Overview

An introduction to the study of economics; consumer behaviour; demand and supply and the operation of markets; market efficiency and welfare; welfare effects of international trade; public sector economics; the behaviour of firms and the organisation of an industry; market structures - perfect competition and monopoly; economies of the labour … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S1-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Lilian Chan

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

apply economics principles, concepts, tools and theories to assess individual decision-making

2.

critically assess the effects of government policy or exogenous variables on economic concerns such as social welfare, market efficiency and international trade

3.

analyse and illustrate economic information in various ways, including diagrams, tables and graphs.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - Within semester assessment
2 - Examination

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload