Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in engineering | 3 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in mathematics | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with basic economic mechanisms by analyzing individual behaviour (microeconomics) and general behaviour (macroeconomics). Special attention is given to their applications for future engineers. The course covers topics in the following two areas: Microeconomic approach: theory of demand, theory of production and costs, perfect competition, monopoly, monopoly and price discrimination, natural monoply, oligopoly and monopolistic competition.· Macroeconomic approach: national accounting, consumption and investment, national income equilibrium, budgetary policy, international trade, unemployment and inflation.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The student must be able:
- to explain and to analyse individual (microeconomics) and general (macroeconomics) behaviour;
- to understand the relations between the main economic variables. .
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra presentations.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
First semester.
Recommended or required readings
JURION B., Economie politique, 4th edition, De Boeck Université, 2013.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam in 1st and 2nd session.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof.: Henry-Jean GATHON, phone: 04 366 2778, hj.gathon@ulg.ac.be
Assistant: Pierre Copée, phone: 04 366 3108, p.copee@ulg.ac.be