UMH - SPANISH AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

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SPANISH AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Course

Code: 1652

Degree: Bachelor's in Political Science and Public Administration

Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Orihuela

Year: Year 4 of Bachelor's in Political Science and Public Administration

Semester: Fall

Type: Required

Language: Spanish

ECTS credits: 6

Lecture: 3

Laboratory: 3

Hours: 150

Directed: 60

Shared: 60

Autonomous: 30

Subject matter: Political Economy

Module: Economics and Public Policy

Department: Economics and Financial Studies

Area: APPLIED ECONOMICS

Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.

Description

Spanish economic system. Analysis of the behavior of its structural features. Productive sectors, labor market, financial system, external flow, and the public sector. Insertion of the Spanish economy into internal markets, with special reference upon the European Union.

Faculty

Name	Coordinator	Lecture	Laboratory
DOMENECH SÁNCHEZ, RAFAEL CARLOS	■
CHINCHILLA MIRA, LORENZO		■	■

Competencies and learning outcomes

General competencies

Ability to use the tools and instruments needed to properly observe the systems under study.
Appropriate knowledge about government, businesses, institutions, public organisms, and organizations in general, regulations, and procedures necessary for working and performing other activities.
Capacity for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling systems and processes within a framework that guarantees respect for values, rights and basic principles of the legal system, business competitiveness, protection and conservation of the environment, and sustainable development.
Capacity to evaluate, optimize, and compare criteria in decision making.
Ability to update knowledge.
Capacity to consolidate, expand, and integrate fundamental knowledge.

Specific competencies

Know the political processes and actors, resolving difficulties that may arise in this area.
Operate using quantitative and qualitative research data.
Apply political theories into practice.
Resolve problems arising from politics and international relations.
Analyze the economic environment and dimensions of the public sector.
Develop strategic plans within the sphere of public administration.
Plan, implement, evaluate, and analyze public policy.

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

01Conocer la evolución y tendencias de la economía a través del análisis de los datos estadísticos existentes.
02Conocer los conceptos básicos de economía para poder analizar las decisiones y consecuencias derivadas de las actuaciones de los sectores públicos y privados.
03Conocer e interpretar los objetivos a corto y largo plazo de la política económica.
04Entender las diferencias entre las diferentes estrategias de la política económica.
05Analizar el comportamiento de las unidades econòmicas y las relaciones entre ellas.
06Describir los mecanismos básicos de funcionamiento de la economía y el modo en que los diferentes mercados actúan coordinando las decisiones económicas.
07Identificar y comprender las principales estructuras de mercado y sus efectos en la eficiencia económica.
08Conocer los motivos económicos que fundamentan la regulación de los mercados y los principales efectos en su funcionamiento.
09Analizar el comportamiento global del sistema económico y conocer los principales agregados económicos y las relaciones entre éstos.
010Conocer el sistema financiero como mecanismo articulador entre ahorro e inversión.
011Conocer y cuantificar las relaciones entre población y mercado de trabajo con especial atención al fenómeno del desempleo y su relación con las principales magnitudes económicas.
012Desarrollar la capacidad de trabajo y análisis con datos estadísticos reales.

Teaching units

Association between objectives and units

Objective/Unit	U1	U2	U3	U4	U5	U6	U7	U8	U9
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
010
011
012

Schedule

Week	Teaching units	Directed hours	Shared hours	Autonomous hours	Total hours
1	U1	4	4	2	10
2	U1	4	4	2	10
3	U2	4	4	2	10
4	U2	4	4	2	10
5	U3	4	4	2	10
6	U3	4	4	2	10
7	U4	4	4	2	10
8	U4	4	4	2	10
9	U5	4	4	2	10
10	U5	4	4	2	10
11	U6	4	4	2	10
12	U7	4	4	2	10
13	U8	4	4	2	10
14	U9	4	4	2	10
15	U9	4	4	2	10

Basic bibliography

Complementary bibliography

Methodology and grading

Methodology

Case studies: Learning through the analysis of actual or simulated cases in order to interpret and resolve them by employing various alternative solution procedures.
Cooperative learning: Develop active learning through cooperative working strategies among students and promote shared responsibility to reach group goals.
Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.
Project-based learning: Realization of a project to solve a problem, applying acquired learning and promoting abilities related to planning, design, performing activities, and reaching conclusions.

Grading

Examen final de los contenidos teóricos (70% nota final).

Preparación y entrega de prácticas (30% de la nota final).

Faculty: SPANISH AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC SYSTEMS