ØASØK4700 Labour Economics Course description

Eksamen vurderes av ekstern og intern sensor.

ØASØK4100 Microeconomics.

Innholdet i fordypningen består av følgende hovedtemaer:

Barnehagelæreren og naturen

• Arbeid med ledelse av barn og personalet i en barnehage preget av mangfold
• De yngste barna
• Barn med særlige behov
• Barn med ulike erfaringer og forutsetninger
• Ledelse av demokratiske prosesser knyttet til arbeid med barn i natur
• Ledelse av endringsarbeid knyttet til arbeid med barn i natur

Naturen og mennesket

• Menneskets plass i naturen og sentrale emner innen økologisk filosofi knyttet til sammenhengen mellom mennesket, kultur og miljø
• Naturen som en av barnehagens danningsarenaer
• Friluftsliv i barnehagen i et kulturhistorisk perspektiv

Natur, lek og læring

• Mangfold i naturen: sammenheng og variasjoner av biotoper og nøkkelarter
• Enkelt og sikkert friluftsliv med barn til ulike årstider
• Spenningsfylt kroppslig lek i balansepunktet mellom sikkerhet og risiko
• Kjønnsroller knyttet til lek i naturen

Lover, forskrifter og sikkerhet

• Enkel førstehjelp og livredning i vann
• Ulykkesforebyggende tiltak
• Lover og regler for opphold og ferdsel i natur

Barnehagens naturpregede nærmiljø

• Kartlegge og vurdere områder i nærmiljøet for lek, utforskning og læring for alle barn
• Biologisk mangfold i nærmiljøet

After completing the course, students will acquired the learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The students

• have in-depth knowledge of the economic theories of labour market, including what factors determine the supply decisions of workers and the demand decisions of employers and how the labour market balances out the conflicting interests of the two parties
• have advanced knowledge of how various institutional features (labour market discrimination, labour union, incentive pay systems etc.) impact the labour market outcomes (distribution of earnings, employment opportunity etc.)
• have advanced knowledge of how investments in human capital determine the shape of the wage distribution
• have advanced knowledge of how unemployment exists and persists in labour markets and the challenges in policymaking addressing unemployment

Skills

The students

• can analyse theoretical models to investigate how labour markets function and interpret the model findings to address challenges in policymaking
• can analyse relevant data and design empirical models to investigate effects of economic and social policies (migration, discrimination, education etc.) on labour-market outcomes
• can analyse empirical evidence and relate critically to economic theories to enhance understanding of policy effects and to make policy recommendations
• can acquire skill to work independently to develop and study research questions using existing theories and research methods

Competence

The students

• can communicate with practitioners and policy makers to design and analyse labour-market;policies
• can engage in analytical discussions of economic reports and policy papers
• can disseminate knowledge through presentation and discussion to both specialists and to the general public
• can critically reflect on scope and limitations of economic policies to address the functioning of labour markets

Various work methods will be used such as lectures, interactive discussions about current issues, and assignments. The students are expected to work on assignments both individually and in groups outside of the joint lectures.

None.

Written school exam (4 hours).

One dictionary (Native language-English/English-native language or English-English).

Calculator (as specified in regulations for use of calculator).;

Letter grading A-F.

An internal and an external examiner will grade the exam.

A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.

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