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