Module Identifier | EC31310 | ||
Module Title | CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS | ||
Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
Co-ordinator | Mr Dennis Thomas | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Pre-Requisite | EC10120 or EC10510 | ||
Co-Requisite | EC31510 | ||
Mutually Exclusive | EC30230 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 16 Hours | |
Tutorial | 6 Hours Classes | ||
Assessment | Exam | 1.5 Hours | 80% |
End of semester assessment | 1 Hours Assessment internally timetabled outside examination period | 20% |
Aims
This Semester 1 module is the first of two second year courses which build on the basic Principles of Economics module taught at Level One, and provides a background in applied microeconomics for students studying Business Economics, Business Studies and various Accounting and Finance schemes. It treats the economci analysis of consumer and producer decision-making under constraints together with an introduction to the analysis of factor markets.
Learning outcomes
On completing the course students will:
Module outline
The current year's module outline can be found via The School's website
Reading Lists
Books
N Gregory Mankiw. (1998)
Principles of Economics. The Dryden Press
D Brewster. (1997)
Business Economics: Decison-making and the Firm. The Dryden Press
M L Katz and H S Rosen. (1998)
Microeconomics. Irwin