EC35420 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS PROJECT

Module Identifier	EC35420
Module Title	BUSINESS ECONOMICS PROJECT
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Mr Nicholas Perdikis
Semester	Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Pre-Requisite	All core modules in the Business Economics degree scheme
Course delivery	Lecture	3 Hours
	Discussion	2 x 1 hour with each group
Assessment	Individual firm report		50%
	Group report	(including 20% for presentation)	50%

Aims

This module is the final year focal point of the L113 Business Economics degree. Its aims are for students to integrate learning from various parts of the scheme, develop practical skills in business economic reasearch methods, develop team work, time-management, initiative, report writing and presentational skills, and to foster a sense of distinctive identity among students on the scheme (for this reason this module will not be available to students on other degree schemes).

Learning outcomes

During the course of this module students will:

learn to investigate the current economic environment of a firm and analyse and evaluate its economic strategy with respect to particular features of its external or internal environment. The group part of this project includes, as objectives, the development of team-working and presentational skills, and its methods of assessment are designed to encourage these.

develop, individually, business economic research skills, including those of networking with other people and investigating other firms in the same sector.