Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Master specialist knowledge in the field of economic, political and social sciences in order to mobilise it on issues related to political, economic and social environments.
• Master and appropriately mobilise highly specialised knowledge and methodological approaches within of economic, political and social sciences.
• Assimilate political, economic and social environments.
• Analyse concrete political, social and economic issues in a multidisciplinary way, identifying future societal changes.
• Mobilise highly specialised knowledge methods and tools in different fields of economic, political and social sciences.
• Analyse a situation by critically selecting adapted methodological theories and approaches.
• Develop innovative solutions/actions/policies/methodologies adapted to an institutional and social context of actors concerned in a process of change.
• Develop and implement innovative economic and social policies and measure their potential impacts.
• Independently or collectively mobilise the skills acquired through training, in social and political fields.
• Listen to team members and encourage expressing a shared opinion. Accept and discuss a different point of view than theirs.
• Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered.
• Be critical and have a general overview of the analysis of problems and implementation of actions in the economic, social and political fields.
• Critically analyse the extent and limitations of actions implemented in the economic, social and political field.
• Communicate, orally and in writing, in a structured and relevant way.
• Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing in French and English, on issues, analyses and projects.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, students will be able :
- to get a global insight on how to understand European employment;
- to classify and deal with different labour market policies that can be performed in order to improve employment;
- to analyse how these policies can have an impact by either favouring firms wishes to hire workers, job search incentives from labour suppliers and the matching process between both sides of the labour market;
- to tackle the evaluation of these policies, which can further serve for policy makers;
- to deal with a particular case of employment policy

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

- Basic theoretical concepts to labour policy analysis;
- Main factors, including those under the control of policy makers and/or refering to specific labour market institutional features, to explain the empirical evidence and evolution from European employment;
- Role that (new) labour market policies can play;
- Evaluation of their effects
- Conduct group work on a specific employment policy case and meet with the teacher to discuss the progress of their work and answer any questions

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 UE assessment

• Written examination - Face-to-face
• Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted in class
• Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Students are assessed on their mastery of the concepts through a written exam (50% of total).They are then evaluated on their analysis of a particular employment policy case through a written paper and an oral presentation and defense (50% of the total).

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 UE resit assessment (BAB1)

• N/A - Néant

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

• Written examination - Face-to-face
• Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted in class
• Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Students are assessed on their mastery of the concepts through a written exam (50% of total).They are then evaluated on their analysis of a particular employment policy case through a written paper and an oral presentation and defense (50% of the total).