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Title | Microeconomics for Business Economics | ||
Code | ECON227 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr CW Bach Economics C.W.Bach@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 5 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
24 |
5 |
29 | ||||
Timetable (if known) |
120 mins X 1 totaling 24
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60 mins X 1 totaling 5
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Private Study | 121 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 1: Mid-term test Assessment Type: Written Exam Duration: 1 hour Weighting: 30 Reassessment Opportunity: No, it is not possible to hold a mid-term exam in the Summer Penalty for L | 1 hour | 30 | ||||
Assessment 2 Written Unseen Examination Type: Written Exam Duration: 2 Hours Weighting: 70% Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Ano | 2 hours | 70 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Aims |
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Students should acquire the ability to reason about economic topics, and provide logical analysis of specific economic problems. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Understand how to analyse individual consumption behaviour |
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(LO2) Understand the implications of profit maximization for firms. |
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(LO3) Combine the knowledge of consumption and production behaviour to provide a general equilibrium analysis of economic activities. |
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(S1) Problem solving skills |
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(S2) Communication skills |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method: Lecture Teaching Method: Tutorial Self-Directed Learning Hours: 121 Costs Information: There are the following non-modular requirements: This module is a pre-requisite for the following mo
dules: Skills/Other Attributes Mapping Skills / attributes: Problem solving skills Skills / attributes: Communication skills |
Syllabus |
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Consumer Theory |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |