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120518 Syllabus - Integrity, Law and Economics - JEM139.pdf | Integrity, Law and Economics - Summer Semester 2011-12, JEM139 | doc. Petr Janský, M.Sc., Ph.D. |
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Poslední úprava: doc. Petr Janský, M.Sc., Ph.D. (18.05.2012)
Integrity, Law and Economics Summer Semester 2011-12, JEM139 Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences
Course description Integrity, Law and Economics is offered as an intensive course to students of Charles University. The course is interdisciplinary and combines selected topics in economics, law, other social sciences and humanities. This course concentrates on explaining the social and personal behaviour from the point of view of integrity. The students will learn in this course about the interface between economics, law, politics and humanities, lowering so the distance between abstractions and real issues. This course is therefore crucial for their understanding of modern social governance and present political challenges in our societies. Integrity is the corner stone of good governance and good society. The study of how to foster integrity and prevent corruption in the public and other sectors can clarify the best ways how to best support a level playing field for citizens and businesses and maintain trust in government. Furthermore, law will be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that channel behavior in socially desirable directions. The course is mostly taught over the course of one week towards the end of summer semester. Invited speakers and experts from abroad as well as Charles University lecturers will be giving lectures and organising seminars. There will be three and half days of lectures and seminars. Furthermore, team projects and a written exam are a part of the course requirements. In 2012, the course will take place during the week between 21st May and 25th May in room no. 314 at the Institute of Economic Studies. Lectures and organizers
There will be a number of guest lecturers - details in the time schedule below. Requirements and assessment The assessment is based on four requirements: attendance of lectures and seminars, team project and its presentation, and a written exam. Minimum of 75% attendance at lectures and seminars is required. Furthermore, experience shows that there is a strong positive correlation between attendance in class and the final grade.
You need to score at least 50% from each of the three requirements to pass the course. The overall values higher than 90% correspond to grade 1 (výborně in Czech), between 75% and 90% to grade 2 (chvalitebně), between 60% and 75% to grade 3 (dobře), below 60% is a fail. Time schedule
Team projects At the beginning of the week, students are randomly divided into teams of around four members. Each team is assigned one topic for their team project. During the week, team s are supposed to study available literature and practical cases connected to the topic, grasp and outline key integrity problems and propose (or summarize) policy recommendations which could plausibly tackle them. The team should submit the position paper (2 page output in a specified format) on Thursday and present their results on Friday. After the presentation, it should manage to defend its position in discussion. Both the presentations and the projects themselves are evaluated (as well as the discussion of other team’s presentation). Sample structure of position paper will be made available (outline the problem, explain the theory, provide the analysis and policy recommendation). Additionally, each team will be sent one another team’s position paper one day prior to presentation, and will be responsible for challenging statements presented in position paper in discussion. Their participation and validity of critique are also evaluated. The position paper is a structured way of presenting the results of the investigation of assigned problem. It shall consist form the following sections: I. Key thesis of your position paper (since you position paper is focused on resolving some problem or particular case, in the first paragraph of your position paper shall be expressed the solution or the key message stemming from your investigation of the problem) II. Argumentation - logical structure of arguments which shall explain, why you have taken the position you stated in the first paragraph; the argumentation shall encompass a brief summary of the problem (stakeholders in the problem and their interests, key elements that contribute to the emergence of the problem, reasons why you think that your solution can reduce or eliminate the problem etc.) III. Counter-arguments - present counter arguments to your thesis (for instance alternative solutions to the one you present, opinions saying that the problem described is not really a problem etc.) and challenge them - explain, why your solution is better, more efficient etc. IV. Provide conclusion - wrap up the position paper and state the key message of your position paper. For samples of position papers to various topics, please refer to http://www.unausa.org/munpreparation/positionpapers/sample and other reliable internet sources. Acknowledgements This course would not exist without the support of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. |