Labor Market Redesign: Comparative Studies from Europe and Asia

2022/2023

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Political Science and International Affairs

Course type:

Elective course

When:

2 year, 2 module

Instructors

Veselova, Liudmila S.

Какинь Оксана Игоревна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Annually more and more students of European and Russian universities seek to find work abroad after graduation. Meanwhile, the labor market in Asia and Europe is constantly changing, the requirements for job seekers are becoming higher, and competition is increasing. The purpose of this course is to highlight the main trends in the labor market in Europe and Asia, to show the differences inherent in the countries of these regions.

Learning Objectives

• The course provides students with complex knowledge of modern development of labor market in Europe and Asia. The course will focus on: • main trends in labor market of European and Asian countries which happened during last 30 years;
• The course provides students with complex knowledge of modern development of labor market in Europe and Asia. • regional character and main features of Asian and European businesses; • gender inequality in terms of labor in Asia and Europe.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• • to reflect (evaluate and process) mastered scientific methods and ways of activity • to analyze, verify, evaluate the completeness of information in professional activities, if necessary, perform and synthesize the missing information
• • to solve problems in professional and social activities, taking into account the social, socio-cultural, political, ethnocultural and religious values and norms of people of Asia and Europe • to understand and analyze scientific, political and journalistic literature on the problems of Asia and Europe, including the development of foreign languages
• • to understand and analyze scientific, political and journalistic literature on the problems of Asia and Europe, including the development of foreign languages • to freely carry out scientific communication in foreign languages • to search for information on topical issues in Asia and Europe.
• to analyze, verify, evaluate the completeness of information in professional activities, if necessary, perform and synthesize the missing information
• to solve problems in professional and social activities, taking into account the social, socio-cultural, political, ethnocultural and religious values and norms of people of Asia and Europe

Course Contents

• Introduction. Changing of the labor market landscape in Europe and Asia at the end of XX-beginning XXI century
• Lecture 2. Seminar 2. Comparison of Talent management trends in Europe and Asia
• Main trends of gender labor participation in Asia: case of China, India and South Korea
• Features of the labor market and employment in Japan
• Labor market changes in Japan during the Reiwa era (2019-present).

Assessment Elements

• Essay
• Group Presentation
• Research Poster

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 2nd module
  0.4 * Group Presentation + 0.4 * Essay + 0.2 * Research Poster

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Murray, J. (2016). Labor Markets : Analysis, Regulations and Outcomes. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
• Sen, S. (2019). Talent Management. Society Publishing.
• Yu. Odegov G., M. Kulapov N., P. Karasev A., Ю. Одегов Г., М. Кулапов Н., & П. Карасев А. (2021). Talent Management – the Tendencies of Development ; Управление талантами – нужно ли оно работодателю? Vestnik NSUEM; № 4 (2020); 10-20 ; Вестник НГУЭУ; № 4 (2020. https://doi.org/10.34020/2073-6495-2020-4-010-020