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Type of course

Course content

Objectives of the course

Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge and understanding

Students will have the ability to understand

• the theoretical basis, background, and the evolution of social inequalities at a basic level
• empirical approaches and general discussions on social inequalities in the discipline of economics

Skills and competences

Students will be able to demonstrate ability to

• identify social inequalities in modern society
• define various approaches and explanations for social inequality
• undertake and present an empirical analysis of inequality

General Proficiency

Students will

• be able to read and understand academic outcomes that are presented in the course
• demonstrate ability to use research tools and one statistical software
• demonstrate ability to interpret quantitative data

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Teaching methods

Assessment

Assessment will be based on a portfolio of one obligatory assignment (counts 50%), and one term paper (counts 50%). The term paper can be submitted as a part of a group (max. three students). The portfolio should showcase the ability to ask an interesting scientific or business-relevant question, to gather and clean relevant data, to apply a meaningful analytical analysis, and explain and visualize the results in an engaging, comprehensible manner.

A graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail. Only one overall grade is given for the course.

There will not be a re-sit exam for this course.

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