ECON2259-1 : Microeconomics and industrial economy

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ECON2259-1

Microeconomics and industrial economy

Duration :

40h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits :

Bachelor in economics and business management		5
Bachelor in business engineering		5
Master in management (120 ECTS)		5
Master in economics : general (60 ECTS)		5
Master in management (60 ECTS)		5

Lecturer :

Coordinator :

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Part 1: Microeconomics

Part 2: Industrial Economics

Learning outcomes of the course :

At the end of the course, the student must be able to:

Identify and define microeconomic concepts
Use microeconomic tools
Apply microeconomic tools to Industrial Organization
Understand the nature of competition between firms
Based on exercises, determine the optial choices of various agents (consumers, firms, etc.)
Explain and represent on a graph microeconomic mechanisms

These learning outcomes contribute to develop the 2, 3 and 6 ILO.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Introduction to economics (Econ 0070) or equivalent Mathematics (Math 0055, Math 0058) or equivalent 10 and 16 ILO

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Class 2h30/week Exercises 2h/every two weeks Use of Moodle

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face learning
Exercises in smaller groups