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1、COURSESYLLABUSBEC0002EconomicsforBusiness2(PathwayProgram)Semester2,2011-2012CourseInstructor:ProfessorAndrewL.H.Parkes,Ph.D.Email:andrew@andrewparkes.comTelephoneNumber:69980028-85041OfficeHours:10:50-11:50amTuesdayandThursdayAndbyAppointment,justemailmefirstSubjectcoordinator:Ji

2、zhiyingEmail：ji_zhiying@hotmail.com41.CoursedescriptionCourseClassification:RequiredCoursePrerequisite:BEC0001Creditpoints:6Coursecontent:Thecontentcoversthefollowingtopics:lMarketstructureincludingmonopolyandoligopoly;lExplaintheconsumers’andfirms’behavioraswellasgivesomesuggesti

3、onstoimprovemarketactors’welfare;lEconomicgrowthmodels;lThegoodsmarket,assetmarket,andthebasicsofmonetaryandfiscalpolicy;lThedetailsforconsumptionandinvestment;lLaborMarkets,UnemploymentandInflation2.CourseObjectivesAftercompletingMicroeconomics,studentsshouldbeableto:(1)Understan

4、dthedifferentstructuresandhowthemonopolisticoroligopolisticcompaniesmakedecisions;(2)Explaintheconsumers’andfirms’behavioraswellasgivesomesuggestionstoimprovemarketactors’welfare;(3)Examinetheprocessofanalysingeconomicdataandconsiderhowitisappliedinreallife;(4)Explainthereasonsofe

5、conomiclong-rungrowthandshort-runfluctuationsaswellasputforwardsomesuggestionstodealwitheconomicproblems.3.TeachingandlearningstrategiesBEC0002ispresentedthroughlectures,tutorialsandself-managedlearningmaterialsinprintandelectronicformats.Lectureswilloutlinethekeyconcepts,theories

6、andissuesofeachtopic.Realworldandhypotheticalexampleswillbediscussedtoillustratethebasicconceptsandtheirapplicationtobusiness.Lectureswillnotcovereveryaspectofthetopicsoutlinedandstudentsareexpectedtosupplementtheirlearningfromlecturesbyindependentstudyandactiveparticipationintuto

7、rials.Tutorialsprovideanopportunitytodiscussideas,ethicalissuesandmakepracticalapplicationofthetheorypresentedinlectures.Thepurposeofthetutorialistohelp4broadenyourunderstandingofthesubjectbygivingyouanopportunitytohaveamoreinteractivesettingtoaskandanswerquestionsaboutspecificasp

8、ectsofthetopic.Structuredtutorial