Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- recognise the role of assumptions in formulating models and deriving predictions
- formulate and manipulate models to address a variety of economic problems and questions
- use formal logical reasoning to address economic questions
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- theoretical and mathematical methods of microeconomic analysis
- research methods in microeconomics
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply logical analysis to assumption-based models and make use of inductive reasoning
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 125 |
Teaching | 25 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Lecture slides available via Blackboard.
Textbooks
Advanced Microeconomic Theory. Addison-Wesley.
Norton. Intermediate Microeconomics A Modern Approach.
Microeconomic Theory. Oxford University Press.
Norton. Intermediate Microeconomics with calculus.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
See Assessment sectionSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Online test | 15% |
Exam | 85% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Exam | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Exam | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External