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Human Resources and Labour Economics (2 º Sem 2019/2020)

Code:	01154
Acronym:	01154
Level:	2nd Cycle
Basic:	No
Teaching Language(s):	Portuguese
Friendly languages:

Be English-friendly or any other language-friendly means that UC is taught in a language but can either of the following conditions:
1. There are support materials in English / other language;
2. There are exercises, tests and exams in English / other language;
3. There is a possibility to present written or oral work in English / other language.

Semester	ECTS Credits	Theoretical Lesson (T)	Theoretical and Pratical Lesson (TP)	Practical and laboratorial lesson (PL)	Seminary (S)	Field Work (TC)	Training Period (E)	Tutorial Orientation (OT)	Contact Hours	Autonomous Work	Others (O)	Total Load Hours [?]Contact Hours + Autonomous Work
1	3.0	0.0 h/sem	14.0 h/sem	0.0 h/sem	0.0 h/sem	0.0 h/sem	0.0 h/sem	0.5 h/sem	14.5 h/sem	60.5 h/sem	0.0 h/sem	75.0 h/sem


Since year	2019/2020
Pre-requisites	None
Objectives	At the end of this learning unit, the student must know the main concepts of human resources and labour economics and be able to use the main instruments of economic analysis to answer to a wide set of questions related to the human resources of a company.
Program	PC1. Hiring strategies PC2. Pay and other incentives PC3. Pay and other working conditions PC4. Human capital PC5. Labour turnover PC6. Teams PC7. Entrepreneurship/Self-employment
Evaluation Method	For the students in periodic assessment, evaluation will be done according to the following: - Individual exam (70%) - Individual assignment (30%) For the students in final assessment, evaluation will be done through an exam (100%).
Teaching Method	Each student should acquire analytical, information gathering, critical thinking, and written communication skills, according to the established learning goals. The following teaching-learning methodologies will be used: LG1. Expositive to present the theoretical frameworks LG2. Participative with analysis and resolution of application exercises LG3. Participative with analysis and real case-study discussion LG4. Self-study. Tutoring hours allow students to clarify specific problems.
Observations	Students are expected to participate actively.
Basic Bibliographic	Lazear, E. e Gibbs, M. (2014), Personnel Economics in Practice, New York: John Wiley & Sons. Parker, S. (2018), The Economics of Entrepreneurship, 2ª edição, Cambridge University Press.
Complementar Bibliographic	Borjas, G. (2015), Labor Economics, 7ª Edição, McGraw-Hill.