Course information
Welcome to the course Labour Market and Employment Policy
Lecturer: Martin Guzi (martin.guzi@econ.muni.cz)
Office Hours: by appointment (Office room 316)
We will be meeting on Tuesdays at 10:00 in Room P304.
Course description
This course will present and discuss real-life examples to understand the key employment policy challenges and the role of labour market institutions. The materials presented in the course are exclusively based on the recently published research papers of recognized scholars. Students are expected to study lecture materials stored in study folder.
Class team in Microsoft Teams
In case you may have any health symptoms that prevent you to attend the class, you may ask lecturer to connect to the class online via Teams. Send email to the lecturer about your situation one day in advance at the latest. Teaching is not recorded but live stream will be provided only when it is required by the circumstances. Students are automatically added to Teams but you can use this link to register for class in MS Teams yourself. If you need help installing the MS Teams app on your computer read the university manual for MS Teams.
Grading
You can earn 100 points and your grade will depend on the overall score. Grading is based on attendance (20 points), written assignment (20 points), policy project (20 points), online midterm exam (15 points) and final exam (25 points). The basic condition for getting a grade (A-E) from the course is to gain at least 60 points overall and at least 15 points (60%) from the final exam.
Grading: A 100 - 92 points, B 91 – 84 points, C 83 – 76 points, D 75 – 68 points, E 67 – 60 points, F less than 60 points
Academic dishonesty
Copy-paste and plagiarism are not acceptable (read about Plagiarism detection at MUNI). Plagiarism at university has serious consequences, even when committed by accident. Sanctions include loss of credit for the assignment, a failing grade for the course, a permanent notation on the transcript, and dismissal from the university.
Written assignments are good practice to develop your communication and argumentation style. Always use your own language to express your ideas. If you are not sure how to reference and/or paraphrase, read this material (link). Do not forget to include your name, in every document you submit. Write clear, simple and short sentences. Avoid complicated text structures with no meaning. You can use Grammarly software to correct typos and simple grammar mistakes. Submit text that makes a good impression of your work.
Attendance (max 20 points, 2 points each attendance)
Class attendance is highly recommended. Attendance is recorded automatically from card readers at the door. Hence do not forget to 'beep your card' when entering the classroom. Send email to the lecturer about your attendance immidiatelly after the class if you forget to to beed your card.
Policy project (max 20 points)
Two written assignments (2 x 10 points)
During the semester students shall attend two MUES research seminars and elaborate two critical summaries. During the semester students shall attend (at least) two MUES research seminars organized at the faculty and elaborate two critical summar. Your task is to summarize and critically assess the main contribution and methods of the presented research (read guidelines).
Midterm (15 points) and Final exam (25 points)
The midterm exam is organized online on April 2 from 10:00 until 12:00 (on Tuesday during the reading week). You can work on the exam for 70 minutes so please start the exam in the ROPOT before 10:40. This an open-book exam.
The final exam is organized in the last week of the semester on May 14 (Tuesday) at 10:00. You may bring one side A4 paper sheet handwritten with notes and use it during the exam.
In case you are not able to attend the exam send email to the lecturer in advance.
Instructions: Both exams will include choice questions, several open questions and a bonus question. Questions will be similar to those discussed during lectures and in students' presentations. Every choice question has just one correct answer. Do not forget to answer all questions - every point counts. In case of violation of the study rules the student will be awarded grade "F" in the Information System.
All the best, good health and a cheerful mind!