2011 Y5 Overall H1

SUBJECT ANALYSIS

Subject A-B % Pass %

H1MATHS (58) 60.3 94.8

H1 ECONS (62) 19.4 82.3

H1 GEOG (27) 11.1 74.1

H1 ELIT (15) 0.0 60.0

H1 HISTORY (6) 0.0 50.0

2012 Targets MYE: 60% ‘B’

Prelims: 100% ‘B’

University Admission

Grade H2 Subjects H1 Subjects

A 20 10

B 17.5 8.75

C 15 7.5

D 12.5 6.25

E 10 5

S 7.5 4.75

U 0 0

Max Score = 90 pts (3H2 + 3H1)

General rule:

63 pts (70%) to qualify for Uni

Past Informal Student Experience:

75 pts to guarantee admission

H2 Grades = B + B + B (52.5 pts)

H1 Grades = B + B + B (26.2.5 pts)

78.75 pts

Min Grade Achievement:

How to pace yourself for a ‘B’ Grade in

‘A’ Level H1 Geography

Section A (DRQ)

Max

Weighting

Score

Q1 12 7

Q2 12 7

Q3 12 7

Q4 14 9

Total Score 30

Section B (Essays)

Max

Weighting

Score

Q5a 9 5

Q5b 16 10 (L2)

Q6a 9 5

Q6b 16 10 (L2)

Total Score 30

60 Marks (B Grade)

2012 Proposed Scheme of Work

Sequence of topics to be taught in

Sem 1 2012

Term 1

W1-W7

Completion of Globalisation

of Economic Activity

Term 1

W8-9

Term 1 Formal Assessment

(Topics to be confirmed) -

1 hour

Term 1

W10

Introduction to Hydrology

Term 2

W1-W8

Hydrological Processes,

Hazards and Management

Term 2

W9-10

Term 2 Formal Assessment

Focus / Emphasis in the

conduct of Lessons

Timed Assignments

during Tutorial sessions

Questions /

Issues to raise?

Tutorial-based consultations

What have we learned about

Globalisation of Economic Activity?

Classification of Economic Activity

Primary, Secondary ,

Tertiary, Quaternary & Quinary

Discuss the Key Differences b/w

these sectors

Describe the recent changes, growth and locational shift

in these sectors

Deindustrialisation (1950s-60s) What is de-industrialisation and how is the process related

to Global Shift?

Factors propelling the experience of de-industrialisation in the

DCs

Economic Influences

Technological developments

Socio-demographic changes in the DCs

Reindustrialisation (1980s)

Reasons for

Re-industrialisation?

What is Globalisation? Defining Globalisation

Types of Globalisation – Economic, Political,

Cultural, Social, Environmental, etc, etc, etc

What drives Globalisation?

Economic Influences

Political Developments

Technological Forces

The Case for and against Globalisation?

Discuss the Characteristics and Processes of Globalisation

Different Scalar Considerations: Global, Regional, National

Global integration is spatially selective

Globalisation and the Changing Nature of Work Changing Technologies & Work

Automation & Deskilling

Multi-skilled Production & Reskilling Eg: Just-in-time

Manufacturing

Job Specialisation

Sector Shift in Distribution of Employment Deindustrialisation & Tertiarisation

Polarisation of Work

Core-periphery Division within the workforce

Knowledge-based workers vs rest of the workforce

Divisions within White & Blue-collared work

Casualisation of the Workforce

Feminisation of the Workforce

Changing Geographical Location & Spatial Segmentation

of Work

Impact of Global Economic Change on the Service Sector

Agglomeration of high-end services

Decentralisation of lower-level services

Case Study:

Outsourcing of Call Centres & Back

Office Functions to India

Global Shifts in Manufacturing, Trade & FDI

Increased Competitors in the Global Economy

Rise of the East Asian NIEs

Rapid Emergence of China and India

Uneven Economic Performances of the Western European

Economies

Continued Dominance of Us as the world’s largest economy

The New International Division of Labour (NIDL)

Periphery

(LDCs)

Core

Countries

(DCs)

Periphery

(LDCs)

Semi-

Periphery

(NIEs / NICs)

Core

Countries

(DCs)

After

globalisation

(WW2)

Contributing Reasons for the Emergence of the NIDL

Technological Advancement: Space Shrinking Technologies

Economic Reasons: TNC actions, Changing Factor Endowment

Political Factors: Trade Barriers & Govt incentives

Impacts of the NIDL:

Developed Countries, Less Developed Countries, NIEs

On the whole, DCs are clear winners of Globalisation

But not all segments of DC populations benefited

Impacts of the NIDL on DCs: Changes in Employment Structure

Deindustrialisation, Tertiarisation & Feminisation of Workforce

Widening Income Gap & Structural Unemployment

Policy Responses of DCs to the NIDL

Developing new Technologies

Attracting Foreign Investment

Promoting Entrepreneurship & Small Firms

Protecting Domestic Industries from imports

Encouraging inward Migration

Case Study:

Benefits of FDI into Australia

& New Zealand?

Impacts of the NIDL on LDCs:

Potential Benefits for the LDCs Capital Injection & Multiplier Effect

Transfer of Technologies & Skills

Increased Employment Opportunities

Access to wider Markets & Distribution Networks

Diversification & Deepening of the Industrial Structure

Problems of the NIDL for the LDCs

Repatriation of Profits & Issues of Capital Leakage

Transfer of Technological ‘know-how’ rather than ‘know-why’

Shift of Environmentally Noxious Operations to LDCs

Exploitation of Local Workers

Crowding out of local industrialists &

Suppression of new Domestic

Enterprises

Obstacles LDCs face in the NIDL:

Growth of LDC population outstrip growth of jobs

LDCs’ dependence on a narrow economic base

Issue of Deteriorating Terms of Trade

Low levels of Investment, High levels of Debt

Case Study:

Roots of African Poverty

Impacts of the NIDL on NIEs:

Rise of the East Asian NIEs

Difficulties of sustaining economic growth in today’s

globalised economy

The costs the NIEs have

incurred as a result of the NIDL

Case Study:

Economic Leaders &

Laggards of SEA

Characteristics of TNCs

Spatial Organisation & Structure

Strategies TNCs can adopt to ensure their competitive edge in the

Global Economy

Global Shift

Outsourcing

Rationalisation, Restructuring &

Downsizing

Traditional Austerity Measures Strategic Alliances

Case Studies:

Nike, Levis Strauss, Nissan

What’s left for

Globalisation of Economic Activity?

Analyse the Bargaining Relationship between TNCs and

Nation-states

How effective is the State in

managing the country’s Economic

Development?

What is the role of Supranational

Institutions in globalisation?

Rise of the Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Case of the Automobile TNCs

Measuring the Development Gap

Evaluation of the usefulness of various indicators used to measure

the level of development

What is Development and the

Development Gap?