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Labor economics and HR technologies

Human capital is the main resource of the modern economy. The educational program «Labor Economics and HR Technologies» of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University trains specialists who are able to effectively manage people, optimize labor processes, and implement modern HR technologies in a rapidly changing labor market.

You will study in depth labor economics, social and labor relations, personnel motivation, digital HR tools, data analysis in the HR sector, as well as legal and psychological aspects of human resources management. The program combines classical economic theory with practical skills in working with modern HR systems, personnel data, and strategic planning of human resources policy.

Special emphasis is placed on current challenges: HR digitalization, remote employment, talent development, productivity assessment, demographic changes, and business adaptation to new forms of labor organization. The training is conducted using case studies, business games, project work, and internships in real companies.

Graduates of the program become in-demand HR managers, specialists in personnel selection and development, labor market analysts, labor economists in business, government agencies, and international organizations.

If you want to combine your interest in economics, psychology, and people management to create effective teams and develop human potential, this program is for you.

Choose «Labor Economics and HR Technologies» — shape the future of the labor market today!

Labor economics and HR technologies

Contents

Program Profile

  • Object of activity:

    economic systems, processes, phenomena, relationships, policies and behavior of socio-economic entities at the micro, meso, macro and mega levels.

  • Theoretical content:

    theories, concepts, principles, concepts of micro, meso, macro, international economics and international economic relations, socio-economic development and behavior of economic entities.

  • Methods and technologies:

    quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis of economic systems and processes, methods of economic and mathematical modeling and forecasting, design thinking, methods of expert assessment, data visualization, information technologies, the application of which provides solutions to practical problems in the field of economics and international economic relations.

  • Tools and equipment:

    information and communication systems, devices, equipment, digital platforms, artificial intelligence tools, cloud services and special software.

To make a worthy contribution to the development of the Ukrainian state and society, the South-Eastern region of Ukraine by training competent specialists capable of solving complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of labor economics and HR technologies, through the implementation of the following goals:
1. To form highly educated and nationally conscious specialists in the field of labor economics and HR technologies, capable of analyzing and effectively using human capital, making informed decisions in the field of social and labor relations, applying modern HR technologies, as well as contributing to increasing labor productivity, developing employment, and strengthening the socio-economic potential of the state and the region.
2. To promote the formation of the ability of applicants to ensure socio-economic efficiency, safety, and sustainable development of labor processes, taking into account modern labor market challenges, demographic changes, migration processes, the development of digital employment and new forms of labor organization, as well as the need to develop the human capital of Ukraine.
3. Integrate the results of fundamental and applied economic research, modern achievements in the field of labor economics, HR technologies and data analytics, as well as the innovative experience of professional communities and stakeholders into the educational program in order to form a modern educational environment focused on the development of analytical thinking and the ability to solve complex professional tasks while adhering to the principles of academic integrity.
4. Provide conditions for the comprehensive development of the personality of applicants by implementing a student-centered approach, developing individual educational trajectories, activating academic mobility, using digital educational platforms, as well as increasing the motivation and involvement of applicants through partnerships with stakeholders and professional communities that form the ability to teamwork, communication and continuous professional development.

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching and learning under the educational program are carried out on the basis of student-centered, problem-oriented and research approaches, ensuring an individual educational trajectory for applicants. The educational process is aimed at the formation of analytical, managerial and research competencies and involves a combination of theoretical training with practice-oriented training.

The educational process is focused on making informed decisions based on data (data-driven approach) in the field of labor economics and HR technologies.

Modern teaching methods are used, including problem lectures, case methods, business games, trainings, analysis of real situations in the field of labor economics and HR technologies, as well as the implementation of individual and group projects. Considerable attention is paid to the use of digital technologies, information and analytical systems and data processing tools.

The independent work of applicants is carried out using electronic educational resources, in particular the Moodle platform, and is aimed at developing self-education skills, critical thinking and the ability to learn throughout life.

The educational and research component is implemented through the implementation of scientific research, pre-graduate practice and preparation of qualification work with the involvement of practitioners and representatives of the professional environment.

The assessment is focused on testing the ability of applicants to apply knowledge in practice and make informed decisions based on data analysis.

The assessment of the learning outcomes of higher education applicants is carried out in order to determine the level of achievement of program learning outcomes and involves the use of various forms of control: current, modular and final. Current control includes the assessment of participation in practical and seminar classes, the performance of individual and group tasks, cases, analytical works and projects. Final control is carried out in the form of exams, tests, defense of a practice report and public defense of a qualification work.

The assessment is carried out on a 100-point scale or on a two-point scale («passed» / «not passed») in accordance with current regulatory documents. The assessment criteria are clear, transparent and are communicated to applicants at the beginning of studying the educational components.

The assessment system ensures objectivity, transparency and compliance of learning outcomes with the requirements of the educational program and is aimed at developing applicants’ ability to self-monitor, critically analyze and make informed decisions.

Resource Provision

All scientific and pedagogical workers involved in the implementation of the educational program meet the educational and/or professional qualifications of scientific and pedagogical workers in accordance with the current Licensing Conditions for the Conduct of Educational Activities. The share of scientific and pedagogical workers (ensuring the educational process in the educational program) who have a scientific degree and/or an academic title and work at their main place of work is 90 percent. Of these, persons who have a scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences and/or an academic title of professor account for more than 15 percent.

The material and technical support of the program meets the licensing requirements for the provision of educational services in the field of higher education and allows organizing and conducting classes in all educational components at a high level. Multimedia projectors are used for lecture classes, and classrooms are equipped with the necessary computer equipment. The necessary social and household infrastructure is available: dormitories; sports facilities; catering facilities. Higher education students who need it are provided with a dormitory.

The safety of the educational environment in martial law conditions is ensured by the availability of appropriately equipped shelters.

Official website of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University
Basic information about the activities of the Department of Economics and Customs is available at the following link: https://zp.edu.ua/department/ekonomika-ta-mitna-sprava/
Access to educational and methodological materials is provided through the university-wide distance learning system moodle.zp.edu.ua, the university’s electronic library http://e-library.zp.edu.ua/, institutional repository http://eir.zp.edu.ua/.
Prompt information of applicants and employees, as well as other stakeholders about the activities of the university and the department, class schedules, educational and scientific events is carried out through the official website and educational portal (http://portal.zp.edu.ua). In addition, the educational portal provides an opportunity to familiarize yourself with curricula and form an individual educational trajectory for applicants of higher education.

Program Competencies

Integral competence

The ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the economic sphere, which are characterized by the complexity and uncertainty of conditions, which involves the application of theories and methods of economic science

  • GC 01
    The ability to exercise one's rights and obligations as a member of society, to realize the values ​​of civil (democratic) society and the need for its sustainable development, the rule of law, the rights and freedoms of man and citizen in Ukraine
  • GC 02
    The ability to preserve moral, cultural, scientific values ​​and multiply the achievements of society based on understanding the history and patterns of development of the subject area, its place in the general system of knowledge about nature and society and in the development of society, technology and engineering, to use various types and forms of physical activity for active recreation and leading a healthy lifestyle
  • GC 03
    Ability to think abstractly, analyze and synthesize
  • GC 04
    Ability to apply knowledge in practical situations
  • GC 05
    Ability to communicate in the state language both orally and in writing
  • GC 06
    Ability to communicate in a foreign language
  • GC 07
    Skills in using information and communication technologies
  • GC 08
    Ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources
  • GC 09
    Ability to adapt and act in a new situation
  • GC 010
    The ability to be critical and self-critical
  • GC 011
    Ability to make informed decisions
  • GC 012
    Interpersonal skills
  • GC 013
    Ability to act socially responsible and conscious
  • GC 014
    Ability to make decisions and act, adhering to the principle of inadmissibility of corruption and any other manifestations of dishonesty in the work performed
  • GC 015
    Ability to analyze historical and cultural phenomena and processes, understand their connections and draw historical parallels
  • GC 016
    Ability to national resistance

  • SC 1
    Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the problems of the subject area, the basics of the functioning of the modern economy at the micro-, meso-, macro- and international levels
  • SC 2
    Ability to carry out professional activities in accordance with current regulatory and legal acts
  • SC 3
    Understanding the features of leading scientific schools and areas of economic science
  • SC 4
    Ability to explain economic and social processes and phenomena based on theoretical models, analyze and meaningfully interpret the results obtained
  • SC 5
    Understanding the features of the modern world and national economy, their institutional structure, substantiation of the directions of the state's social, economic and foreign economic policy
  • SC 6
    Ability to apply economic and mathematical methods and models to solve economic problems
  • SC 7
    Ability to apply computer technologies and data processing software to solve economic problems, analyze information and prepare analytical reports
  • SC 8
    Ability to analyze and solve problems in the field of economic and social and labor relations
  • SC 9
    Ability to forecast socio-economic processes based on standard theoretical and econometric models
  • SC 10
    Ability to use modern sources of economic, social, managerial, accounting information to prepare official documents and analytical reports
  • SC 11
    Ability to justify economic decisions based on an understanding of the patterns of economic systems and processes and using modern methodological tools
  • SC 12
    Ability to independently identify economic problems when analyzing specific situations, propose ways to solve them
  • SC 13
    Ability to conduct economic analysis of the functioning and development of business entities, assess their competitiveness
  • SC 14
    Ability to analyze problems and phenomena in one or more professional areas in depth, taking into account economic risks and possible socio-economic consequences
  • SC 15
    Ability to perform HR analytics, interpret personnel data, use analysis tools to assess the effectiveness of HR processes and support management decisions
  • SC 16
    Ability to develop and implement HR processes that cover the attraction, selection and hiring of personnel, as well as their adaptation in the organization, taking into account the characteristics of the organizational environment and modern labor market trends
  • SC 17
    Ability to form and implement systems of motivation and labor incentives, evaluate performance results and ensure professional development of employees in order to increase the efficiency of the organization's activities, ensure its stability and development
  • SC 18
    Ability to analyze modern transformation processes of the labor market, including digitalization, demographic and migration changes, structural imbalances between labor supply and demand, as well as new forms of employment, and assess their impact on social and labor relations, labor productivity and human capital development in order to increase the effectiveness of human resources use, minimize socio-economic risks and ensure stability and long-term development of the labor sphere

Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

  • PLO 01
    To associate oneself as a member of civil society, the scientific community, to recognize the rule of law, in particular in professional activities, to understand and be able to use one's own rights and freedoms, to show respect for the rights and freedoms of other persons, in particular, members of the collective
  • PLO 02
    To reproduce moral, cultural, scientific values, to increase the achievements of society in the socio-economic sphere, to promote a healthy lifestyle
  • PLO 03
    To know and use economic terminology, to understand the basic concepts of micro- and macroeconomics, the principles of economic science and the peculiarities of the functioning of economic systems
  • PLO 04
    To explain socio-economic phenomena and processes based on fundamental principles economic science and use professional argumentation to convey information, ideas and analysis results to specialists and non-specialists
  • PLO 05
    Apply analytical and methodological tools to analyze the functioning of economic systems and business entities, processes of state and market regulation, carry out interdisciplinary analysis of socio-economic phenomena taking into account risks and justify management decisions
  • PLO 06
    Understand the main features of the modern world and national economy, institutional structure, directions of social, economic and foreign economic policy of the state and apply the acquired theoretical knowledge to solve practical problems
  • PLO 07
    Demonstrate critical, creative and self-critical thinking in research and professional activities, in particular when analyzing economic processes and making decisions
  • PLO 08
    Apply appropriate economic and mathematical methods and models to solve economic problems
  • PLO 09
    Demonstrate the ability to work independently, professional development, flexibility and adaptability in new and uncertain conditions
  • PLO 10
    Identify sources and understand the methodology for determining and methods for obtaining socio-economic data, collect and analyze the necessary information, calculate economic and social indicators
  • PLO 11
    Be able to use data, provide arguments, critically evaluate logic and form conclusions from scientific and analytical texts on economics
  • PLO 12
    Use regulatory and legal acts that regulate professional activities
  • PLO 13
    Use information and communication technologies to solve socio-economic problems, prepare and present analytical reports
  • PLO 14
    Master the skills of oral and written professional communication in the state and foreign languages ​​
  • PLO 15
    Be able to think abstractly, apply analysis and synthesis to identify key characteristics of economic systems at different levels, as well as the characteristics of the behavior of their subjects
  • PLO 16
    Demonstrate the ability to act socially responsibly and consciously based on ethical principles, value and respect cultural diversity, individual differences of people
  • PLO 17
    Form analytical conclusions and practical recommendations based on the collection, analysis and interpretation of personnel indicators and metrics, assess the effectiveness of HR processes and justify management decisions at the organizational level
  • PLO 18
    Develop and implement HR processes that cover the attraction, selection and hiring of personnel, as well as their adaptation in the organization, taking into account the specifics of the enterprise's activities and the state of the labor market
  • PLO 19
    Develop, implement and apply systems of motivation and labor incentives, evaluate the results of personnel activities and form directions for their professional development in order to increase the efficiency of the organization's activities, ensure its stability and development
  • PLO 20
    Analyze trends and structural changes in the labor market, including digitalization, demographic and migration processes and imbalances in labor supply and demand, assess their impact on social and labor relations and justify decisions aimed at increasing the efficiency of human resource use and balanced development of the labor market
  • PLO 21
    Know and use the patterns of historical and cultural phenomena and processes in Ukraine that occurred in the past and are occurring now, incorporating them into European content
  • PLO 22
    Know the basics of preventing corruption, public and academic integrity at the level necessary to form intolerance to corruption and manifestations of dishonest behavior among students
  • PLO 23
    Provide assistance under the MARCH protocol in critical conditions, use modern navigation systems and communications, perform basic small arms operations and distinguish mine threats, apply tactical skills for protection and evacuation, and counter enemy information influence.

Academic Mobility

National credit mobility is regulated by the Regulations on the procedure for exercising the right to academic mobility of participants in the educational process of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University.

The right to academic mobility is exercised on the basis of agreements on cooperation in the field of education and science, educational and scientific programs and projects, agreements on cooperation between NU «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic» and domestic higher education institutions (https://zp.edu.ua/pro-universitet/university-partners/), and can also be implemented by employees and students of NU «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic» on their own initiative, supported by the administration of NU «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic», on the basis of individual invitations and other procedures.

The Department of Economics and Customs is the initiator and responsible unit for the implementation of cooperation agreements with the Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus, the University of Customs and Finance

Agreement on cooperation with Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus and with University of Customs and Finance with the possibility of implementing academic mobility of participants in the educational process.

International credit mobility is regulated by the Regulations on the procedure for exercising the right to academic mobility of participants in the educational process of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University.

Students have the opportunity to participate in the international credit program Erasmus+KAL, programs of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD. The University has interinstitutional agreements, according to which students have the opportunity to exercise their rights to academic mobility in the following universities: Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), Technical University of Ilmenau (Germany), Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain).

Foreign Students

The university has the right to train foreign students. The education of foreign applicants for higher education is regulated by the Regulations on the organization of recruitment and training (internship) of foreigners and stateless persons at the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University

Educational Components

Code Educational components of the EPP ECTS credits Final control form
Compulsory educational components
CC 1 Foreign language for professional purposes 6 Test, Exam
CC 2 Ukrainian language for professional purposes 3 Exam
CC 3 Health-saving technologies and contribution to functional development 3 Credit
CC 4 Mathematics for economists 6 Exam
CC 5 Political and legal system of Ukraine 3 Credit
CC 6 University Education and Academic Integrity 3 Credit
CC 7 Fundamentals of Economic Life of Society 5 Exam
CC 8 Introduction to the Specialty 4 Credit
CC 9 Fundamentals of Leadership and Team Building 4 Exam
CC 10 Information and Communication Technologies 7 Credit
CC 11 History of Ukrainian Culture in the European Context 3 Exam
CC 12 Fundamentals of Scientific Research 4 Credit
CC 13 Fundamentals of Labor 4 Microeconomics
CC 14 Exam 5 Credit
CC 15 Creative Economy and Sustainable Development 4 Macroeconomics
CC 16 Fundamentals of National Resistance 5 Diff. credit
CC 17 Exam 5 Exam
CC 18 Fundamentals of Management 5 Exam
CC 19 Financial and Economic Policy 5 Exam
CC 20 Economic and Mathematical Methods and Models in Economics 5 Exam
CC 21 Business Economics 6 Exam
CC 22 Economic Statistics 5 Exam
CC 23 Labor potential of society 5 Exam
CC 24 Economic analysis and forecasting 5 Exam
CC 25 International economy 5 Exam
CC 26 National and regional 5 Exam
CC 27 Labor market and employment 6 Exam
CC 28 Labor Economics and Social and Labor Relations 6 Exam
CC 29 Business Papers and Personnel Administration 5 Exam
CC 30 Technologies of Recruitment and Personnel Adaptation 5 Exam
CC 31 Digital Technologies in HR 5 Exam
CC 32 Technologies of motivation and stimulation of personnel 6 Exam
CC 33 Technologies of assessment and development of personnel 6 Exam
CC 34 Course project in the specialty 3 Diff. credit
CC 35 HR analysis and controlling 5 Exam
CC 36 Pre-graduate practice 6 Diff. credit
CC 37 Qualification work (diploma) 7 Certification
Total number of compulsory educational components 180
Elective educational components
Disciplines from the departmental and faculty (branch) list for educational programs of the first level of higher education 42 Credit
Disciplines from the general university list for educational programs of educational programs of the first level of higher education 18 Credit
Total volume of elective educational components 60
Total volume of the EPP 240

Attestation

Certification is carried out in the form of a public defense of the qualification work

The qualification work involves the independent solution of a complex task or a complex problem in the field of economics, which is accompanied by research and/or the application of innovative approaches and is characterized by the uncertainty of conditions and requirements.

The qualification work must not contain academic plagiarism, fabrication, or falsification.

The qualification work must be published by placing it in the repository of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University.

The publication of qualification works containing information with limited access must be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the law.

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