Infopaket

Economics

OK2

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

1 Trimester

12

PLO 3. To know and use economic terminology, explain the basic concepts of micro- and macroeconomics. PLO 4. To understand the principles of economics, especially the functioning of economic systems. PLO 6. To use professional arguments to transmit information, ideas, problems and ways of their solving to professionals and non-professionals in the field of economic activity. PLO 16. To be able to use data, provide argumentation, critically evaluate logic and draw conclusions from scientific and analytical texts on economics. PLO 21. To be able to think abstractly, apply analysis and synthesis to identify the key characteristics of economic systems of various levels, as well as the peculiarities of their subjects' behavior. PLO 22. To demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in new situations, in working with new objects and in uncertain conditions.

Full-time form

Knowledge of fundamentals of decision-making; principles and general concepts of consumer choice theory; understanding of the basic economic laws, motives of behavior of economic agents, role of state regulation of economy etc.

Course is devoted to the research of foundations of microeconomic and macroeconomic aspects of functioning of modern economy.

1. Mankiw, N. Gregory. Principles of Economics. Cengage Learning. 2014 2. Varian H. Intermediate Microeconomics. A Modern Approach. 9th ed. New York: W.W.Norton & Co, 2014. 832 p. 3. Frank R., Bernanke B. Principles of microeconomics. 2nd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2004. 424 p. 4. Greenlaw St. Shapiro D. Principles of Microeconomics 2e. OpenStax, 2017. 552 p. 5. Mankiw G. Principles of Microeconomics. 8th edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2017. 528 p.

Lecture, seminar, workshop, panel discussions, team work, case studies, student’s self-study, exam

The forms of evaluation (max. 100 points, min – 60 points): - semester evaluation: 1. Discussion of problematic issues (RS 1.1-1.5; 2.2) - 10 points / 4 points; 2. Module test (2 MT, 20 points max. each) (RS 1.1-1.5; 2.2) - 40 points / 26 points; 3. Individual student’s self-study (1 written paper, 25 points) (RS 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.2) - 25 points / 15 points; 4. Final Test (RS 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.2) - 25 points / 15 points.

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