2024-Spring Microeconomics (CMEF302-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. CMEF302 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Gen elective Course Type Classroom Course prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 12:30 ~ 13:45 / Hogil Kim Bldg[304]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

- An introductory microeconomics course.
- This course is theoretical in nature although math used here will be elementary (so if you are not really interested in the theoretical foundation of economics, I would recommend you not to take this course; instead you might be interested in taking the Principles of Economics course, which is broader in topics and more applied).

4. Prerequisites & require

No prerequisite course.

5. Grading

Midterm (30%), Final (40%), Homework (20%), Attendance and participation (10%)

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
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7. Course References

- Lecture slides will be provided.

8. Course Plan

Tentative plan

Week 1: Preferences and utility
Week 2: Choice
Week 3: Preferences under uncertainty
Week 4: Consumer preferences
Week 5: Consumer behavior
Week 6: Producer behavior
Week 7: Monopoly
Week 8: Midterm exam
Week 9: A jungle
Week 10: A market
Week 11: An exchange economy
Week 12: Variants of an exchange economy
Week 13: A market with consumers and producers
Week 14: Equilibrium with prices and expectations
Week 15: A market with asymmetric information
Week 16: Final exam

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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