Module: Basic Module Structural Change and Employment (5208-220)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Klaus Prettner (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 28.07.2010)
  4. Semester, compulsory
• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  4. Semester, compulsory
• Education for Business and Economics (Master, since 01.10.2009)
  2. Semester, semi-elective
• Education for Business and Economics (Master, since 01.10.2009)
  4. Semester, semi-elective
• Education for Business and Economics (Master, since 01.10.2016)
  2. Semester, semi-elective
• Education for Business and Economics (Master, since 01.10.2016)
  4. Semester, semi-elective

Relation to other Modules:

AVWL 2

Prerequisites for Attendance:

none

Sprache:

German

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every summer semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Final examination:

written exam

Length of the examination:

60 minutes

Workload:

180 hours: 28 hours class attendance 152 hours preparation and follow-up

Professional competences:

The students have in-depth knowledge of core relationships between growth , productivity, structural change, employment and the central role of the technological progress. They know and understand the determinants of structural change, the relationship between wage level and employment, Verdoorn's and Okun's law, the explanatory approaches of post-war prosperity, the macro-economic consequences of German Unity as well as the relationship between globalisation and technological progress and are able to apply this knowledge to macro-economic diagnoses and remedies for unemployment. They are able to present these relationships verbally and in written form. Besides descriptive statistics, the students also gain insight into case studies and country studies and the analysis of econometric results and acquire instrumental skills in analysis, synthesis and problem recognition and solving. Furthermore, the students acquire communication skills such as objective argumentation, active listening, and systematic competencies such as reflective and cooperative learning.

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