Undergraduate Course: Economics: an introduction (LLLJ07005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (SPS) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is not available to University of Edinburgh matriculated students. This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
Learn about basic micro-economics in a way that uncovers the connection between individual action and wider changes. Learn to predict the effects of others' decisions and maximise your own influence. An introduction to the way the market operates and to the factors involved in the creation of wealth. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
100 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
. For a variety of circumstances, predict the influence on the equilibrium price of changes in factors affecting supply and demand;
. Suggest ways in which real-life problems such as shortages, queues, black markets, rationing, over-supply and wastage can be addressed by either price movements or government initiated shifts in demand and supply;
. Relate their own individual economic actions to society and to the economy as a whole.
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Assessment Information
| Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Content of course
1. Introduction to course and assessment
2. Demand 1
3. Demand 2
4. Supply 1
5. Supply 2
6. Factors of production
7. Economic systems
8. Costs
9. Profit maximisation
10. Profit maximisation continued and alternatives to profit maximisation
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Essential
Harvey, J., 1999. Mastering Economics, 5th ed., London: Macmillan
Recommended
Marchbanks, D., 2012. You Can Pass Economics. [e-book] Los Gatos, Ca: Smashwords. Available through: Smashwords [Accessed 10 July 2012].
Web sources
Economics theory - www.bized.ac.uk
Class handouts
Handouts will be provided when required.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Combination of lectures and discussion |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr James Mooney
Tel: (0131 6)50 3077
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: |
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