| Unit name | Microeconomics with Extended Essay |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIM30052 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Simpson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Economics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit is only available to Graduate Diploma students.
The unit will study the main microeconomic models which underlie modern economic thinking and which are drawn upon by macroeconomics and other fields within economics. As such it will prepare students for final-year units and provide the foundation for students to have the economic tools to apply to concrete problems upon graduation.
The unit will cover theoretical models, practical applications of those models and empirical evidence.
Topics will include:
(i) Budget constraints, preferences and utility
(ii) Choice and demand
(iii) Uncertainty
(iv) Monopoly and price discrimination
(v) Oligopoly
(vi) Externalities
(vii) Asymmetric information
Students will be able to:
1. Understand how theoretical microeconomic models work
2. Apply these models to practical questions and draw appropriate policy conclusions
3. Compare and contrast competing theories about how consumers and firms behave and about how markets work (or fail)
4. Understand the conclusions and methods used by empirical papers in microeconomics to evaluate econ
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions such as online teaching for large and small group, face-to-face small group classes (where possible) and interactive learning activities
Summative Coursework (1,000 words) (17%) Assesses all learning outcomes.
Exam (2 hours) (50%) Assesses all learning outcomes.
Extended Essay (2,000 words) (33%) Assesses all learning outcomes.
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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 Faculty 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. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
