Economics (5 cr)
Code: AV00DW66-3005
General information
- Timing
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26.10.2021 - 20.12.2021
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Vanha_Open UAS and Continuing Education (vanhettu)
- Campus
- Ecampus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Open University of Applied Sciences
Objective
You demonstrate the understanding of different parts of micro- and macroeconomics.
You are able to explain the role of economics in a company’s business operations.
You are able to explain the influences of economic policy on different sectors of society.
Content
What does an economy consist of?
What is the theory of enterprise from the economics viewpoint?
How do economic policies affect the various sectors of society?
Evaluation
You know how to
a.use professional vocabulary systematically
b.look for information in the key information sources of the field
c.identify interrelated tasks
Course material
The lecture notes in the course page summarize key information from various sources. Completing assigned tasks must be enough to achieve the learning objectives. However, economics is a very mature discipline and there are wide varieties of textbooks available in many sources. If you want to go deeper into certain issues, the recommended sources are:
• Mankiw, N. G. (2015). Principles of Economics. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
• Parkin, M., Powell, M., & Matthews, K. (2017). Economics. New York : Pearson.
Study forms and methods
At the end of the study unit, each participant is expected to be able to:
• Explain the key ideas defining the economic way of thinking
• Describe the methods of allocating scarce resources
• Explain determination of price and output in various market structures
• Explain what a firm is and describe the economic problems faced by firms
• Identify macroeconomic policy challenges and describe the fiscal and monetary tools available
Timing of exams and assignments
The maximum number of points for the course is 100, broken down as follows:
Task 1 Allocation of resources (20%)
Task 2 Consumer behavior (20%)
Task 3 Firm behavior (20%)
Task 4 Market behavior (20%)
Task 5 The role of the government (20%)
To pass the course, you must:
Complete each item of assessment listed above
Attain at least half of the available points for each item of assessment listed above.
No exceptions will be made to these minimum requirements
Evaluation scale
1-5