EC210GC Half Unit
Macroeconomic Principles (Spring Semester)
This information is for the 2020/21 session.
Teacher responsible
Professor Ricardo Reis 32L1.27
Availability
This course is available to General Course ‘Spring Semester’ students.
Pre-requisites
Maths to level equiavlent to MA102.
Course content
This course will cover the fundamental principles of macroeconomics at an intermediate level. Topics include the study of economic growth, consumption, investment, unemployment, business cycles, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, financial markets and international macroeconomics.
Teaching
20 hours of lectures and 9 hours of classes in the LT.
There will be 1 hour of classes and a 1 hour revision lecture in week 1 of the ST.
There will be a reading week in Week 6 of LT only (no lectures or classes that week).
This course is delivered through a combination of classes and lectures totalling a minimum of 31 hours across the Lent Term. This year, some or all of this teaching will be delivered through a combination of virtual classes, live streamed (recorded) lectures, and some flipped content delivered as short online videos.
Formative coursework
Students should attempt the assigned problems before attending classes, as they will have to hand them in every week, and will receive feedback from the class teachers on approximately half of them.
Students are expected to make positive contributions to class discussions.
Indicative reading
There is no single textbook for the course, as we will follow several different readings from different textbooks.
Assessment
Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the summer exam period.
Important information in response to COVID-19
Please note that during 2020/21 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the situation of students in attendance on campus and those studying online during the early part of the academic year. For assessment, this may involve changes to mode of delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.
Key facts
Department: Economics
Total students 2019/20: Unavailable
Average class size 2019/20: Unavailable
Capped 2019/20: No
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Problem solving
- Application of numeracy skills
