Labor economics (NAA203)
Course manual
Course credits: 7.5 ECTS credits
Teacher: Johan Lindén
Course literature: George J. Borjas: Labor Economics (latest edition), McGraw-Hill
Course information on the web
Course information is available on the course place in Canvas.
The informaion is also available on the course web site, which can be reached by the following link:
www.mdh.se/en/malardalen-university/staff?id=jln03
Examination
The examination of the course consists of a supervised written exam at the end of the course.
This is the only form of examination in this course.
This means that the exam cannot be replaced by home assignments,
no bonus points are awarded for work during the course,
and it's not possible to improve a grade after the end of the course by handing in extra work.
Exam dates
Normally an exam is given three times per year: the first at the end of the course,
the second about a month or two later, and the third some time in August.
A student who fails the exam is allowed to write it again the next time it is given.
The definite source of information about exam dates is the official college schedule on the college's web site:
webbschema.mdh.se/index.jsp
Allowed aids
Calculator (any kind, but the memory should be cleared at the beginning of the exam)
Students are advised to bring a calculator with the elementary mathematical functions,
such as powers, roots and logarithms.
Grading
The course is graded according to the Swedish system.
The grades are, from highest to lowest:
VG (Pass with distinction), G (Pass), and U (Fail).
Format of the exam and grade limits
This is preliminary information. The detailed format of the exam may be changed,
e.g. if another teacher has to take over the course.
The exam is normally 4 hours long.
A typical exam consists of six questions, each of which may have several parts or sections.
Each of the six questions may be awarded a maximum of five grading points,
so the maximum achievable sum of points on an exam is 30 points.
The sum of points achieved on an exam determines the awarded grades as follows:
| Grade | Points |
|---|
| VG (Pass with distinction) | 24 - 30 |
| G (Pass) | 15 - 23 |
| U (Fail) | 0 - 14 |
Time for grading
The results are normally posted within 15 working days. That usually means three weeks if there is no holiday.
Contents by Johan Lindén
Revised: 2020-08-27