| Unit name | Principles of Economics |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIM10050 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Mr. Huxley |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
At least GCSE Mathematics Grade 7 or equivalent. This unit is NOT available to students taking degrees in the School of Economics, Finance and Management except on programmes where it is a mandatory unit. |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Economics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Why is this unit important?
An understanding of economics is fundamental to understanding the world around us. If you can think like an economist, you can apply these fundamentals not just to human endeavours, but to all of the choices and decisions that individuals make, both as buyers and sellers, and their choices in their every day lives. The unit is particularly suited to students who wish to learn how to systematically observe the world through data, understand the various lenses and approaches through which economists observe and interpret social and economic phenomena, and acquire analytical writing and presentation skills to better communicate economic ideas.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit is available for two groups of students; this is a core unit for students studying BSc Accounting and Management, and as an optional unit for students studying programmes outside the School of Economics.
Overview of content
In this unit, we will learn about the choices individuals make and the exchanges they partake in as buyers and sellers, members of households and firms, employers and employees, and as landlords and tenants. We will pay attention to the notions of efficiency and inequality, justice and fairness, the role of profits and prices, and to the power relations in market and non-market interactions. This unit highlights the embeddedness of markets in social and political institutions and emphasizes the moral and ethical problems that markets solve or fail to solve.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of this unit?
Students will learn to think as an economist; this will give them the opportunity to understand why individuals make the decisions that they make; how do individuals interact with each other, and how do they co-operate, or compete, to make a final decision.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of large and small group classes, supported by online resources
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Both assessments assess all learning outcomes.
When assessment does not go to plan:
If students fail the unit such that credit points cannot be awarded at the first attempt, they will be given a reassessment exercise to replace the failed element(s).
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EFIM10050).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
