2019 (FN) Closed Book
Exam

6. Chamber Consultation Hour: C-211 (To be announced in the class)

7. Course Notices: Notices, if any, will be displayed on the HSS Notice Board.
8. Make-up: Make-up components will be allowed provided there would be
documentary support from SWD to prove the case. For health related emergencies, a
letter from the Health Centre is required. Prescriptions will not do.
9. Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy: Academic honesty and integrity are to
be maintained by all the students throughout the semester and no type of academic
dishonesty is acceptable.
Sayantani Sarkar
INSTRUCTOR-IN-CHARGE