Study programme 2023-2024Français
Social and Economic Policies and News
Programme component of Master's in Management : Specialist Focus on Management and Strategy (CHARLEROI) (shift schedule) à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UW-M1-SCGEMS-021-CCompulsory UEVANDERNOOT JulienW765 - Finances publiques et Fiscalité
  • VANDERNOOT Julien

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français201000066.002nd term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
W-FPFI-024Social and Economic Policies and News156000Q2
W-FPFI-076Social and Economic Policies and News54000Q2

Integrated test : there will be no assessment for each AA but a single assessment for the UE.
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.
  • In an active and integrated manner, master knowledge in the various fields of management and use them effectively in a professional context.
    • Integrate highly specialised knowledge in different fields of management.
    • Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Define, comment and weight the objectives and instruments of economic policy. Give the main causes of unemplyment and explain the policies that foster full employment. Explain and comment the evolution of public expenditure in OECD countries. Explain Wagner's law, prove and draw the conclusions of the median voter theorem. Explain the general scheme of budget policy, interpret budget balances, establish and use correctly the formula of the snowball effect, give and comment the criteria for the evaluation of the quality of fiscal policies. Calculate a fiscal path under the given assumptions. Give and explain the budget principles et the way they are applied. Explain the timing of the drawing up of budgets. Set in their context and explain the Regions and Communities funding mechanism as they emerged of the 1970, 1980n 1988-1989, 1993, 2001, 2014 reforms. Review, alone or in group, a question linked with an econmic or social issue.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The teaching activities of the teaching unit are complementary and only differ in the ways of teaching.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 UE assessment

  • Written examination - Face-to-face
  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted in class
  • Oral examination - Face-to-face

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Written and/or oral exam and/or work

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

  • Written examination - Face-to-face
  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted in class
  • Oral examination - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Written and/or oral exam and/or work

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
W-FPFI-024
  • Cours magistraux
  • Conférences
  • Travaux pratiques
  • Préparations, travaux, recherches d'information
W-FPFI-076
  • Cours magistraux
  • Conférences
  • Travaux pratiques

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
W-FPFI-024
  • Face-to-face
W-FPFI-076
  • Remote

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
W-FPFI-024Not applicable
W-FPFI-076Not applicable

Recommended Reading

AARecommended Reading
W-FPFI-024Note de cours - Politique et actualité économiques et sociales - Julien Vandernoot, Giuseppe Pagano, Jordan Signor
W-FPFI-076

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
W-FPFI-024Not applicable
W-FPFI-076Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
W-FPFI-024/
W-FPFI-076Not applicable
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 01/05/2023
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 18/05/2024
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