After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
- recognise and explain the status, priorities and challenges of social policy in Croatia
- understand, analyse and recognise problems related to social development and social policy trends in Croatia
- recognise and explain the significance of the development of social policy for social, political and economic development of the country
- assess the impact of social policy measures on social and economic development of the country
- determine priorities of social policy within developmental problems of welfare state in Croatia
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
- efficiently participate in team work
- independently present professional topics to a wider audience
- professionally discuss social problems and needed social interventions
Seminar paper and presentation
Students are expected to independently analyse a social policy topic and present it orally. Written seminar paper is based on the analysis of literature, understanding and critical evaluation of the text, connection with lectures and drawing conclusions based on the presented material. The seminar grade is formed as a sum of grades realised by writing and presenting the seminar paper. The seminar paper is graded in the following manner:
Writing seminar paper:
0 points - the paper is not written
2 points - the paper does not satisfy formal criteria
4 points - the paper satisfies formal criteria, but there are significant shortcomings on the level of content
6 points - the paper satisfies formal and content related criteria, but the style hampers understanding of the text, and there are significant grammer and spelling mistakes
8 points - the paper satisfies formal and content related criteria, but there are smaller difficulties in understanding the text due to style, and there are smaller grammar and spelling mistakes
10 points - the paper is formally correct, comprehensive, understandable and grammatically correct.
Presentation of the seminar paper
0 points - the paper was not presented
2 points - the paper was read
4 points - the paper was partly read and unprepared
6 points - the paper waa not read, but there are significant shortcomings in oral presentation
8 points - the presentation was well prepared, but there are smaller shortcomings in understanding and there were mistakes in speech
10 points - presentation was well prepared
Grading scale
12 points - sufficient (2)
14 points - good (3)
16 points - very good (4)
18-20 points - excellent (5)
