Postgraduate Course: Personnel Economics (ECNM11021)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Economics |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Economics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.sgpe.ac.uk |
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| Course description |
The module will examine the theories and empirical evidence concerning the way incentives are structured within organisations. This is an active area of current research, and will be of interest to students interested in the application of incentive theory in the real world. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Macroeconomics 2 (ECNM11022) OR
Quantitative Methods 2 (ECNM11027) OR
Microeconomics 2 (ECNM11025) OR
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Masters or PhD students taking this course students must have prior permission of the SGPE Programme Director and have taken either the core units in the MSc economics (microeconomics 1 and 2, Macroeconomics 1 and 2 and Quantitative methods 1 and 2) or their equivalent.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 4 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-5 | | | 09:00 - 12:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Knowledge and understanding of the operation of internal labour markets, the nature and extent of competition within organisations, team work and remuneration schemes, promotion and progression and executive pay. |
Assessment Information
| Final examination in the April/May diet |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Andy Snell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3848
Email: a.j.snell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk |
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