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- GENERAL
| SCHOOL | SOCIAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES | ||||
| DEPARTMENT | SOCIAL POLICY | ||||
| LEVEL OF STUDIES | LEVEL 6 | ||||
| COURSE CODE | 64 | SEMESTER | 6th and 8th | ||
| COURSE TITLE | Economics of Social Protection | ||||
| TEACHING ACTIVITIES If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits. |
TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK | ECTS CREDITS | |||
| 3 | 6 | ||||
| Please, add lines if necessary.Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4. | |||||
| COURSETYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
Scientific Area | ||||
| PREREQUISITES: | NO | ||||
| TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | GREEK | ||||
| COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | ΝΟ | ||||
| COURSE URL: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/KOM09117/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
| Learning Outcomes | |
| Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | |
| This course is introducing students to the use of economic methods and tools to investigate and interpret issues related to Social Protection and, in general, to Social Policy. The course is based on considerations developed in the broader context of neoclassical paradigm, providing – where appropriate – references to other theoretical approaches, and thereby encouraging a critical approach to negotiated issues. The neoclassical economic school is often labelled as a conventional, dominant, mainstream or even orthodox. These descriptions do not imply a universal acceptance of neoclassical approaches. They only mark the dominance of this school of thought in contemporary university teaching and research. It should however be noted that the neoclassical theory is not a compact unit. Different approaches in the analysis of individual issues are visible in many cases.
Students will be also introduced to specific economic arguments of alternative theoretical “paradigms” in the analysis of issues related to (or associated with) Social Policy. These issues are often specialized sections of the economic analysis that is usually taught at an advanced level, using demanding techniques. In this course, the use of such techniques and formalisms is mostly avoided. Instead, emphasis is put on establishing and drawing the main arguments developed in the analysis of various Social Protection issues. The aim is to create appropriate stimuli for a critical approach to the economics of social protection. Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
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| General Skills | |
| Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module | |
| Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,
ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas |
Project design and management
Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning |
| Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,
ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Autonomous work Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning |
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- COURSE CONTENT
| · Social justice and the state.
· Economic theory and key arguments for state intervention. · Economic science and social policy.Alternative considerations in the context of different theoretical paradigms. · Introduction to basic economic concepts and definitions. Alternative considerations. Issues of production and distribution. The role of the market. · Economic and social welfare, social objectives and resource allocation. Efficiency and Equity. Economic rationale for government intervention. Market failures. · Social and economic inequalities, distribution and redistribution of income,poverty. · Externalities. · Cost-benefit analysis and its application in assessing social programs. · Health -care. · Education. · Employment-Unemployment. · Insurance-Social Security. · Social welfare.
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- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
| TEACHINGMETHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
Face to face | ||||||||||||||||
| USEOF INFORMATION&COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGY(ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
1. Use of power point during lectures.
2. Posting of teaching material, bibliography, slides, exercises, notes, outline and evaluation methods of the course on e-class. 3. Use of brainstorming, creation of working groups during lectures.
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| TEACHING ORGANIZATION
The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.
The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards. |
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| Student Evaluation
Description of the evaluation process
Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others
Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed |
A written examination at the end of the semester (100%). It can includeMultiple Choice Test, Right-wrong Test, Short Answer Questions and exercises.
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Compulsory
Optional
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