ECN101 Business Economics (10 credits)

Year Running: 2015/2016

Credit level: F4

Excluded		ECN107
Additional Information		Restricted to students on the degree programmes COMU27, COMU47, EASU06, EASU11, MATU16, MATU27, MGTU11, MGTU12, MGTU13, MGTU19, MGTU31, FREU05, GERU05, HSSU05 and RUSU04

Description

This module introduces the essential concepts of economics at an introductory level for non-economics specialists. Most of the module will focus on microeconomics, considering in particular the demand and supply model of markets, an analysis of production and costs within firms, profit maximisation and the firm's output decision, and the impact of market structure on price and quantity outcomes. The module will conclude with an introduction to macroeconomic analysis, focusing on key economic indicators such as the money supply, interest-rates, unemployment and inflation.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	77.0
Lecture	20.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Exam	2.0	80 %	S1
Other	0.0	20 %	S1

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.