| Modulname |
UNIC: Macroeconomics 1 (University of Lodz) |
| Gebiet |
|
| Profil |
Profil International
Profil Freie Studien
|
| CPs |
10 CP |
| Campus |
Hier geht
es zum Vorlesungsverzeichnis |
| Voraussetzungen |
Basics of Microeconomics required.
The module is held in English, so sufficient language skills are required. |
| Besonderheiten |
TN-Plätze: 10/30
Termin der ersten Sitzung: To be determined
Anmeldung:
In order to register please send your request to unic@uni.lodz.pl
Deadline: 31.10.2022
After successful registration, please send an email with registration confirmation to ecampus-optionalbereich@rub.de. This is necessary so that registration in Campus can take place after successful completion of the module.
Prüfungstermin: To be determined
Zusammensetzung der Endnote: Assessment: 60% lecture (exam), 40% workshop (home assignments and test) |
| Blockseminar |
Nein |
| Vorkenntnisse |
Basics of Microeconomics required.
The module is held in English, so sufficient language skills are required. |
| Veranstaltungszeit |
siehe Campus. |
| Dozenten |
siehe Campus |
| Arbeitsaufwand |
Active participation in the sessions, preparation and follow-up of the sessions, processing of the Moodle course, consultations with the lecturers |
| Literatur |
Course textbook:
N.G. Mankiw, M.P. Taylor, Economics, Cengage, 5 ed., 2020.
or
N.G. Mankiw, M.P. Taylor, Macroeconomics, Cengage, 5 ed., 2020 |
| Modulteil |
siehe Campus |
| Modultyp |
Profil Freie Studien, Profil International |
| Modulanbieter |
University of Lodz |
| Inhalt |
Teil 1: Macroeconomics 1 (Lecture), WiSe 2022/23, Exact course times are still to be determined
Teil 2: Macroeconomics 1 (Practice), WiSe 2022/23, Exact course times are still to be determined
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the principles, concepts and theories of macroeconomics. The course will explain how a country's economy works and present the main rules of macroeconomic policy.
Inhaltliche Beschreibung Teil 1:
Course Content:
• Measuring a nation's wellbeing and the price level
• Production and growth
• Unemployment and the labour market
• The monetary system
• Open-economy macroeconomics
• Business cycles
• Keynesian economics and IS-LM analysis
• Aggregate demand and aggregate supply
• The influence of monetary and fiscal policy on aggregate demand – if time allows us
• The short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment
• Supply-side policies – if time allows us
Inhaltliche Beschreibung Teil 2: In the practice session, the topics of the lecture will be deepened and applied by means of practice exercises. |
| Lernziele |
Knowledge:
- Student knows the elementary terminology used in economics and understands its sources and applications within the social sciences.
- - Student knows the key events in the history of the world economy and the ways of assessing and interpreting their causes and effects from the point of view of the most important economic theories.
- Student has basic knowledge of consumer and producer behavior and the influence of the environment on market decisions.
Skills:
- Student is able to observe economic phenomena with an indication of their causes, using basic analytical tools.
- Student is able to use the basic theoretical knowledge in the field of economics and related disciplines in order to formulate practical conclusions useful for decision-makers, as well as to analyze and interpret various economic problems.
- Student can accurately and consistently express himself/herself in speech and writing on topics related to selected economic issues, using various theoretical approaches from both economics and related disciplines.
Social competences:
- Student is aware of the level of their knowledge, self-evaluates their own competences, can complement and improve acquired knowledge and skills, and understands the need for continuous professional training and personal development.
- Student formulates their own position, choosing arguments for its support, but also is flexible and able to conduct discussion, including arguments for other views. |
