SKOMP1000 The Profession of Nursing and Social Science Course description

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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.

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

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

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

Knowledge

Students will gain insight into:

• The fundamental ideas of the environment as provider of economic goods and services, and of pollution as being the unintended byproduct of economic actions.
• About a range of important environmental problems caused by economic activity, and their economic characteristics.
• Different economic types of regulation addressing pollution.
• The importance of context in economic analysis of the environment.
• Different methods to investigate the impact of pollution and regulations.

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Skills

The students will learn:

• How to use economic analysis and modeling to assess pollution.
• How to use economic analysis to assess environmental regulation.
• How to understand empirical evidence regarding environmental problems and potential solutions.
• How to critically assess economic analyses directed at environmental problems.

Lectures with active student participation.

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.

Tapas Kundu

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