Study programme 2021-2022 | Français | ||
Political Economy | |||
Programme component of Bachelor's in Computer Science à la Faculty of Science |
Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
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US-B2-SCINFO-005-M | Compulsory UE | MAHY Benoît | W718 - Economie |
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Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
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| Français | 36 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 1st term |
AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
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W-AETR-021 | Political economics - Part 1 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 0 | Q1 |
Programme component |
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Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes of UE
At the end of the course, the students will be able to master some microeconomic fundamentals. The course will enable them to possess tools in order to (i) apprehend markets behaviour, (ii) understand the impact of taxation and price regulation on consumers and producers, (iii) choose among alternative production processes, and (iv) rationally decide the level of production and price by following a maximising profit objective
Content of UE
The course is structured in 3 chapters:
1. Markets in action : supply and demand from graphical, analytical and verbal perspectives, supply and demand determinants, price-output equilibrium and chocks, price elasticity of demand and supply, income and cross-price elasticity of demand, short run and long run, adjustment price expectations and speculation
2. Public policy : impacts of the control of prices (by setting minimum or maximum prices) and of the ad valorem or specific indirect taxation on consumers and producers
3. Background to supply (production) : law of diminishing returns, economies of scale, costs and productivity in the short run and in the long run, mean, marginal and total, revenues depending on firms market power, profit maximisation by using total or marginal approaches.
Prior Experience
Not applicable
Type of Assessment for UE in Q1
Q1 UE Assessment Comments
A 2 hours 30' written examination. It consists of 10 multiple choice questions (6 points) in order to test for students ability to understand and apply concepts, of 1 long question (8 points) to test for understanding and assimilating concepts, and of 2 graded exercises (6 points) to test whether students can mobilize concepts in order to solve problems
Type of Assessment for UE in Q3
Q3 UE Assessment Comments
A 1 hour 30' written examination. It consists of 5 multiple choice questions (6 points) in order to test for students ability to understand and apply concepts, of 1 long question (8 points) to test for understanding and assimilating concepts, and of 1 graded exercise (6 points) to test whether students can mobilize concepts in order to solve problems
Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)
Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)
Not applicable
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
AA | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
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W-AETR-021 |
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Mode of delivery
AA | Mode of delivery |
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W-AETR-021 |
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Required Reading
AA | Required Reading |
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W-AETR-021 | Note de cours - Travaux pratiques en économie politique - Partie 1 - Dupont, Claire; Fays, Valentine; Mahy, Benoît |
Required Learning Resources/Tools
AA | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
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W-AETR-021 | Not applicable |
Recommended Reading
AA | |
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W-AETR-021 |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
AA | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
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W-AETR-021 | Sloman, J., Wride, A. and Garratt, D. (2015), Economics, Pearson Education Limited |
Other Recommended Reading
AA | Other Recommended Reading |
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W-AETR-021 | Sloman, J., Wride, A. and Garratt, D. (2015), Economics, Pearson Education Limited |