Duration
20h Th, 2h Pr
Number of credits
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
General economics course:
Introduction
Microeconomics part:
- the consumer's behaviour
- the producer's behaviour
- perfect competition and invisible hand
- externalities and public goods
- the role of the state in the economy, taxation and regulation in a globalised world
Macroeconomics part:
- inflation
- unemployment
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The main objectives of this course are, for future environmental managers: - Understand the basic economic language and, consequently, the general context of economic texts; - Develop a critical approach to the economic environment in which they will have to operate; - Build the necessary tools to be able to correctly and faithfully interpret specialized economic texts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No prerequisites (high school)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical lessons and exercises
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
In class
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Reference book: Economics (Acemoglu Laibson List, 2018 - second edition)
Exercise booklet
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Further information:
Written exam (2 hours) in face-to-face with closed book
MQC - Open questions - Exercises
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
p.copee@uliege.be