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Health Care System Impact on Labour Market

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:39
Study Course Information
Course Code:SBUEK_195LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:4.00ECTS:6.00
Branch of Science:Economics; Other economic and management sub-sectorsTarget Audience:Public Health; Political Science; Business Management
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Romāns Putāns
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)10Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures20
Classes (count)10Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes20
Total Contact Hours40
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)7Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures14
Classes (count)7Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes14
Total Contact Hours28
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basic knowledge in Public Health or Macroeconomics.
Objective:
To provide students with knowledge of the role, indicators, key players in the health care system and the impact of system quality on the labour market at national and international levels.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Employment in the health and social care sectorLectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
2Effectiveness of health care systems. Comparative contextLectures4.00auditorium
Classes4.00auditorium
3Economic analysis of health care systemsLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
4National Health Care and Foreign InvestmentsLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
5Medical tourism and international labor mobilityLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
6Topicalities in the modernization of health care systemsLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Employment in the health and social care sectorLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
2Effectiveness of health care systems. Comparative contextLectures3.00auditorium
Classes3.00auditorium
3Economic analysis of health care systemsLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
4National Health Care and Foreign InvestmentsLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
5Medical tourism and international labor mobilityLectures0.50auditorium
Classes0.50auditorium
6Topicalities in the modernization of health care systemsLectures0.50auditorium
Classes0.50auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Homework assignments, case studies, group presentations and preparation of a report, summary preparation.
Assessment Criteria:
1. Attendance of seminars, tests, group works – compulsory 2. Preparation and presentation of, giving a report on a practical situation (case study) – 30% 3. Preparation of a summary – 30% 4. Exam – 40%
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Knowledge of health and social care systems in the world, their indicators and socio-economic impact.
Skills:The student is able to identify the main risks and critically analyse the possible solutions in the context of the socio-economic conditions and the health care system
Competencies:The student is able to take part in discussions on the interrelation of socio-economic conditions and health care system and is aware of their complex nature
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1European Union information agency for occupational safety and health. Available from: https://healthy-workplaces.eu/
2The value of occupational safety and health and the societal costs of work-related injuries and diseases. Available from: https://osha.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/doc…
3Health and Labor Markets. (Volume 47)
Additional Reading
1Tiks precizēta. Kursa docēšana sāksies 2023.gada pavasarī.
Other Information Sources
1Tiks precizēta. Kursa docēšana sāksies 2023.gada pavasarī.