2023-1 Principles of Economics (CMEF301-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. CMEF301 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Gen elective Course Type Classroom Course prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 15:30 ~ 16:45 / Hogil Kim Bldg[312]Lecture Room Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Kim Daehyun Name Kim Daehyun Department Div of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email address dkim85@postech.ac.kr Homepage
Office 무은재기념관 410호 Office Phone 054-279-2024
Office Hours By appointment

3. Course Objectives

- Learn basic concepts of microeconomics (mostly) and macroeconomics.
- Understanding the behavior of consumers and firms.
- Understanding the benefit of trading.
- Understanding the advantages (and disadvantages) of the market economy, and how the government's intervention can be helpful.

4. Prerequisites & require

No prerequisite courses.

5. Grading

Midterm 30%, Final 40%, Homework 20%, Participation and Attendance 10%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition		 ISBN
Principles of Economics (9th edition) Gregory Mankiw Cengage Learning 2021

7. Course References

8. Course Plan

Tentative plan:
Week 1: introduction (Ch1, 2)
Week 2: Trade (Ch3)
Week 3 - 4: Market economy (Ch4, 5, 6)
Week 5 - 6: Welfare (Ch7, 8, 9)
Week 7 -8: Public economics (Ch10, 11, 12)
Week 9: Midterm
Week 10-11: Firm and industry (Ch13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
Week 12-13: Labor market (Ch18, 19, 20)
Week 13-14: Consumer (Ch21, 22)
Week 15: Review
Week 16: Final

9. Course Operation

10. How to Teach & Remark

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance

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