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Wersja polska

Course code: RESN10106o12
Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: MICROECONOMICS
Major: Economics
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 14 / 16 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Andrzej Matysiak
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: KNOWLEDGE: 1) Student have a knowledge of subject, methods and functions of economic science. 2) Student knows laws of market economy. 3) Student knows behavior of economic entities and dependences between markets. 4) Student have a knowledge of market competition. SKILS: 1) Student can describe market processes from the public welfare’s perspective. 2) Student can evaluate forms of market competition.

Competences: SOCIAL COMPETENCES: 1) Student is prepared for the active participation in social groups and to implement soci-economical projects. 2) Student can enlarge and perfect his knowledge and skills.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of mathematics and civics at high school level.

Course content: Market. Law of demand. Law of supply. Market equilibrium, Elasticity. Private households. Consumer behavior. Production theory. Perfect and imperfect Competition. Firm equilibrium. Alternative enterprise theory. Principles of welfare economy. Factors of production’s market.

Recommended literature: Basic literature: 1) Mankiw M.G., Taylor M.P. (2009), Microeconomics, PWE. 2) Krugman P, Wells R. (2011), Microeconomics, PWN. 3) Begg D., Fischer S., Dornbusch R. (2007), Microeconomics, PWE. 4) Mierzwa D. (2010), Micro and macroeconomics. Basic course, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego Further reading: 1) Czarny B., (2011), Principles of economics, PWE.

Assessment methods: Knowledge evaluation methods: The subject ends with final exam. Evaluation of seminars: written test , oral test, presentation Skills evaluation methods: Presentation Social competences evaluation methods: Evaluation of presentation and discussion

Comment: The classes implemented in first and second semester. Lectures 28h: in first semester - 14h, in second semester - 14h. Exercises 32h: in first semester - 16h, in second semester - 16h.